Villa Mango Nosara

I still don't have my Macbook...but, it is fixed, and safely at my mother and father's in Arizona. I am waiting for someone to come for a visit and bring it to me. Shipping it is just not an option. Although we could use a friend's post office box in San Jose, the chances of it getting stolen or never making it here are enough to make me want to wait for a sure thing. Luckily, I have been able to use Kelly's computer from time to time, but it has ...

Kelly and I came to Nosara again to check out a lead on a property that sounded perfect for us. We flew in on July 2nd and by July 3rd, we knew we wanted to stay here! The house is just what we needed (minus the pool...but, with the beach a 3 minute walk, who is complaining). It is a two story, 2 bedroom, 2 full bath home. It has two beds in Kelly's room, a queen bed in my room, and 3 extra day beds throughout the house. It has an open patio upstairs and a ...

Hello punters... just finished surfing in Costa Rica, think I spent more time under the water than gliding on top of it, but awesome waves, and perfect weather... Nosara is still paradise.... They even repaved the roads since I was last here... with Molasses, the whole place has a faint smell of toffee, if you get hungry, you can just nibble on a chunk of road... Off to Peru tomorrow, more news from there, adios muchachos.

... I rode like a donkey, didn't really catch anything, but the video has taught me plenty. Katy paddled past with her group, looking very scared (She is trying to get over the fear of bigger breaking waves, paddle out and the fear from near drowning last year) She came back beaming from ear to ear!!! Got worked by a couple of big waves, caught a couple of corkers, is as happy as a lamb. Half of it is down to the instructors wise words ...

... offshore had my adrenaline pumping. To be honest, my first sight of the break I was "Jesus, I'm not going out in that" I'm no pro and I'm still learning my trade on a surfboard. So I know my limits. Still, had a sick session, the board was a good choice, the water super warm and the sunset always adds a little something. Nosara has lived up to the hype and its not even day one yet. So, I'm paddle tired, and my forearms ache from duck ...

... health issue was raised yesterday as I was informed by my LP guide, that there's a lot of Malaria in this area. I hadn't thought of that, since this was a last minute trip. I expected having to go to a doctor and get a prescription, but as I checked with the pharmacy first, I got the antimalaria pills over the counter!!! (They gave me the wrong instructions for use though, I got the right one from a friend back home who's a pharmacist.) So I'll hopefully be ...

... Beach. This was another town that I really liked. There are other nice beaches to the south and north, some of them known for their surfing. The town is large enough to have a variety of hotels and restaurants. There is also a lot of development of condoīs, but height restrictions keep most buildings down to two floors. I looked at about 5 different condo developments here. If you donīt need a view of the ...

... when we saw the first road sign: Nosara 48km, Ostional 56km We pushed on and put ourselves to the idea of sleeping under a tree near the road if need be. No need, within 20 mins we were flying down the road in the back of another pickup, passing the real small-town habitations which en-capture the real spirit of Central America (not these westernised cities like San- Jose full of McDonald's etc) - Authenticity is a beautiful thing!. The driver was an Gringo ex-pat with a ...

... nothing happens until maņana in this country. But then I remembered, I have to be calm and relaxed and live on Tica time. So I did for six hours and sat there. I did go out on the yacht on Sunday with my boss, his family and a fellow teacher. It was very nice and relaxing. Their captain and first mate took care of us all day from coffee in the morning to escorts to the beach of the Isla de Tortuga. Tortuga is a beautiful white sand beach about an hour away by boat ...

Michael and I wandered the quiet streets of La Fortuna on Tuesday, anticipating our evening tour of Arenal. It was a surprisingly warm and sunny day, especially since the day before had been filled with torrential rain. After grabbing a late breakfast in a tropical garden with views of the volcano and browsing through some shops, we wandered into a beautiful Spanish-style church, where we gave our appreciation for all of life's gifts to the spirits above. Soon ...