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Captain Sam Check in from Samoa

 Saturday, February 4, 2012 - 11:10 , Posted by Sam
Another empty cave
Samoa. 170,000 people spread over 4 small volcanic islands in the middle of the largest body of water on earth.    The future is happening here. It's the beginning of the world each day and I am reaching tomorrow ahead of you. Yet somehow this place is more prehistoric than [...] Read More »
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Bon Voyage

 Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 00:00 , Posted by Sam
And so it comes...time for the last blog! We all had a great last week here in Santa Teresa. We had a really successful fishing trip, pulling in a whopping 14 Tuna and 2 Barracuda (and 1 tiny little sardine)! It was a great day out on the boat and left us with food for a week! We had a slap up[...] Read More »
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Riding High

 Thursday, March 4, 2010 - 00:00 , Posted by Sam
Hello all, Just a quick one this time. Our week has been filled as per usual with plenty of Yoga and Spanish lessons as well as a whole bunch of waves. Linia (our Yoga teacher) is delighted at how well everyone has come on with their Yoga. She has been varying her lessons incorporating a mi[...] Read More »
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Snorkelling on Tortuga Island

 Monday, March 1, 2010 - 00:00 , Posted by Sam
Hello All, Another week of fun in the sun here in Costa Rica! We start the blog this time with a snorkeling trip to Isla Tortuga. We headed off early morning and speed out to the Island with a buzz in the air. We had 2 snorkeling sessions in the most beautiful water. There was a stunning varie[...] Read More »
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Quad Riding

 Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 00:00 , Posted by Sam
Hi All, Action packed last couple of days. A quad bike safari to Montezuma was order of the day. We drove through the beautiful Cabo Blanco nature reserve to Montezuma. Here, we grabbed a bite to eat and hit up the waterfalls for an afternoons relaxation!! We also went back to the local school t[...] Read More »
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Rodeo Clown

 Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 00:00 , Posted by Sam
It was with heavy hearts that we all bid our fellow traveller, Russell, goodbye.....well not that heavy actually. He will definitely be missed around camp but we all wished him well on his Central American sojourn!  Rough seas and strong winds put our snorkeling trip on hold for another time[...] Read More »
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Safe and Sound

 Friday, February 19, 2010 - 00:00 , Posted by Sam
Just a quick blog this time as we have been busy on the road. Our last few days in Tamarindo were spent playing frisbee on the beach and surfing at Avellanas, and we had an easy trip back to Santa Teresa.  The road trip was a huge success with a heap of surfing under the belt and a good p[...] Read More »
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Road Trippin' up in Tamarindo

 Monday, February 15, 2010 - 00:00 , Posted by Sam
We've been on the road trip for 5 nights now, and have really been extremely fortunate with the conditions that have been thrown our way. We've had scorching sunshine (which you expect at this time of year), and also perfect surfing conditions; every day has had loads of good clean waves and[...] Read More »
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Run to the Hills

 Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 00:00 , Posted by Sam
So we are now on the road!  We left Santa Teresa on Tuesday and headed straight for the hills......reached a really steep one and turned around again! Back on track we made good time and reached our first port of call mid afternoon, in time for an evening surf! The following day saw a 6am &#[...] Read More »
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Short and Sweet

 Monday, February 8, 2010 - 00:00 , Posted by Sam
With a rising swell the group there has been plenty of surfing going down. Having all bought new boards last Thursday everyone has been keen to try and refine their techniques and adjust to the smaller more performance orientated boards. We had group meal cooked for us on Saturday evening by the [...] Read More »
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