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Los Angeles Days 25 and 26 Santa Monica and Venice Beach

Jog in Costa Rica We got up around 7 and started the day with a jog along the beach, we jogged around 6km round trip along the beach back to the accomodation. My lack of stretching, rolling and gym finally caught up with me at about the 3km mark when a knot formed in my…

September 29, 2025 in Adventure, Beach Culture, Travel Latin America.

Puerto Rico Days 21 and 22 Isabela and Aguadilla.

Departing Colombia We got at around 5am had a quick shower and then ate some breakfast that Diego had prepared. Breakfast consisted of a big bowl of fruit with some yogurt over the top. The whole family was up to see us off including Erica, Juan and Sarah. Charlie rocked up, as we were going…

September 8, 2025 in Adventure, Beach Culture, Surfing, Travel Latin America.

El Salvador Day 12 El Tunco

Waves before breakfast We got up reasonably early and headed down for surf. I took the first shift and caught a few waves close in from the point. Once again there were a lot of people in the water, so I hung in close and caught the crumbs. Having said that they were still a…

July 12, 2025 in Adventure, Beach Culture, Languages, Spanish, Surfing, Travel Latin America.

Los Angeles Day 1 Manhattan Beach

It was Christmas morning 2024 and we were up reasonably early, we kick started the day with some yoga and a unit of Duolingo, well I did, Christine had a bit of a sleep in. We ate a hearty breakfast of wontons and cereal and then packed the last few pieces of clothing. Around a…

January 30, 2025 in Adventure, Beach Culture, Travel Latin America.

Philippines Day 11 The last Day in Siargao

Board Repairs at Harana and a Surf Session We were up relatively early and made our way over to the surf shop to see if the boards were ready. We arrived just as everyone was leaving to head down for a surf. It turned out that Mike was still there, just in the back working…

September 21, 2024 in Adventure, Travel Philippines.

Philippines Adventure Day 10 Magpupungko Rock Pools

Early morning surf session Christine and I got up early and made our way down to the beach break near the Harana Surf Resort. It had been raining on and off all night long. When we arrived at the break there were still a few fun ones around just like yesterday evening. Christine was a…

April 14, 2024 in Adventure, Beach Culture, Surfing, Travel Philippines.

Philippines Adventure Day 3 Sunset Bridge

Morning Surf Session We sent a message to Flo to find out when everyone wanted to meet up for a surf. When we didn’t receive a response, we ate some breakfast and then made our way over to Ocean 101. When we arrived we found that Scotty and Flo had already gone out. We made…

December 10, 2023 in Adventure, Beach Culture, Travel Philippines.

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