Fun Dip

Fun Dip

Dec 18, 2014 | Surfing

Last year my friend and I switched surfboards for a couple of waves while out surfing. Off went my 9’4″ longboard and underneath me was a potato chip of a surfboard, a 5’11”. To put this into perspective, I am almost 6 feet tall and up until...
H-OLA Love

H-OLA Love

Nov 2, 2014 | Surf Science, Surfing

H-OLA. Hello? Ola? W-A-V-E-S!!! If you are a frequent peruser of Samba to the Sea, then you most likely have deduced that I am obsessed with A) chasing sunsets, B) standing on my head, C) hiding behind my Nikon DSLR, and last-but-not-least, Z) twinkle-toeing. And in...
Gone Fishing

Gone Fishing

Sep 7, 2014 | Costa Rica

Time. It seems to stand still and magically disappear at the same time here in Costa Rica. Besides a passing rain shower in rainy season, it is sunny and hot practically every day. Today is September 7th and I can’t believe that the year is more than half over....
Surf-a-versary

Surf-a-versary

Jun 6, 2014 | Costa Rica, Surfing, Time of Your Life

  Frothy Miss Frothy-pants. Three years after my first wipeout and I am still am in love with this sport. Head over heels enough that I call my home surf break Tamarindo my boyfriend, Avellanas my lover, and Ollie’s Point my dirty little secret. Crazy...

Dances With Waves

May 17, 2014 | Costa Rica, Endless Summer, Surfing

My heart races. I feel the rhythm of the wave surge through my body and it tingles with excitement. I close my eyes and I am there, submerged in the ocean dancing with waves; dropping in, feeling the power of the wave, twinkle-toeing, and making butter turns. The...