It’s rare these days to find a place that’s gorgeous and relatively untouched by tourism and development. With so much info on the internet, most places are discovered and unfortunately change quickly. The Pacific coast of Colombia, Chocó region, is one of those magical places that has kept its incredible natural beauty without being ruined …
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Our good friend Johnny Daly flew into Cartagena from New York on July 17 for 10 days to experience the loving vibe and energy of Colombia with us. We traveled together from Cartagena to Medellin, with some great stops along the way. It was a fantastic trip, and we asked him to write up what …
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End of July 2014, Jenine and I left San Francisco in a rental camper van (we wouldn’t get Titus until September) heading north to Canada to start our Pan American adventure together. It felt like an easy decision to do this at the time. We were ready to try something new. Life was moving quickly, …
Reflections: One year on the road, a new continent, an ever changing outlook Read More »
After we left Nosara and did some maintenance on Titus, we cruised down to another famous beach town in southern Costa Rica; Pavones. We loved the beaches and natural setting of Pavones so much, that I wanted to give it its own short post, to encourage anyone who is visiting Costa Rica to make the …
Pavones Costa Rica – A little town with a long wave Read More »
After our wonderful week with Jenine’s parents, we set off to drive up the Nicoya Peninsula. The Nicoya peninsula of Costa rica is home to amazing 4×4 roads, stunning beaches, great surfing and is the yoga center of Costa Rica. We stopped at four beautiful beaches along the way: Playa Hermosa, Playa Coyote, Punta Islita, …
Driving Up the Nicoya Peninsula to Nosara, Costa Rica Read More »
Wow what a special place! Witches Rock (Roca Bruja or Pena Bruja) is located in Santa Rosa National Park in Northern Costa Rica. The actual beach is called Playa Naranjo and Witches Rock is the mesmerizing massive rock monument sitting in the ocean right in front of the best surfing on the beach. Most people …
Costa Rica – Witches Rock Surfing – La Roca Bruja Read More »
While Jenine was doing her 200 hour yoga teacher certification in Costa Rica, I was left alone for 3 weeks in Nicaragua. My goal was to surf and Nicaragua is full of awesome surf spots. There are more surfers than ever in Nicaragua, so crowds are the norm, but I managed to find some awesome …
Tourism in El Salvador is built around surfing. El Salvador was one of the countries we were a little unsure about originally to due to safety concerns, but everyone who had been told us not to worry. The violence here is well reported on in the media, but as we expected it is kept completely …
We spent two weeks exploring and surfing the Oaxacan Coast from Puerto Escondido to Salina Cruz. This area is really famous amongst surfers around the world, but was surprisingly not too crowded. [pe2-image src=”http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0C-6cfz14sg/VTv7fqcshFI/AAAAAAAAxKQ/7jXF87x5WYI/s144-c-o/IMG_3821.JPG” href=”https://picasaweb.google.com/115263927216347870948/SurfingTheMexicoOaxacaCoastBlog22#6141779038238966866″ caption=”My favorite wave, Chipehua” type=”image” alt=”IMG_3821.JPG” ]
Jenine and I like to alternate between cities and beaches every couple of weeks. We had just wrapped up an amazing time in Mexico City, and I was dying to get to the Yucatan to catch the end of the windy season for kiteboarding. There is generally good wind in the Yucatan from Dec through …