Wife Approved Surf Trip

Yeah I had one of them in the mid 80's wife approves... went to Cosat Rica for a month. Both sides with the boyzz salsa brave and all. 25 years later.. what matters more ??? I'm divorced 5 years ago . Take what you can get now mate ! Love your children because surfing and marriage don't mix. All the guys I see in PR every winter... maybe you will be lucky 1 in a 100 .. If I could do it all over again marriage is a crock of scheitza.. and in NJ getting the big D suxs even worse. But you only live once so surf your brains out

 

Another one for nosara. Its a mellow town with good restaurants and consistsant waves. The dirt roads still give it that rustic feel and the locals are great. Been going there for 15 yrs with the wife. Clean safe soft sand beaches with lots of cool shells keep her busy while I'm in the water.

 

Here's another view... I stayed at Las Flores, which is down below, directly in front of the break. This place is epic! Shhhhh... don't tell anyone!

 

santa teresa, CR.

 

to the guys that have surfed las flores, what are the crowds like and what time of year you guys go?

 

Best part about CR is exploring. The whole Nicoya peninsula has lots of offer, but another +1 for Nosara -- especially if she's not into surfing. Also, May is the beginning of the rainy season so July is likely to be wetter. It's usually only afternoon/evening showers but still worth thinking about.

 

I stayed in those dumpy concrete barracks right on the wave at Flores when I was there. 10$ for me and my wife. SUPER basic but they have a fridge full of beer and the family is super nice and they cook up some insane food. Much more of a local vibe. SICK waves. Zunzal has indeed changed a lot. The last time I was there was three years ago. There are some extremely nice hotels for under 20$ a night and a nice traveler scene there with some great restaurants. Your wife would really like Posada Luna. Its right on the river with a nice pool and good people. There is also Horizontes in El Zonte. The cool thing about Zonte and Tunco is you can be at a few other spots in 10 minutes. Las Flores is really remote. The town it is next to is pretty depressing and it was one of the hardest hit areas during the civil war that lasted over a decade. All of the advice about CR is true, but everyone does that...adventure time?

they have commodius rooms!!! : http://lunasurfingelsalvador.com/ingles.htm

Flores can get crowded as hell these days and there isn't much of a take off point. Just hope there isn't a crew of 20 brazileros there when you are there. And of course.....El Mango!

 

Bro I agree 100% been having great trips since my divorce 5yrs ago! You only live once but why the F@ck did we get married in the 1st place. ugh... live and learn and the young guys r still gettting married and ruining what would be some awesome yrs of thier lives. I am stoked on being divorced and in my 40's.. I have got great trips ahead of me and life is good!!

 

ok so when I was married I had a couple of good trips wife didnt surf so I had to surf dawn patrol and again after she was entertained she will probably still be a little dissapionted if the waves r pumpin cause you will be amped and do 3 sessions at least a few days but here is a short list of places that she would be ok with and youll still score! in order of her happiness and you scoring
#1 Portugal just go explore around stay in nice B&b's or whatever fairly cheap great waves so much history and touristy things to do while both exploring a new country. Was our best trip together.
#2 Costa Rica if she is into the 3rd world scene some chicks are not does she speak spanish? like to zip line and do some jungle tours whatever.. Will she be comforable sitting on the beach while you surf and have people try to talk to her or will she be scared? This goes for lots of places or will she need to stay a the hotel pool? Then your limited to exploring? Did a 2 week tours in cr but wife spoke spanish and was actuallly a big help. She liked it but didnt love it. She loved Portugal!
#3 Cabo I got great waves we did some partying sunset cruises drove to east cape up to Todos. Lots of Resturants and bars pretty cool trip if she like to party or just lay by a pool..
#4 Barbados sic waves stayed at Soup bowls the whole time so its remote but hooked up with other couples did some snorkeling and Booze cruise. Did the caverns..Malibu rum But really surfed my ass off! She probably will get bored.Its a small island good vibe but id go for a 4-5 day strike not a long 7+days
#5 Puerto Rica beautiful island lots to do and you dawn patrol before wind and crowds then spend the day with her this should be further up the list but I forgot its beens about 6yrs since iv been

So there its is you can successfilly do I wife surf trip gotta know ur wife! how she will react and if the waves r pumping she cant get pissy and bum u out by doing stupid stuff. I am so luv solo trips right now! Get to do whatever you feel like and meet new people and surf your brains out with out worrying so mayb you should do a trip with her a good compromise but assure that you will be allowed togot Cetral America on a solo or guy trip to strictly surf !

 

Amen, brother...all of my family and friends keep asking me why I'm not married...lol. Looks like i made the right decision.

 

+1, ad infinitum

 

Edit: HA! typed this before seeing Philo-sophers post at the same time.


April 16-24 last year. Crowds were a factor at Las Flores when it was firing at mid morning and late afternoon. Maybe 20 surfers, but the vibe was fine. You had to work SOME to get set waves but I'm pretty laid back when i travel, and I got plenty of good ones every session. At the non-peak times it got downright mellow.

Punta Mango is another wave we hit by taking a 20 minute Panga ride. Racier and barreling, most would say better than Las Flores. There were maybe 8-10 people out and it was firing the entire time. Super fun session. I heard others say that if two-three pangas showed up at once, Mango could get hectic.

I shot this sitting on my board out on the shoulder at Punta Mango. Pics dont do it justice. Its a dream wave.

 

Is that the older guy with the beard?

 

Perhaps this pic does Punta Mango a little more justice.

 

There were a few mornings when we counted 40 surfers at Las Flores.

 

descriptions about flores here are spot on. Except about it being expensive. If you want to keep it cheap you have the bare bones cinderblock units right on the point and a few similar ones in that back forested area. These are both SUPER basic but what the hell do you need besides a hammock and a few brews when you are 100ft from one of the best firing righties on this side of the world?

PS...not wife worthy !!!!

 

Thanks for the tip. I'm looking to stay at harbor reef in nosara. Although, I hear that playa guiones ( the beach breaks out front) tend to be softer, longboard beginner waves unless there's real size. Is this true? Anyone have input? I'm an intermediate/advanced surfer. I'm looking for a safe and fun part of costa that has consistent performance waves, as I'd be bringing my girlfriend. Thanks in advance.