It is not easy to ask someone to take some fotos of you surfing. Either he/she is risking his cam and standing in the waves hip-deep, or there is somebody out there with a nice teleskop, your chances of a good shot are minimal. Or you take your camera with you out there.

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The Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) and the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) say that in 2005 there were 436.000 discharges. This is about 1.100 lightnings per day.
No surprise, 70% of the electrical service failures are due to the lightning strikes. Also, 15 people died from lightning strikes in the last two years.
Lightnings occur also during the dry season, but are more often in the wet season. The report says that the most intense day time for lightning is around 6.00 pm.

Another interesting point is the geographical allocation of lightning discharges: the coast between Quepos and Puntarenas shows the most intense lightning activity, followed by the Nicoya Peninsula and Los Cerros de Aguacate.
Under the Zopilote Surf Camp roof, we enjoy this shows at the ocean almost every second night.

(via Inside Costa Rica)
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Wow - the coldest day in November for 25 years was recorded last week Thursday (Nov 23): 12.5 Celsius (54.5 Fahrenheit) in San José.
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Another nice surfer video, made by pros, performed by advanced surfers. I like it!

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Earlier this month we received a report from a girl travelling in Costa Rica and her small backpack stolen in a bus. A clear case for her mastercard insurance? No, says Mastercard.

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Surfer organization “Surfers Against Sewage” (SAS) took part in different protest actions against world wide polution.

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The day starts with the sun, and the waves. It’s not over, when the sun sets, even. At this camp, time has another quality.

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This week, Simon surprises us with vegetarian lasagna. For everyone who loves lasagna, this is a perfect opportunity to …

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I call this video “combat surfing”: just big enough waves to make it, but fighting for every water-meter! Cool, fast sound and a truly crazy surfer. Enjoy!

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We know how to orientate between high towers and to navigate hundreds of streets. Back home. But what about Costa Rica?

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