Surfing

I’m going to be honest with you and assume that you have already deduced from the title of this article that anything I list is probably total bullshit. Hmm, why Surf Instructors make the best boyfriends, let’s see…reason number 1. They’re not. Duh. The terms “Surf Instructor” and “Good Boyfriend/Girlfriend” would take second for 2017’s award for “Most Messed Up Word Combo,” runner-up to “Donald Trump” and “POTUS”. Even if you want to date a surfer, you probably chose to…

It’s not easy being a surf bum. Ditching the cubicle life for endless barrels and sun burns, as well as ditching things like personal hygiene for the pursuit of the perfect ride are well worth it. Here are 5 signs you’re officially a surf bum. 1. You’re surfboards are worth more than your car. Yeah, you might not drive the latest BMW, but your custom made fish never needs an oil change or expensive maintenance! 2. You live in a…

Pavones is a magical place. It’s one of the longest left breaking waves in the world situated in a town that seems 50 years behind every other city in Costa Rica. There’s a lot of information floating around the internet about this place, but I’ve broken a simple guide to surfing Pavones. Where to stay, where to eat, and what to bring along with your journey to this magical place. Booties are your best friends Yes, you might look like…

Costa Rica Surfing World Well, here goes! Welcome to the first-ever Costa Rica Surfing World blog post written by me, Ellen Zoe Golden. Perhaps you know me from my 15 years of surf reporting in The Howler magazine, which was located here in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.  The magazine finished publishing this month, and I wanted to continue the coverage of our national surfers. Or perhaps you’ve read one of my Tico Times news articles about the work of this country’s…

Check out the video below of the famous Witch’s Rock surf break as seen from 20,000 feet.

In the surfing lineup system, “kooky” based offenses are considered especially heinous. In the town of Tamarindo, the dedicated “Surftectives” who investigate these vicious “surfelonies” are members of an elite squad known as the Psycho Surfers Unit. These are their stories… You know you just made the “bum-bum” sound in your head even though I didn’t write it; what an original introduction right? 3:53 PM Pico Grande. Bum-Bumm (<<there it is) The high tide today is at 4:30 and the…

Katniss Neversurfs and Peeta Kookshark are months away from accomplishing their surf dreams to win the 74th annual Munchie Games.  Katniss and Peeta are training for the upcoming surf competition in the Surf Capitol, ruled by an evil surf tycoon, President Surf.  This is a story, that will make little, if any sense at all, about two starred-crossed surfers on a quest to conquer the Surf Capitol and become champions of the Munchie Games. Fast forwarding to the end of…