EWolfe Posted December 30, 2003 Share Posted December 30, 2003 It looks like I may be going to Costa Rica in February to learn how to surf! Never done it before, but have always wanted to try. My buddy goes every year and says it's awesome and cheap. Looking for board recommendations, info on San Jose or Costa Rica in general. Any help is appreciated. I am so pscyhed!! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted December 30, 2003 Share Posted December 30, 2003 Buy a cheap longboard when you get down there - most airlines charge you a bloody fortune to travel with boards these days (Alaska is $75 per SEGMENT) and when you add in the cost of a board bag, packing, the hassle etc. your better off buying something when you get down there. Plus you'll probably thrash your first board. For info on Surfing in Costa Rica - pick up a copy of Mike Parise's Surfer's Guide to Costa Rica (available cheapest, fastest, and autographed direct from his website surfingtravel.com). I'm jealous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryland_moore Posted December 30, 2003 Share Posted December 30, 2003 Agree with cj on buying or even borrowing a board down there. Plus, most people just sell them before they leave. Places to go learn: On the Carribena side think of Beach Break just south of the town of Puerto Viejo, an afro-carribean culture on the southeastern tip of costa rica just north of the border from Panama. Black sand beaches, pick up soccer matches on the beaches in the evenings with rastas, surfing all day, and you can rent bungalows on the beaches for less than $100/month. If on the Pacific side think about more remote beaches than the trendy Quepos area. O.K. surfing, but alot of tourons and thieves in the beach community. There is, however, a locals surf spot just south of the beach break where surfers jump off a cliff and paddle like mad to beat the freshwater crocodiles to the ocean! The Northern pacific coast has some really cool places like Playa Narjana (Haystack rock I believe) in Santa Rosa National Park. This area is remote and you will need a car as it is thirteen kms to the beach down a desert sand road. Also there are some excellent beach breaks on the Nicoya Peninsula like Playa Negra. Once you get really good, you will be able to attempt the Salsa Brava reef break in Puerto Viejo. Salsa Brava is rumored to break a board per day and the local reggae bar has broken boards tacked to its walls to prove it. There is a guy in Puerto Viejo who shapes boards and he let us borrow his demo boards for two weeks. He lives a bit outside of town up in the hills but within walking distance from the beaches. Have fun, wish I was going back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EWolfe Posted December 31, 2003 Author Share Posted December 31, 2003 Thanks for te good beta. Much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lummox Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 i saw an airfare for $260 from los angeles on lufthansa. i might just go myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norsky Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 Dru is your location Trask's basement as in Silence of the Lambs or Pulp Fiction? Is this your way of asking for help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 ask the mod who changed it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norsky Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 "It puts lotion on its skin!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 sour grapes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted January 10, 2004 Author Share Posted January 10, 2004 Just bought my ticket! Feb 13-23rd!!!! 10 DAYS OF SURF AND SUN!!! For info on Surfing in Costa Rica - pick up a copy of Mike Parise's Surfer's Guide to Costa Rica (available cheapest, fastest, and autographed direct from his website surfingtravel.com). I'm jealous. Thanks for the book tip, cj. Got it in my hot little hands yesterday WooooHoooo! C'mon Lummox! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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