I found an adventure story in the Denver Post today - and many of us may dream of it: storm surfing. First of all, storms and oceans are a deadly combination for everybody in the water.

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For all of you travelling or living in Central America, NatureAir is not unknown. NatureAir is one of the bigger carriers in the region, offering 74 daily flights to many destinations from and to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama and Granada.

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In September, we opened our spacious surf camp to everybody interested in surfing. In fact, Zopilote operates for more than a year now and looks back at months of intense surf, great guests and a wonderful time with two fantastic dogs.

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The sun is long gone, and we still drift in the ocean, lying on our surf boards, reading the waves. Far away dark clouds build up in the dawn, huge and black. An intimidating scenery for us surfers.

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It’s time to report shortly about the closest “town” to the Zopilote camp: Santa Teresa. Santa Teresa lies directly at the pacific shore between Manzanillo and Mal Pais, 20 min away (by car) from Cobano.

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When flying in to San José from your home country, most arrival times are in late afternoon or evening. Or they are delayed for hours (read the MartinAir story here). Independently where you’re heading first, you will stay at least one night in the city or close-by. In this series we will describe places where we went personally, our experiences and our recommendations.

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As part of your travel from San José to the South of the Nicoya Peninsula where we have our surf camp, you will have to cross a bay (Golfo de Nicoya) with a ferry. Depending on your bus connection and your arrival time, there are several options to be considered.

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The main season in Costa Rica for vacation is the dry season from Mid-December to March where many tourists from North America and Europe flock into this country. Also surfers tend to come during this period although prices are at their highest and the wave conditions are almost stable throughout the year.

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Surfing is fun, surfing is life style. But surfing is also dangerous to your eyes because of the strong sun and light reflexion. Since the development of good sun glasses, this problem can be easily avoided, out of the water.

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Just a few days ago I wrote about air travel from Europe to Costa Rica. These days I had the pleasure to try out one of the mentioned airlines - MartinAir. Well, this is my summary and personal experience (which is singular as I never travelled with this company before).

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