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Tamarindo Slideshow
Tamarindo
Travel Blogs from Tamarindo, Costa Rica
Surf's up in Tamarindo
It took 10 hours, 4 buses (La Fortuna to Tilaran, Tilaran to Canas, Canas to Liberia and Liberia to Tamarindo) and three hours of the world's worst potholes and unfinished roads but we finally made it to Tamarindo. The goal: to learn how to surf. And ...
Giant Leatherback Turtle !!!!
... the lack of internet access. Day 9 of our travel, we took a ride to Playa Tamarindo on the northwestern part of Costa Rica on the Pacific coast. Apparently the Costa Rican have heavily invested on their Pacific Coast in terms of ...
My Birthday!!!!
After a long day of traveling we finally arrived in Tamarindo Costa Rica. The second we got to our room we immediately fell asleep due to extreme exhaustion! A few hour laters we woke up and went for a walk around the town and to the beach. This town is ...
Summing up 7 days of Fun !
... waves: Playa Grande hmmm... maybe the name should tell me something .. ANYWAYS :) to get there you have two options: A) From Tamarindo Beach 15 min walk + crossing a river on your board. B) Drive for 10 min local estimate time... We took B ...
Diving Into My Birthday
That's right! I booked my first diving trip. What better way to celebrate my 34th birthday than by diving at the Catalinas Islands? I can't think of any, well yes I can, but that's my little secret ;) My first full day here will be spent diving and then ...
Day 5 - The Tribe groes
Word of the Day: Oliver McCrevice A kook who spews tales of huge airs and twenty second barrels. Unfortunately, Oliver seems to be the only one around when in the water when these take place. Quote of the Day: Like all great travelers, I have seen ...
Sorry for the Delay!
Hey everyone! Hope everyone is well and enjoying the cold wether. It is unbelievable in Costa Rica! I was picked up from an airport where we got out of the plane right onto the runway. The driver and the "other guy" solomente hablan espanol, I really ...
Arrival - Day 1.5
Song of the Day:The Surf Song (Tintamarre) by Orange Grove http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF6pjRIpeIs Sorry for the delay...lots going on and didn't have time to log on and write anything. So I will give you the summary of events thus far in ...
Day 10 - PT and BBQ
Word of the Day: Crewmaster The one dude in a crew that always seems to be the organizer for a go out. He has the latest 411 on conditions, what break is working and generally rips when he's on it. Often the crewmaster is an older member and ...
Random Pics
Here are some pics that I have promised to post, they are all on Facebook if you are a friend. ...
Adios Amigos (Eddie, Laurence y Jonas)
... of one appy, one main and one dessert from a selection) and Krista had pizza. The choices I made were: Tuna Tartare, Pasta Tamarindo (Lobster and Shrimp in pasta with a vodka cream sauce), and Pear Charlotte. It was delicious and very filling. We also ...
Geovanny versus the Iguana
Most of today was uneventful. Read, played in the ocean, got a massage. (I started Three Cups of Tea and am quite enjoying it. My neck needed a bit more work and Rosa did a fantastic job.) Anyway, one of my pleasant surprises was the arrival of Laurence ...
Tamarindo
Hey there, ok, now here we are at the most popular city of Costa Rica for surfing. It's on the pacific side just above middle line of the country. A beautiful city by the beach but the only problem is the streets are made out of dirt so there's a lot of ...
Countless Species
Want to see thousands of species? Go to Costa Rica Corcovado National Park. See the beauty of nature and the countless species living in the whole park. fº More at ...
Talking with iguanas
... home and seeing Craig but was sad to know Rachel and Darren were carrying on with their trip. I was flying from Tamarindo to San Jose to Miami to San Francisco. The Nature Air flight limits passengers with their luggage - both in ...
Three Cups of Tea por amiga Wendy
... a few of were invited to Wendy´s home for dinner last night. We piled into a couple taxis and headed about 5km outside of Tamarindo. Wendy´s home is beautiful. It´s lush, open and huge. Her home is such an amazing reflection of who she is. Fun, ...
4ht of July - Just like any other in CR
... Then as the night wore on, most people went to bed, but a few of us headed down to Aqua to check out what was up at Tamarindo. The place was freaking packed and of course it is hot as balls here and I was sweating like really bad SNL skit..where I was ...
The most dangerous surfing...
... da sm prebrala v lonelyu, da obcasno opazijo krokodile v tej reki!Tk da si morte mislt kok hitr sm zacela pedlat. Tamarindo je najvecje in najbolj amerisko obmorsko surfersko mestece, kar se zmeraj ne pomeni da poznajo asfalt. Za moj okus cist prevec ...
Communication...With a busted screen
Despite what everyone tells you, it is possible to get a cellular number in Costa Rica without being a resident. Before heading to ICE (the Costa Rican monopoloy on phone service in the country) we were told we would have to have someone get the ...
Tamarindo, Tamagringo, Tama-fun-o
... off party). We hung out at the hostel for a while then headed out to The Crazy Monkey for some live music and overpriced drinks. Costa Rica is by far the most expensive country in Central America, prices for some things are the same as they are at home. ...
Day 1.5 - The Heat.
... 25_gjUbvqNg Let me just say it is freaking hot here....like seriously Tarzan and Jane Jungle type hot! The ride to Tamarindo was fun, we got a little 4x4 but it is an automatic which lacks the power to do real Costa Rican driving...which is ...
Technical Difficulties...
... we had the banana flambey? I have no clue how to spell it but it was freaking delicious. Then back to Voodoo for coldest beers in Tamarindo Somewhat early night, 7am session this morning, waves were ok, and I had a bad day, I only caught 2 waves and was a ...
nachos
... water and prepared ourselves for the 700 mile trip down the coastline heading south past Guatemala,El Salvador,Honduras and Nicaragua with Costa Rica as our destination. The first night aboard we set the spinnaker and were sailing along at a steady 6 ...
Day 7 - Drive to Tamarinto
... of the church with the volcano in the background. We then checked out of the hotel and drove around Lake Arenal on our way to Tamarindo. The road around the lake was mostly well paved with only a few rough spots. We made it to Liberia in good time and ...
Tamarindo, Costa Rica
Costa Rica! This was a trip with Erin and 6 of her friends from Michigan and Minneapolis. We mostly stayed around the Tamarindo area, but went off for a day of zip lines, horseback riding and ...
Heading South
Life in Tamarindo isn't so bad lots of consistent surf, great weather, the tipco food is delicious but i think most of the gringo food they make here is pretty gross. I've been kicking it with the 3 cats i meet in the water and have decided to join ...
Day 4 - Big waves
Word of the Day: Falls The pitching lip of the wave. Top portion of a wave generated as it throws toward shore. Not a good spot and going "over the falls" is no fun. Quote of the Day: Like all great travelers, I have seen more than I remember, and ...
Day 2 - The waves have arrived
Word of the Day: Park Off To chill out. When you park off, you sit down and relax...chill out Due to being over-served last night, this morning was a little rough. Though my body woke up at 5am EST, I was not happy...but got a little sleep, ...
New year, new countries!
... was bad, but that was nothing really! Seven hours later we were tired, hungry and exhausted and finally got stamped to enter Costa Rica! We weren't even going to think about another three hour wait to get a bus so we payed the extra money to ...
Wieder am Strand
... ich in Costa Ricanischen Colones haette zahlen koennen. War aber auch so ziemlich guenstig. Anschliessend sind wir dann nach Tamarindo gefahren, wo wir eine Kollegin aus der Schule in Bocas getroffen haben. Netterweise hat sie uns den Reisefuehrer ...