Thursday, April 2, 2009

These mist covered mountains

The seasons are a-changing! Mornings are now a little misty (no not because I am hungover), and there is definitely more moisture in the air. Makes for some wicked sunrises and sunsets though.

The mountains and central valley of Costa Rica are starting to get some rain, and we on the coast in Tamarindo are about 40 days out. However, May through August are my favorite months as the rain only lasts a couple of hours per day and leaves the countryside a brilliant emerald green. It also cools the air substantially and makes the days out on the surf much more pleasant.

Last night I surfed the incoming tide at Playa Langosta from 33opm to 530pm, and it was great. The outer reef located about 200 meters from the shore was breaking, which made for some really fun rides. Some of us managed to take the outer reef all the way into the main break then into the estuary, making for a long ride! We did have to pump it pretty hard between the reef break and the main break though because it was a little mushy in the middle.

Closer to high tide, the main break formed up beautifully and the waves were chest to head for the entire session.






Theres so many different worlds
So many differents suns
And we have just one world
But we live in different ones
(Dire Straits)

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