I quit going in 05. I had a lot of Tico friends, one of whom was making me a technical school in Santa Terresa. Then God said no mas. When I returned the last time, she gave me my company and a grandson, who was born on the wife's birthday.


http://ticotimes.net/2023/09/2...t-record-high-in-2023

He works in mysterious ways.

Bro you are tripping. You have an exponentially higher chance of being injured by your surfboard before ever being shot at. As long as you don't try to sell drugs, or take too many and get all whacked out, you're not going to have an issue.
You should go back, it has been gringofied intensely since 2005. And quite honestly Costa Rica is probably the safest country in all of Central America to go for a non Spanish speaking white person.

Ummmmm, , , , , , I've already been shot at, injured by my board, and tasted by a shark, , , , , , , and I still aint gonna go

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I have several friends who live there, and all say there are spots to avoid, but the US is a far more dangerous place when it come to pretty much everything.

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I was right.

San Jose is the place to avoid. US is more armed than there. I live on OklaHOMEBOY avenue. It's the critters that scare me there. Ticos and I get along great.



Edited: 12/18/2023 at 07:34 PM by SlimyBritches

This Playa Hermosa the first time I went.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/1...bum-72157632098981978/

Edited: 12/19/2023 at 06:41 AM by SlimyBritches

I've been hurt many times by my surf board. Clunked on the head hundres of times. Stabbed by my fin on two separate occasions. Once in each foot. First time, doc sewed up sand and sea monkeys in the wound, gave me gangrene and left me in a room to rot until I came to my senses and hobbled out. Had to have a muscle and artery taken out. Laid up for 3 months. Second time by someone else's board.
I been cracked on the head on numerous occasion and augured into the bottom at every session.

As far as being skeert down there, I hitchhiked around two months in '01.

In conclusion, being 6" 5" and 220 lbs, I ain't askeert down there.

Today.

Nice video. If anyone is ready to Costa Rica just let me know.

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My only Hermosa trip 30 years ago looked like your photos. Just a couple small hotels on that side of the point, everything was still in Jaco. Surf in front of the Almendro. Been back to CR many times since but always elsewhere. The video shows a lot of changes, but as stated that is the case throughout the country

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"If I say it's safe to surf this beach, captain, then it's safe to surf this beach!"

I think that left curve with the power pole at 2:24 is about the first place you can look south and see the Hermosa lineup from the side.

I about shat a brick there in 1991 -- might still be there!

Didn't a guy named Alman (Miguel's nephew?) have a house tucked into the trees near that end?

Playa Carmen, Santa Terresa, was my fave break.

Edited: 12/26/2023 at 07:01 PM by SlimyBritches

That ship has sailed. The ranchos and sodas have been replaced with boutiques and yogo studios.

In 05, I stayed in a clean little place at Pavones for $20 a night.

I'm guessing that ship has left port too.

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I was right.

A month after getting home the last time, I started my own business. It all fell in my lap. I had just been messing with a business card and the guy I was working for fired me. God sayeth unto me, "Grab all his clients and you'll be in business." Three week later I was Brujo Mechanical LLC. The God sayeth again unto me, You're never going back.
So it is written.

My last time there was 05. I had a tech school almost built, and a rich Kraut gave us a house.



Edited: 12/26/2023 at 07:02 PM by SlimyBritches

Greg- Do you know the three types of lapas joke? Lapas is Spanish for Scarlet macaw. Costa Rica is as safe as anywhere - That's all I gots to say about that...

https://www.yahoo.com/news/once-tranquil-costa-rica-eyes-112313298.html

I have been to Santa Teresa for 15 years every year. It's a bit like Elvis on the last tour these days.

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http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F36AwXhzbCU

But damn that wave is insane.

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Santa Teresa been overhyped in forever. All the waves in that video look like one turn close outs and a guy getting dropped in on. Last time I went there was the last time I promise you that!

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I have had some brilliant waves there. Suck rock.

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"One of the reasons why propaganda tries to get you to hate government is because it's the one existing institution in which people can participate to some extent and constrain tyrannical unaccountable power." Noam Chomsky.

RE: " That ship has sailed. The ranchos and sodas have been replaced with boutiques and yogo studios. " That ship has not only sailed ---it is already over the God damn Horizon ! Same reason , why I quit going down to El Salvador . I think everyone needs to be grateful for those good old days of yore and the uncrowded window of opportunity we all were very fortunate to have had . Elvis has indeed left the building !

I still know spots that are empty, but I think I'm going to sell my property by Negra. Post covid has seen a lot of activity near the beach and it shows. last couple of years there has been some brown tide in the water at Avellanas.

Most of Costa is different. Fuggin' Matapalo looks like Jaco did back last century.

I camped on Matapolo in 1992. Hardly anyone there then.

I used to go to the Mal Pais surf camp way back when. Back then you felt like an African explorer when driving there, having to ford streams and such. The facilities there were primitive. You slept in huts with no walls. Dark as hell at night and no lights in your hut or anyplace. When you went to bed you had to feel around your bed first in case a dog had jumped up. They often did. Crabs would scuttle around at night. Taking a piss at night was an adventure as you were trying to avoid stepping on the crabs, find the outhouse in the dark, find your way back, and finding the right bed. The howler monkeys served as your alarm clock for dawn patrol. It had good and plentiful food and beer though. Once you were there, you were pretty much alone in the water. Once I was surfing by myself and saw a guy walking down the beach with a board. I waved him to come out so I'd have company. Turned out he was from Cocoa Beach and we became good friends. The last time I went there though, I saw surfers lined up as far as the eye could see. And that was that. Glad I experienced it when I did. Great memories of that place and time.

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Anyone been to the Caribbean side lately? What's that like? I hung out in Limon, visited SalsaB, surfed Cahuita, and drove a few miles of that coast about 30 years ago.

I imagine big changes there too, just can't imagine how much better and/or worse.

Altman. Miguel died withing this decade. Before he died, he and his buds did a tour of Europe. Now Roni Rata es El Grande Jefe.