Imagine arriving in Central America, having traveled for days from a small town in Western Australia. We were simply blown away by the vast differences. In many ways, the whole experience was incomparable to anything I had lived before.
We were here because our daughter and her boyfriend had been in Nicaragua for 6 months. They had been managing a surf club in San Juan del Sur and were responsible for cooking each night for the guests, teaching yoga, surfing, and managing the club’s operations. We met up with them at the end of their six-month contract so that we could take a road trip across Costa Rica together.
Over the five days we learned yoga, met the locals and went for early morning walks before it got too hot. My greatest memory is walking up the hill to the Artesano hotel cafe. Here, we spent a beautiful Sunday afternoon session. The views of the ocean were simply spectacular.
The Buena Vista Surf Club is located near Playa Madera, a 20 minutes drive north of San Juan del Sur. It’s a small, secluded, six cabaña, jungle eco-lodge which captivates the views of Playa Maderas. Here, you wake to the sounds of howler monkeys. The first time you hear them is quite frightening.
