With high season for tourists quickly approaching Tamarindo is still in a drought and is in need of rain. Check out this latest article in the Tico Times: http://www.ticotimes.net/2015/10/18/drought-as-tourism-season-approaches-tamarindo-needs-a-good-shower
After a 3 week hiatus for low season, the Beach & Pool Crawl will re-launch November 1. Tickets are $35 and available at most hostels and tour offices in Tamarindo. For more information visit beachandpoolcrawl.com.
You might know Eric Atkinson as the bass player for the popular Tamarindo band Glasseye, but he’s also a top surf instructor in the area. Eric recently launched Salty Sols Surf School. He will be providing small group or individual surf lessons and will be based out of the Best Western. He’ll split his time between providing surf lessons for private clients of his and also will be the in-house surf instructor for the hotel.
Popular yoga studio Mermaids & Sailors will be close for renovations October 25-November 1. They are scheduled for re-opening on November 2. For more information on classes be sure to visit their website at http://mermaids-and-sailors.com/
We all know what makes our little slice of paradise called Tamarindo great. Check out this video put together by former Coastal Spanish Institute student Deb Crowell about her experience learning Spanish and Surfing in Tamarindo: La Vida: Surf y Espanol en Tamarindo Costa Rica from Deb Crowell on Vimeo.
Shivani Aum and Juan Pablo Barahona along with 2 time Grammy winner Carlos “Tapado” Vargas are putting on a 1.5 hour yoga class with live music at the Hotel Esplendor. Tickets are available for purchase at Mermaids & Sailors Yoga Studio for $50 and all proceeds are going to charity.
The Tamarindo Triple Crown hosted by Surf the Tide is set for October 24, 2015. Categories include juniors, boys, girls, groms, dolphins and froggies. $10 to enter. Contact Chelsea at +506-8651171 or [email protected].
Witch’s Rock recently expanded it’s capacity and purchased the Pueblo Dorado hotel rebranding it as the Pueblo Dorado Surf Hotel. The Pueblo Dorado Surf Hotel is a 3 minute walk north from Witch’s Rock Surf Camp and features air conditioning, free wifi, cable tv, a swimming pool, and breakfast daily at Joe’s Surf Diner. Check out the photos below for a quick tour of the new hotel. The rates are published below. RATES Hotel Rates – Standard…
Southwest Airlines® (NYSE: LUV) new international service between Houston (Hobby) and the carrier’s 97th destination, Daniel Oduber Quiros International Airport at Liberia in the Guanacaste beach and resort region of northwest Costa Rica begins November 1, 2015. Southwest Employees, Customers, and Houstonians celebrated the new flights with Houston Mayor Annise Parker and other city leaders at a beach bash Wednesday afternoon in downtown Houston at City Hall Plaza. “Houstonians have endured some of the highest international airfares in the country,” said Gary…