Activities: Surfing
Jesse’s yoga and surf lessons – not to mention the balancing band attached to two palm trees – tend to attract quite a crowd at the southern end of the beach. This morning’s yoga class was to be instructed by a yogi/personal trainer named Rebecca, atop a platform directly on the beach. She began the class with a mind exercise originally invented by a dancer: “Sodoku for the body – but on steroids,” she described it. It involved syncing head, arm, and leg movements while tossing a ball. Suffice it to say that we all …
Location: Nicoya Peninsula, North Pacific, Samara »
Activities: Canopy Tours, Surfing, Yoga »
I jumped out of bed excited about my surf camp lesson in Santa Teresa. We arrived early, and while waiting by the freshwater river that dumps into the ocean, I noticed thousands of small, black dots moving around my feet.
I assumed they were insects and jumped away afraid. Upon closer inspection I discovered that they were baby frogs, and some hadn’t yet outgrown their tadpole tails. I scooped one up and ran it over to Vincent. It was smaller than my pinky fingernail.
A half an hour later, it was time to begin. The instructor, Lolo, …
Location: Malpais and Santa Teresa, Nicoya Peninsula, North Pacific »
Activities: Bird & Wildlife Watching, Sunsets, Surfing, Yoga »
Vincent and I left Montezuma early for our next destination: Mal Pais. Mal Pais is a catchall name for the small town and it’s adjacent sister-village, Santa Teresa. While technically everything to the left of the dead-end road from Cobano is considered Mal Pais, and everything to the right is Santa Teresa, the two beach towns are both located along a connected street. Their beaches, restaurants, and businesses are jumbled together, and for all intents and purposes, the two towns have merged into one well-functioning community.
The area has all the comforts of home: four supermarkets, …
Location: Malpais and Santa Teresa, Nicoya Peninsula, North Pacific »
Activities: Pacific Beaches, Sunsets, Surfing »
