Living in Tamarindo

As many of you know I’ve been an avid soccer player for all my life. Unfortunately, my time has been cut short on the field as a result of persistent knee problems. Back in 97 I experienced the first of my knee issues tearing my ACL and meniscus. It was huge blow to my playing prospects in college. Not that I felt I had a chance at playing Division I soccer. But it would have been nice to try my hand at a walk on a tryout. Either way I ended having the surgery and didn’t see a soccer field really for another 5 years until after college for a number reasons (specifically too much partying).  Read more... (1269 words, 4 images, estimated 5:05 mins reading time)

When I first moved here over two years ago one of the very first people I met here was Barry Lawson, owner of an Costa Rica B & B Villa Alegre. Barry literally was the very first person I met. The day after I arrived I decided to go running on the beach in Tamarindo. I ended up running towards to Langosta from my apartment. Once I got to Langosta, about 1 – 1.5 miles from Tamarindo, I was dying to get off the beach. So I found an exit off the beach. It just so happened that this exit was the beach access for Villa Alegre.  Read more... (542 words, 7 images, estimated 2:10 mins reading time)

Scored some pretty sweet pictures on decent swell. Enjoy:

From Avellanas River Mouf, July 09

From Avellanas River Mouf, July 09

From Avellanas River Mouf, July 09

From Avellanas River Mouf, July 09

From Avellanas River Mouf, July 09

When I first started packing to move to Costa Rica I wasn’t sure what I was going to do with my long board skate boards. I knew Costa Rica had awful roads, majority of which were dirt. For whatever reason I decided to pack them up with my surf boards and bring them along for some slim chance of finding a paved road.

After about a month of living here I finally found a place to move in to long term. All the roads leading up to the place and surrounding were dirt. But after doing some exploring wouldn’t you know it I found some paved roads. What was even more ridiculous is that I found paved downhill roads. The setup was absolutely perfect for downhill skateboarding.  Read more... (210 words, estimated 50 secs reading time)

That’s what they said when me and 3 of my friends decided to take a boat trip up to Witches Rock and Ollies Point.

For those of you not familiar with either of these spots, they are probably the most well know surf spots in the northern pacific coast region of Costa Rica. In order to get to either spot you need to take a boat. Typically what most people do is drive up to Coco beach from Tamarindo and hop a boat from there. Coco is about an hour from Tamarindo by car. The boat from Coco to each spot is about an hour to an hour and a half. Below is a map that will help provide better detail.  Read more... (1437 words, 12 images, estimated 5:45 mins reading time)