Travels to Tamarindo
Some activities are better when enjoyed with a friend, and a five-hour sunset cruise with Blue Dolphin Sailing is definitely one of them. My friend Kim joined me for an afternoon of snorkeling, kayaking and libations from a catamaran hammock. The cruise departed at 1:30 in the afternoon with four other visitors: a newlywed couple and an aunt with her teenage niece.
As we boarded the boat, the captain offered us chips, salsa, and our choice of soda, beer, wine, or a mixed drink. He put music on the stereo, and set sail for Bahia de …
Location: Gold Coast, Liberia, North Pacific, Tamarindo »
Activities: Sailing, Sunsets »
I have yet to find another pursuit that is as simultaneously relaxing and exciting as sport fishing. Today, I had the pleasure of offshore fishing with Captain Chris and Captain Peter, owners of Go Fish Costa Rica. These two best friends love two things: the “Pura Vida” lifestyle and catching lots of fish.
Our group consisted of myself and a newlywed couple named Bill and Lisa. We met up at Tamarindo’s El Pescador restaurant at 7:30 a.m. As we hopped into the speedboat that ferried us to the the yacht, Peter told us to get ready …
Location: Gold Coast, North Pacific, Tamarindo »
Activities: Pacific Beaches, Sport Fishing »
Today, Witch’s Rock Surf Camp was taking me on a ‘surf tour’ of Playa Avellanas, an excursion akin to an adult field trip (minus the permission slips). Nine students, three instructors and a photographer piled into a minibus and bumped along the dirt road to the beach – where we surfed to our hearts content for nearly three hours.
Playa Avellanas is a gorgeous, never-ending stretch of shore located about nine miles south of Playa Tamarindo. Like Playa Grande, such an incredibly long beach provides ample space for surfers, even on the most crowded days. A …
Location: Gold Coast, North Pacific, Tamarindo »
Activities: Pacific Beaches, Surfing »
