DISQUS

Chelsea · 9 months ago

I laughed quite hard at the mental picture of this man coming back to a hostel room with two scantily clad women and needing to be let into his room. I hope that's one of his fonder memories about his travels.

"So this one time, I was in Jacó and I totally got locked out of my room. But the best part? I had two prostitutes with me!"

You should have found out if he had a blog, where he documents his seedy adventures.

The water taxi sounds like it provides some beautiful scenery.

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mich · 9 months ago

This is one of those trips that will make you chuckle whenever you remember it. Its the magic of travel, just priceless.

Look forward to the surfing anecdotes.

globalgal · 9 months ago

Oh, I love Montezuma! When I lived in CR back in 2000-2001 we went there from San José every chance we got! Of course, we did the bus-ferry-bus route, which took all day. Once we even drove our old clunker of a car there. The drive from the ferry to Montezuma on the then dirt roads took hours because we could only drive 10 kph! Great memories... Wish I'd taken the water taxi!

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Adriana · 9 months ago

love the picture!

Ray · 9 months ago

Enjoyed your post! Until I read your hilarious and somewhat startling observations about Jaco, CR I had made (mental) plans to visit there someday. Now, I'm not so sure.

I enjoy beachfront/coastal communities. Not for surfing. Just for kicking back and enjoying nature's perfect view. I've been to most places on Mexico's Pacific Coast. I can attest to the overdevelopment of Puerto Vallarta, Acapulco, Mazatlan and Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo. But, if you travel in between those metro areas, there's some really nice, beautiful isolated beachfront places--like Montezuma it seems.

Have fun on the rest of your journey to find (and enjoy) those perfect surfing beaches in Costa Rica.

Melissa · 9 months ago

I have to go just to see the manta rays - I scuba dive, but still haven't seen any. Plenty of sting rays, but no mantas. Did you get any pics?

Michaela Potter · 9 months ago

I had dreams of becoming a surfer chick after viewing Blue Crush for the very first time - and every time after that - despite the fact I have a lousy sense of balance. I did lots of research into the perfect surf camp and found it of all places advertised on the t-shirt of a NYC bartender.

That would be Witch's Rock Surf Camp in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. I was originally looking into Surf Camps in Mal Pais but read that the waves were much better for beginners in Tamarindo. It seems that they only offer packages now, so financially it may not be the most affordable option. But the town is bustling and I'm sure there are plenty of lower cost options there as well.

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Graham · 9 months ago

Jaco sounds really ... unique. On the other hand the water taxi sounds like it was a lot of fun. I can only imagine the scenery and views you had. I wish, wish, wish I could see manta rays like that in the wild. I cant help but chuckle at the thought of the (I'm guessing) very ridiculous man as he tried to get back in his room with the prostitutes. Ha!

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nomadicmatt · 9 months ago

Jaco is a dirty dirty place. But lovely picture

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Fly Girl · 9 months ago

Pura vida indeed. I'd heard all the protests about Jaco and was hoping they weren't true. Oh well, the water taxi does sound like fun.

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