Riding on the Right Board

Riding on the Right Board

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Surfboard Shopping Guide. Experienced surfers work with their shaper to come up with just the right board or boards to use for different types of wave conditions and breaks. It’s not just a simple matter of...

Surf Adventure: The Road and Swell Point South

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] Surf Adventure Surf Trek with CHE: When the Road and Swell Point South.  I woke at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, and finally rose at 3 a.m. with one of several alarms that I set in five-minute intervals. Before a surf...
Surfing On Concrete

Surfing On Concrete

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Surfing and skateboarding are so similar. This sport is picking up considerably in rural Costa Rica regions. Instead of falling into water, the skateboarder has unforgiving concrete to deal with. The activity...
Endless Summer, Endless Surf Spots

Endless Summer, Endless Surf Spots

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]As many Howler readers are aware from past articles about Tamarindo surf legend Robert August, the 1994 movie Endless Summer II secured Costa Rica’s place thereafter as one of the top surf destinations on the...
Surf Spot – Playa Tamarindo

Surf Spot – Playa Tamarindo

[vc_row full_width=”full_width”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Tamarindo is much more than just a surf spot. Tamarindo is a happening beach town full of shops, restaurants and bars. Add to that the mix of cultures, languages and people,...