Tag Archives: beach
Wow! – Vista de Caballo
A visit from family and friends always gives me a push to do something I don’t normally do. This morning I was treated with Wow!. Read More
Surf Samara
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Learning to surf couldn’t be easier than at Playa Samara. Not only does the long, sandy bottom create a smooth and gentle beach break, but there are 5 surf schools in town to help you get started. If you want to watch the action before or after your lesson, there is front row seating at …
A Tropical Dream – El Sueño Tropical
El Sueño Tropical Restaurant has been a Sámara area standby for all the years we’ve been coming to Costa Rica. We love the atmosphere. The dining room sits underneath a typical thatched Bribri roof, completely open air, without walls. The fresh breezes and sounds of birds and Congos from the adjacent forest flush the room. At night, it’s magical. Read More
Clean-up your beach
It’s International Beach Cleanup Day. If we do it the world over on the same day, my garbage won’t roll onto your beach with the next tide.
In Samara, there’s a rendezvous at Villas Playa Samara at 8 AM. But, I think I’ll start downtown and work my way towards a beach bar for lunch.
Bring garbage bags and gloves. A plastic flower-pot makes a handy vessel.
Evidence of Global Warming
The sea is definitely rising here in Playa Samara, washing out the beach sand and palms behind the rocks. The same thing is happening at Playa Carrillo,where we’ve lost a row of palms and very high tides are washing up on the road. Tides are also penetrating some ofthe beach hotels and restaurants.
However, there is also techtonic plate movement here – we’re on a fault. My neighbor remembers when, as a boy, he could walk to Isla Chora. Now, you have to swim. According to one of our guests who is a vulcanologist, the plate we’re on is slowly dropping and will “correct” itself by rising rapidly, pushing the sea out again. I’m not looking forward to that “correction” which we will certainly feel in other ways.
Climate change or techtonic process? Double whammy!