Saying goodbye to Costa Rica

So a few days ago, my plan was to travel east to Puerto Viejo and hang on the Caribbean side for a few days before heading to San Jose to catch my flight to London. Unfortunately, this was going to mean saying adios to Luke, as he wanted to stay somewhere where he could surf (the Caribbean is not good this time of year apparently). Dallas, Luke, and I headed out to surf an evening high tide three days ago, but Dallas turned back because his shoulder was hurting and didn't think he could make it. So, we continued on to a new beach called Playa Grande. It's about a 30 minute walk, including a 5-minute paddle across an estuary.

When we got there, the surf was amazing. I was catching waves and feeling more comfortable than I ever had. The water was the warmest we'd seen. It had been sunny and hot all day, and slowly the sun drooped in the sky until the clouds above us lit up in bright orange and red. We surfed until dark, then paddled the estuary (which made us feel kind of like Navy SEALS, creeping through water at night in a strange country). I was so psyched on Playa Grande that I decided to stay, and Dallas was indifferent, so here I still am.
Yesterday I woke up at 8AM and surfed most of the day, then hung out on the beach the entire rest of the day.
Today I woke up at about 1030, surfed most of the day, then watched college football all day (including my Oregon Ducks beating ASU and BC losing to FSU, a great day for me).
Tomorrow is our last full day beach-wise. On the 5th we'll have to head into San Jose for the night and then catch our early flight on the 6th to London.
I'm going to write more tomorrow night about how I'm feeling, in the meantime I'm going to play some poker and then surf some faces tomorrow.

If you're in London, hit me up and we'll kick it. Gotta let me know soon, my time is running low everywhere I go!

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PS oh and Happy Birthday James! I tried calling you on Skype, I'm not sure if it went through or not because the internet here is very shaky, but I'll try again soon. I love you and hope your birthday was great!