Activities: 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 »
In his stand-up routine comedian Daniel Tosh once dared me to “try to frown on a wave runner.” Today I learned that not grinning from ear to ear while ripping through the ocean at 60 miles per hour is a profoundly difficult – if not impossible – task.
In fact, it takes a mountain of self-control to keep from yelling and laughing. I was elated when our tour guide offered me an unplanned spin on his jet ski. He asked if I had ever tried it. I hesitantly replied, “once,” omitting the fact that I had …
Location: Montezuma, Nicoya Peninsula, North Pacific, Tambor »
Activities: ATV Tours, Jet Skiing, Pacific Beaches, Swimming, Yoga »
After this morning’s session, I am convinced that the old proverb should officially be changed to “an hour of yoga a day keeps the doctor away.” German-born Dagmar Spremberg has been practicing yoga for 13 years, and teaching for eight of them. She is everything a yoga mentor should be: patient, fun loving and knowledgeable. Her laid-back attitude immediately put each of the nine students in the open-air pavilion at ease, even the one who was a complete beginner.
Dagmar began the class with three long “Ohms.” The sessions were in the style of Vinyasa flow, …
Location: Montezuma, Nicoya Peninsula, North Pacific »
Activities: Bird & Wildlife Watching, Yoga »
