Category Archives: Surf Trip to Central America

Ingrid and I drove from California to Panama, ending up in Pavones, Costa Rica. This is the tale of our road/surf trip down south covering a year and a half.

Red Tape – DMV Sucks

Posted on June 30, 2011 by dean

January 19, 2003. Didn’t go to the beach today, the waves were flat. I’ll delve into the horrors of bureaucracy at the DMV. We are having title problems because the DMV lost the title we sent to them. They cashed … Continue reading →

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A Slow Day – But great Mexican Food!

Posted on May 8, 2011 by dean

January 18, 2003 Called around today to find out that a new motor will cost between $1000 and $2600 depending on where we get it, not including labor. Also, the transmission will be between $500 and $1800, not including labor, … Continue reading →

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A Better Day

Posted on May 6, 2011 by dean

January 17, 2003 It started with a second opinion about our truck and ended with an evening with an old housemate from the Bubble house. In the middle was quite a nice surprise. While walking the cliffs overlooking the glassy, … Continue reading →

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How it All Began – The Surf Trip that turned into our Surf Camp

Posted on February 1, 2011 by dean

In January of 2003, Ingrid and I quit our jobs, sold our cars and all our stuff, flew to California, bought a truck and a callen camper, tricked out the camper shell with new walls, a bed, cabinets, fans, lights, … Continue reading →

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The Plot Thickens

Posted on January 16, 2003 by dean

So we thought it couldn’t get any worse. It did. We took the truck to a transmission guy, who wouldn’t touch it until we had the engine fixed. We took it to the engine guy, and he says, ” Sell … Continue reading →

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Ready?

Posted on January 15, 2003 by dean

January 15, 2003 We got our bags, finally, and of course the only bag that was torn was the board bag. 🙁  Luckily the boards themselves were free from harm.  Today the sun was out, the winds light, but the … Continue reading →

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