Archive for July, 2009

adrift

July 24th, 2009

We've been on the boat for 8 days now. Today the swell is peaking,there are some pretty big waves passing under the boat as we cruisetowards Drake Bay (located on the north side of the Osa Peninsula). Alot has happened in the last week, and up until now I've only sent afew quick blurbs from my phone while I had cell coverage. Lets seehow typing on this laptop works out, and then let's see how …

Day 4 on the boat

July 19th, 2009

Day 4 on the boat. Since we departed Tamarindo, we have surfed fun waves in Nosara, Camaronal, somewhere in the Gulf of Nicoya (where supposedly there are no waves they say), Playa Hermosa, some remote beachbreak near the Boca Damas, and now here in Quepos. GPS waypoints recorded for the trip. Lots of fishing, huge Mahi Mahis, Mackerals, even a 100 pound Sailfish we caught on 15 pound test line. Needless to say we've eaten …

Larry lands the first fish on the new boat

July 16th, 2009

surf trip essentials

July 16th, 2009

Family time before the surf tour

July 15th, 2009

This family portrait brought to you by CRsurf.com

I guess I have a dog now

July 14th, 2009

Otis named him Shaka, he is the newest addition to the Walsh family. I guess this is what happens when you tell your wife you're going surfing on a boat trip for an unspecified amount of time.

Reboot

July 12th, 2009

I am back, but only to tell you that I am leaving. I have been meaning to blog for weeks, and as more time goes by I think that I should write more, but then I think about how I hate long emails and blogs, how it makes my mind wander, so let me just summarize. I bought a boat. A yacht really. WRSC is now in the overnight surf charter business. I'm leaving this …