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| Jon is excited to start the trip! |
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| Flying into Tambor, Costa Rica |
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| "Uh, Forrest, your surfboards made it but they threw your bag on a different plane" |
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| Rush hour from the airport. |
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| Made a little friend. |
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| Love staying at Don Jons! |
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| We treated ourselves to these ice cream treats called "Trits" often! |
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| The legend, Jon Pacheco |
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| Sunset, Santa Teresa, Costa Rica |
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| Bomb waves, paddle outs were a bitch! |
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| Solid size the entire time we were there. |
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| Fun ones out the back. |
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| Santa Teresa |
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| Another sunset in Santa Teresa |
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| Futbol game, Santa Teresa |
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| Secret Beach, Santa Teresa |
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| Got my bags, time to head out to Pavones. |
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| Sansa Air please don't lose my bags this flight. |
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| Islands leaving Tambor. |
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| Mysto river mouth spot, accessible only by boat. |
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| San Jose from the air |
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| Golfito, Costa Rica |
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| Golfito, Costa Rica |
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| Golfito, Costa Rica |
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| Jungle landing strip |
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| Greg's plane came an hour later. |
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| Greg |
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| Pavones! |
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| Pavones, first light |
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| Just another perfect Pavones wave! |
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| Town map, pretty simple |
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| Pavones, main street |
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| Pavones bus stop |
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| Pavones |
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| Greg and I surfed 5 straight hours after this picture was taken! |
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| So many sketchy bridges, this was the best maintained one! |
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| Greg, Pavones |
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| Our Pavones accommodations |
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| We were pretty hungry after a 5 hr straight surf session! |
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| Scarlet Macaw |
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| Not Pavones, another left point break down the road. |
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| Greg and Brooks |
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| Not Pavones, one of many points down the road. |
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| Pavones |
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| Pavones |
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| Pavones beach |
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| Pavones wall, where everyone watches the surfers. |
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| Rio Claro |
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| A Tico set up camp to surf Pavones for a bit. |
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| Back in Golfito waiting for the rental car, we would drive from almost the Panama border all across Costa Rica into Nicaragua. |
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| Dominical, Costa Rica |
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| Dominical, Costa Rica |
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| Playa Dominical |
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| Playa Dominical |
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| Playa Dominical |
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| Joe's inlaws in San Jose, Costa Rica |
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| Switching cars at the Nicaragua border. |
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| Crossing the border into Nicaragua |
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| Traffic in Nicaragua. |
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| Pigs everywhere in the streets in Nicaragua. |
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| Arrived at Casa Rio, Playa Colorado, Nicaragua |
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| Upgraded to a truck for Nicaragua |
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| Boys headed out for a surf. |
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| World famous tubes of Playa Colorado |
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| Did I mention it barrels here? |
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| Fun corners |
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| Closeout or makeable? |
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| High school kid staying next to us, he ripped. |
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| Offshore winds all day! |
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| Pulling in! |
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| Corner is makeable |
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| Bombing closeout! |
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| Just another barrel |
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| Getting tubed! |
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| Greg |
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| Joe |
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| Offshore winds and thumping surf in Nicaragua. |
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| Million dollar home while down the street there is no running water or electricity. |
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| Views for days! |
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| Panga Drops |
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| Panga Drops |
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| Panga Drops |
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| Our board quiver |
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| Casa Rio |
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| Typical Nica house with outdoor oven and pigs. |
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| No running water, you get your water from a well and a bucket. |
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| Outhouse, well, outdoor oven and laundry. |
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| Ortega, victorious! |
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| Nica woman |
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| Campesino |
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| Campesino drive thru |
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| Campesino |
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| Boat trip to Playgrounds. |
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| Gap between rich and poor is pretty great in Nicaragua. |
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| Outer reef waves. |
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| Blowing offshore hard! |
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| Greg dives off the panga boat. |
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| Headed back after a great Playgrounds sessions. |
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| Sunset at sea. |
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| Magnific Rock, Popoyo, Nicaragua |
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| Toll road to Popoyo |
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| Watching waves at Popoyo |
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| Popoyo |
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| Popoyo |
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| Popoyo |
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| Popoyo |
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| Greg enjoys a cold one. |
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| Popoyo |
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| Popoyo |
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| Catching the sunset at Popoyo |
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| Tiltin Hilton, Popoyo. Pray there isnt a earthquake, this thing is coming down! |
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| Popoyo |
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| Sunset session at Rancho Santana |
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| Rancho Santana |
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| Back across the border into Costa Rica. |
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| Final few feet in Nicaragua. |
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| To me this is what Guanacaste, Costa Rica is all about! |
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| Guanacaste, Costa Rica |
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| Kyle, Playa Grande |
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| Rice fields |
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| Tico boy herding cows. |
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| Final session at Playa Grande. |
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