CLASSIC Costa Rica Surf Trip 1981 Nosara & Tamarindo

[@adolfoarrieta5178]

Beautiful Costa Rica.

[@CaribsurfDon]

Loved this old footage, brought back a lot of memories. I especially want to thank you for the Caldera footage. I forgot the name of that break..one time when the shore break was too big at Playa Hermosa , I decided to drive up to Boca Barranca but on the way saw this amazing left off a jetty. Had no idea where I was or anything about this break. I paddled out alone and had an amazing surf session. The only thing was the water smelled like gasoline and stung my eyes. Probably from the nearby refinery/ship yard. I swear if I lit a match the ocean would have been ablaze!

[@ericmunn8743]

You guys had too much fun. I didn't make it down there untill 89. Great memories from CR

[@hbmtr8824]

@TR much love and peace from Tahoe

[@westsidedivetackle3894]

Good stuff Dave and thanks. Hope my dad can see this 🤙

[@alcurry5669]

My first trip to CR about 18 mos later. Myself and 3 buddies the only surfers in Tamarindo at the time.

[@RealSurfStories]

Classic!

[@Heavymetalhettel]

Really? no Louis or Warren?

[@alcurry5669]

@Heavymetalhettel Don't recall the names but there were 2 guys that supposedly had a charter boat biz (Tamarindo). Used a Big Boston Whaler. Went back the following year and they were gone. Rumor was they were USA feds (CIA?) as the Iran/Contra thing was going on up the coast.

[@Heavymetalhettel]

yes that's them. Warren continued ti be a captain in Tamarindo and Louis built the hotel at playa Grande and cleverly helped get the government to ban any further building and declare the beach at Grande a turtle sanctuary.@@alcurry5669

[@m.wander8638]

We bought gas for the rented Toyota in Nosara from a guy that rolled out a 50 gallon drum of unfiltered gas. Lucky our surf guide was a mechanic because before we hit the soccer field our gas pump line was clogged. Incredible free diving at South end of Giones, endless Langosta for a song and a dance.

[@RamFly1A1]

Awesome memories, but at the time we listen to T-sol , or whatever old 8track from the bands from Herbie's wave warriors vids that came later on , absolutely some The police and Pink Floyd 🤙🏼🇨🇷💯

[@RealSurfStories]

No doubt!

[@Heavymetalhettel]

I was listening to English Beat, Talking heads, Brian Auger, Robert Palmer, Police etc right On!

[@joemeeker5211]

Interesting!

[@Centralcoastagliving]

🐔 🐟 knocked bro off his wave and he wigged out 😂

[@jakemarlow8998]

Damn, Guiones is a total clown-car now.

[@RealSurfStories]

🎯

[@ThaRookStar]

Yeah, ostional is the new guiones, guiones is washed up

[@jaydickey1049]

Pretty much the only empty waves of that quality these days are going to be really, really cold...

[@RealSurfStories]

A lot of empty tropical waves out here to be enjoyed on the daily...and usually just around the corner from the popular spots 😉

[@m.wander8638]

When we hung at your( supposed) place wasnt until mid late 2000’s. We stayed at a hotel that was a treehouse?

[@datapusher-]

Im watching this from Guanacaste.... crowded peaks, everyone surfs now in CR and everyone knows about CR. Tamarindo, wont go near it. Its a clown show.