Undecided - November CR

I had good luck with http://wild-rider.com/4x4-budget-car-rental/car-rental-rates/
They put better tires on them and they are better kept up tough vehicles. Plus no hidden costs and good service.
I have been there at that time of year a few times and there is plenty of swell. Good Luck.

 

I scored Salsa pretty good around Thanksgiving.

For a pure surf trip check out Mal Pais, can't go wrong there. Best spot in whole country in my opinion, and I've seen them all.

 

Couple of months ago we got a Toyota Fortuner (just like a forerunner but diesel) for $600 which included insurance . It was worth it. You will have to buy insurance, which was like $220 of that 6 hundo.

As far as places to go I would go to dominacal and take trips from there.

 

Car was through Enterprise and for one week.

There are tolls from SJO to the coast now.

 

I only went to CR once but we drove down to Dominical from SJ and that was also a cool drive.

 

Went with Vamos on the car rental. They were good, in my opinion.

 

1st trip to CR, looking for stuff to do with the wife when the surf is down. Looking at hiking tours to volcanos and waterfalls, 4X4 tours to other beaches, etc. You know...romantic stuff.

Obviously seeing lots of stuff online, but wondering if it's less expensive to:

a) make reservations online before arriving,
b) have the concierge at the hotel make arrangements and tip him/her accordingly, or
c) drive into Tamarindo from Avellanes and freeball it on the fly with one of the many locals who provide such services.

All opinions welcome

 

My Pops retired and bought a place about 7 miles away from Pavones, im going to see him again this winter and will be down there from December 16 to January 12. If anyone is in CR at this time I’m always down to link up for a session.

 

I've become very intrigued by the possibility of buying something really cheap in a place like Costa, as long as it's not in some ghetto area. I know I bring this up every few months, mostly about Hawaii, but it's getting to be time to put this into motion. I probably wouldn't be buying it personally, but my best friend would be, and we'd all go hang out there for a few months a year, as we both only work from September-April/May, outside of a couple weeks in the Summer and we have a whole lot of downtime. By cheap, I mean $400k USD or something. It's a cheaper alternative to Oahu, and he could always use the place as a vacation rental during the Winter, when we're unable to use it, due to work commitments. It would pay for itself, if he could do that.

Just an idea and kicking around some tires. Oahu is the ultimate goal. We've been talking about it a lot, lately. Costa has bupkis for swell in the months that we're off, so it's probably not as desirable or realistic, even though it's cheaper.

 

If Oahu is your ultimate goal, caution on buying in CR. Buying property should be easy. However, selling it--way harder, and you may have to sell way lower than what you paid for it, and that is money you could use towards Oahu.
just opinion. Good luck no matter how you decide to go.

 

Go talk to my boys Joseya and Roche at Las Olas Cabinas in Avellanes...They can hook you up with everything you need. Roche is the owner of Las Olas and is an awesome guy with a fantastic staff.

Pura Vida amigo!!!

 

make sure you factor in the maintenance you will have to do if you own a house in CR. the jungle always wants its cleared land back and the moisture eats away thing. If your not around to do it yourself hiring someone who will actually show up and do the work to your satisfaction might prove more trouble than its worth. you might be better off renting for a few months to see if its really worth it

 

Pavones is like the wild west. Most places won't get stripped like that

 

400k will get you an outhouse on oahu.

 

As someone else mentioned something about saving more money for your HI home, id follow that advice. My old man lives on some beach front in zancudo, and probably wont be coming back for a long time. definitely in the jungle as well, seems to me like you've done a bit more due diligence toward your Oahu project, and if the swell window lines up with your vacation time that would be a no brainer . best of luck

 

Gracias muchisimo senor Imperial, es muy amable.

Pura Vida, y que te vaya bien mi amigo.

 

Have you considered just cutting you loses and buying a nice peice of property in the most exotic area around (with the best waves): Belmar, NJ

 

nice !