Caldera Jetty, Costa Rica

Before we get onto the matter of the Hurricane, currently a few hundred miles off the coast of Florida, a quick update on the results of the Costa Rica trip. 12 hours before we actually left, all of managed to talk ourselves into going on a hunt for beautiful waves in a beautiful place. That night visions of epic swells and deep barrels danced in our heads – as that is what we expected to find in that little Latin American paradise. While are expectations were far from met, let alone, exceeded, we still did what we could to make the most of it. Me behind the camera, sweltering on the hot beaches, and the Matt Bender and Mike Cao out on their boards, we traveled up and down the coast, trying out different breaks here and there. I am currently working on a little segment called The Costa Rica Experiment with the footage we compiled on the trip. Hopefully later next week I will have that ready for you bored, yet anxious eyes.

At the moment, I’m all packed up and ready to go on another hunt. This time much closer to home. As Irene makes here way up the eastern seaboard, so will will we. The first stop, Miami. Following in the wake of this Category 3 beast, or expectations are even higher than for Costa Rica – likely partially so in response to the results from Costa Rica itself. Possibly the best conditions on Florida’s Atlantic coast should provide us with some pretty beefy clips. Sta tuned.