I'll look that book up. My first trip to Costa Rica was in 1992 with a bunch of post-college buddies. We surfed Salsa Brava (caribbean), Jaco, Dominical, Pavones and others. We didn't even know the names of the places we were at as it was pre-internet. Just drive then pull up to the beach and check it. Dominical was a sleepy town full of beatniks and squatters (what's changed since?).... The roads were horrible back then. Kidney punch highways everywhere. The drive to Puerto Viejo was done at 2am and we drove through all those banana plantations not knowing where we were. Found broken bridges, forged streams, and made it to Salsa Bravo right before dawn. We also stayed with and met the character in "Searching for Capt Zero" who lived in puerto Viejo. His name was Richard. He gave me a letter to mail when I got back to florida as he said his mom lived in MelBeach. No mail service back then. He was an interesting character. Wonder if he is still alive. There were not many surfers at the time and the local Ticos hadn't taken up the sport yet. My friend on that trip moved and bought 30+ acres on the side of the mountain a few years later and still lives there. Thanks for the book review. I'm sure Tamarindo shares the similar history of all of Costa Rica surfing history.