Pura Vida

A Happy Thanksgiving weekend to everyone back home! No turkey was eaten by our team here in Costa Rica, but no worries. The local food here- rice, beans and usually some sort of fleshy protein has been rather excellent- and every food shack worth its tamales has HOT SAUCE. Yeah buddy!




There are a few extra tips that we've gleaned from our few days here in CR that anyone not native to tropical locales might benefit from:

Rule 1- It ain't going to dry. Doesn't matter what it is. If it's here, it's damp and its going to be that way FOREVER.

Rule 2- At night, don't sit near walls. Giant, winged grasshopppers launch themselves at walls and fall onto unsuspecting tourists sitting below. Shrieking ensues.

Rule 3- Avoid walking near bright lights and street lamps. (For reasons also involving giant flying grasshoppers).

Rule 4- Watch where you step. Those beach side horseback rides have hazardous side effects.

Rule 5- Too humid to make more rules. Nap.



We've been surfing a few times. While undeniably a contact sport (at least at this early stage, we crawl out of the surf riddled with a variety of board induced rashes, bruises, cracked nails, and one purpled toe), there's also a lot of lounging around on the board waiting for the next swell and sometimes even riding a wave to glory. Hoping to have a good day on the waves this afternoon when the tide comes in.
Will report back...

Back on the Road

Hooo, it's been a while since I updated on the adventure, but with good reason. We spent the last few months doing the best thing ever, shooting OFF SEASON. The preparation and post-shoot recovery led us back and forth to Florida, where we scored many props and wardrobe at various second hand stores and then crashed for a few days as we planned the next move. The actual shoot took place primarily at a beautiful but chilly windswept beach on Long Island. None of us have ever worked so hard in such a concentrated span, but from the looks of the footage, we've got all the makings of a great film.

But as for what is happening now! We scored a flight to Costa Rica and are currently based in a town called Tamarindo on the Nicoya Peninsula, which is in the northwest region of the country, right on the beautiful Pacific Ocean. After an epic travel day on Monday involving an easy flight and a very long bus journey, we've settled right in. Yesterday, we took our first ever surfing lesson. I won't go as far as to say that it was easier than I thought, but I was thrilled to be able to get up consistently and even catch a wave or two on my own (without the instructor pushing my board up to speed). I partly attribute this facility in rising, weirdly, to yoga. Transitioning from lying on your board, to rising up, to jumping into position, to maintaining balance is very similar to going from upward dog, into a bendy-kneed warrior 2, while on a floaty board, of course.

Going to try again today without an instructor to see if our beginner's luck holds out, and will hopefully have a few photos to share.