Hello All,

Just got back from Costa Rica and had a ball. Stayed a Witchs Rock Surf Camp and I take my hats off to the guides/teachers as they are awesome. The surf was small 1-2 foot but clean and consistent. I would recommend it to anyone, just dont drink the water. Also got to watch Robert August shape a board which was awesome, he is a super nice guy and he has just shaped his 35,000th board. They also do video analysis and lots of other cool stuff in the afternoons while the sun is out in full force.

Pura Vida!!

Glad you enjoyed yourself McHenry - How was the wedding? Hope there were not many Americans there Now you know the rules

Sounds like one of those trips of a lifetime, what a great experience, good on ya!!

And I'm hoping there'll be pics coming.

Ripping McH ...... congrats too

Wedding was great, only 37 of us all up so we booked out the whole camp, it was perfect. After the wedding we all went back to one of the villas and had a pool party. The parents were a bit shocked when they came back after getting changed and we were all naked in the pool playing frisbee! Oh good times. I didnt really take any pics but someone has made a dropbox folder for everyone to share their photos so I will find some. I rode an 8'4 Robert August Tufflite Board, I liked it!

Always wanted to ask someone, why is it that Americans seem so keen on Costa Rica as opposed to other countries in that area.

Although I am not a Yank Stuk I have had similar discussions with a few over the years and was informed that the main reasons are that it is easy to obtain residency, own freehold real estate and it has a pretty stable democratic govt setup. Not too mention the price, food, wildlife, surf and other fun stuff!! I guess also its the classic case of the sheep following the sheep and because many sheep have been there before good systems are in place for the new sheep which just means more and more sheep keep arriving!

A mate brought a large parcel of land over there in the late 90's for $35k USD. He subdivided it into 2 blocks and sold them 2.5yrs later and made over USD $100k. He was pretty happy with himself at the time but has regretted it ever since. Those blocks might be worth a small fortune now but what annoys him was that he does not own either of them anymore and will probably never be able to again !!! He did use the money to get himself into a nice place in NZ though at the time so its not all tears

I went there as a real grommet, about 4-5 I think an remember it vaguely.

I would love to go back there!

Watching the Endless Summer II wants me to travel all those places, again!

Tom.

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Teacake said..

I went there as a real grommet, about 4-5 I think an remember it vaguely.

I would love to go back there!

Watching the Endless Summer II wants me to travel all those places, again!

Tom.

When you were 4 or 5 Endless Summer 2 was probably being made !!! Maybe you saw Wingnut in action at Witches Rock all those yrs ago and thats why you love the longboard

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Ted the Kiwi said..

Teacake said..

I went there as a real grommet, about 4-5 I think an remember it vaguely.

I would love to go back there!

Watching the Endless Summer II wants me to travel all those places, again!

Tom.

When you were 4 or 5 Endless Summer 2 was probably being made !!! Maybe you saw Wingnut in action at Witches Rock all those yrs ago and thats why you love the longboard

Funny Ted, we actually met Wingnut and Pat! We were out having tea and they were there too! I have a photo with them at home actually, will post over the weekend when I am home!

Tom.

Thats hilarious !!!!!