Skype with Jake’s Class
December 2011Jake video chatted with his class back home in Colorado and told them about surfing and the tides. It took real effort back in 2011, and it was worth it.… Read the story Keep Reading!
2011-12-14
Rain, Sand & Surf
December 2011A day off from surf school meant surfing on our own while the kids built a giant sand city. Then came a rare dry season rain shower in Tamarindo.… Read the story Keep Reading!
2011-12-14
Surfing
December 2011After a lifetime of skiing and watching clueless tourists, Erin found out what it feels like to be the beginner. A short, honest note on learning to surf.… Read the story Keep Reading!
2011-12-12
Higglytown and Homework
December 2011Disney shows dubbed in Spanish turned into accidental language lessons. How we started an hour a day of school for our kids in our first week in Tamarindo.… Read the story Keep Reading!
2011-12-12
Ceviche
December 2011We asked our kids to try something new every day. Jacob took one bite of Erin’s ceviche in Tamarindo and kept asking for more. The other two? Not so much.… Read the story Keep Reading!
2011-12-12
Bigger Waves
December 2011The waves doubled in size and surfing got real. Our kids got frustrated for the first time, and we spent plenty of time tumbling in the washing machine.… Read the story Keep Reading!
2011-12-12
Surfing, Broncos and Chinese Food
December 2011Our first lazy Sunday in Tamarindo, with a Costa Rica grocery run and our first surf session without our coaches. Lesson one: surfboards are heavy.… Read the story Keep Reading!
2011-12-12
Community
December 2011Five days in Tamarindo and we’d met people who already felt like friends. The locals and travelers who made Costa Rica feel like home so fast.… Read the story Keep Reading!
2011-12-10
Laundry at the Backwash and the Marlin Del Rey
December 2011Doing laundry in Tamarindo, Costa Rica: what the laundromat cost, how it worked, and a few shopping lessons from our first weeks in town.… Read the story Keep Reading!
2011-12-10
Ahhh.. the Weekend
December 2011One week in, I handled a work crisis between surf sessions on spotty internet. There were meltdowns too, but Costa Rica beat every expectation we had.… Read the story Keep Reading!
2011-12-10
Yoga – CRSI style
December 2011Twelve monkeys showed up during our morning yoga. Erin on her first yoga class in Costa Rica, and the day the excitement wore off and the kids crashed.… Read the story Keep Reading!
2011-12-09
Playa Langosta
December 2011Sunburned, sore and happy. Erin on day two of surf camp, how each of our kids took to the waves, and a sunset walk above Playa Langosta near Tamarindo.… Read the story Keep Reading!
2011-12-07
A few photos from Day 2
December 2011A few photo highlights from our second day living in Tamarindo, Costa Rica, back in December 2011 when surfing and beach life were brand new to us.… Read the story Keep Reading!
2011-12-07
Matt’s reflections on learning to surf
December 2011Popping up on a surfboard is hard when you’re a big guy. Here’s the one tip from my surf coach in Tamarindo that finally got me up and riding waves.… Read the story Keep Reading!
2011-12-07
Surfing
December 2011After a water safety lesson in the pool, all five of us paddled out for our first surf session in Tamarindo. Then Ben said something we’ll never forget.… Read the story Keep Reading!
2011-12-06
Luna Llena
December 2011Erin’s take on Luna Llena, the quirky little bungalow that was our Tamarindo home for the first month. Pure Costa Rica charm, with a pet gecko included.… Read the story Keep Reading!
2011-12-06
Reflections on Day One in Tamarindo
December 2011Our first 24 hours in Tamarindo started with a missing bag and a lot of pantomime, and ended with all five of us trying to surf for the very first time.… Read the story Keep Reading!
2011-12-06
Great Day!
December 2011Sun up to sun down, two flights and a dark drive from Liberia to Tamarindo. Erin’s recap of our travel day to Costa Rica with three kids (and no puking).… Read the story Keep Reading!
2011-12-06
Holy Cow. We’re actually here.
December 2011Less than 12 hours in Costa Rica and we already had stories. Our quick first impressions of Tamarindo, from wild highway rides to the friendliest people.… Read the story Keep Reading!
2011-12-06
Guess What I’m Doing?
December 2011A blizzard outside, kids asleep and our departure for Costa Rica almost here. So what was Erin doing on our last night home? Laundry, of course.… Read the story Keep Reading!
2011-12-04