Oh to have perfect waves!

So this past weekend Patrick and I, along with 2 other friends, went to Ollies Point and Witches Rock (Roca Bruja, in Spanish). Just so you know, these two surf breaks are world renowned and are places the we've wanted to go for, well, since we've been surfing.

To start our trip, we arrived in a town called Hermosa (Beautiful in Spanish), where we met the boat for transport. The boat we took is called a panga, its kind of a large fiberglass boat. It has two benches, a small canopy, and a single engine (you'll see pictures). To load the boat what they do is bring the boat very close to the shore and hold it from washing onto the beach. There was an older man and two children holding the boat. We had boarded, the older man walked away, and the two children hopped on. Confused? Yeah, we were too. Well, off we went. We started chatting with the boys, they told us they were 16 and 14, but there is no way. We guessed, 14ish and 11. We asked our "captain" if he had done this before, he told us, "oh yeah, I've been doing this for years". Hmmmmm? I think I was laughing for the first 30 min. on the boat. I was having a hard time grasping the concept of our boat captain being 14.

So, off we went to two of our dream destinations. About an hour later we arrived to PERFECT waves. When I say perfect, I mean, PERFECT! It was Ollies Point. This is a break located in a national park, there are no roads in or out, and if you walk, I'm pretty sure you'd get lost or eaten by something in the surrounding jungle. It was very peaceful. Ollies Point had some of the best waves I have ever seen. We drop anchor, throw our boards over, jump in, and paddle into the line up (the line where the wave is breaking, the ideal place to sit and wait for waves). While we were surfing, the boys went fishing and caught something like 10 fish. Really a great experience.

Then we went to Witches Rock. This is a famous break. Really a neat experience. This is also part of the National Park, however, here you can find 1 road. Apparently its really awful and unless you have a Defender 90, you won't make it.

This is for my Uncle Allen, Defender 90s are all the rage down here. They're everywhere. I have to say I think of you every time I see them.

Here are some pictures of our trip:


Below: A picture of our friend Judd taking the reigns, along with our two "captains."



Below: Patrick and I on our way to Ollies Point.



Below: One of our "captains", he said he was 14, don't believe it, I say 11, what do you think?



Below: On our way to Witches Rock.



Below: Just another picture of us on our way to Witches Rock. You see they rock between us, this is the rock. Maybe its called this because its ominous, just there in the middle of the ocean.



Below: I told you he caught a lot of fish!



Below: Unloading the boat. We were trying to get a guy to take our picture, and yes we were posing, but he was really bad with his timing.

Halloween Weekend

I have not dressed up for Halloween in about 5 or 6 years. I had always enjoyed it, but never taken part. FINALLY, I get to dress up. I am in a town, where there isn't too much to do, so any reason for people to have a good time. Here are a few pictures from Halloween weekend.

Note: Patrick's costume is no reflection of me. He wanted something that would make people laugh, and it sure did. He was a "pene", in Spanish. You will have to look up the meaning, I don't want to say it in my blog.

This is Patrick and me, I was Pink (the rock star).


This is a good story. Patrick, well you know what he was, I was Pink, and our friend Sean was dressed as our Parking Attendant. I don't know if you can see the pigtails and you can't see the skirt, but our parking attendant in town is a he/she. He/she is always wearing little tops, and small skirt, and a neon vest. Its a riot. Good job Sean!


Meet Obama, a Kirshna, and Pink!



Saturday, Patrick and I headed to Arenal, a very touristy area, known for Lake Arenal and volcano. We headed out with another couple, Judd and Jackie. Here are a few shots and videos, I'll explain as I go. I have to mention that many of the scenic pictures were taken from the property of our friends Summer home.



Here is a panoramic shot, Patrick loves this feature on his camera.


I love this picture. Notice the boots, gotta have them.


We went to a very exclusive resort with hot springs, heres a video. It was amazing. Waterfalls everywhere, you could get lost.


The following day we went to Sky Adventures for a canopy tour. The longest cable is something like 2,400 feet, while you are up to 600 feet in the air. We had to take a tram to get to the top platform. It was amazing. Here are some pictures and videos, they'll do the explaining. Heres their website if anyone is ever interested http://www.skywalk.co.cr/index/index.html .

This is a group picture.


This video is one of the guides showing us the view from the longest cable. Beautiful huh?!


Everyone was dirty, because of the grease used in the pully system. It was raining so it sprayed all over us. Tasted gooooood!

So this was our weekend. Let me know what you think.