New Years 2010!!!

New Years

Still illegal immigrants of Costa Rica we decided to hit land at Hermosa and Jaco. We celebrated New Years on the beach in Jaco surrounded a bonfire and hundreds of locals as an array of fireworks lit the sky. The light show consisted of high grade professional fireworks being set off by amateurs, some being successful, others no so much. We counted down to the New Year at least 10 times as no one seemed to have the ‘real’ time. Guided by our new Tica (Costa Rican girl) friend, Roxy, and accompanied by an amazing group of people including our mother who i swear is a saint, a great friend from home Liz Rapp who is the smartest person i know (and i know a lot of people), Nicky our new sailing strategist to Panama, and our little brother Tyler who brings a lot to the table.



Following New Years we decided to prove ourselves in the ocean and get barreled. We got hammered at Hermosa beach with over head high waves which tested our breath holding ability. The following day, we decided to hike to a waterfall in search of monkeys. Our hunt for monkeys proved unsuccessful but we were rewarded with 3 tiered waterfall which consecutivley leaped down after a nature walk through the jungle. Tempted to see more wildlife, we procured chicken legs and headed to the river.



We tempted dozens of crocidlies by dangling chicken legs on a string until inevitably the seasoned preditor stole our bait. The last couple days were spend surfing and exploring before we parted with our friends and family to concentrate our efforts on curing the wounds from the Papagyos. Work efficiency increased dramaticially with a beefed up crew including two new additions including the little brother and model (Tyler) and Bret's girlfriend Nikki whom we met in Mexico weeks prior. Repairing sails and fine-tuning the old diesel engine have consumed the last couple of days and we will depart for islas de tortugas tomorrow morning. As if Jaco and Hermosa were not vacation enough we look forward to more wildlife and adventure the gulfo de Nicoyo has to offer.