Living in Essex, Surfing has never been a sport that i was able to fully emerse myself in. We are lucky enough to have plenty of open stretches of water in this region that we can Paddle Board, WakeBoard and Windsurf, But when it comes to Surf-able Waves you wont find any. Yep, Essex is FLAT!
Usually i would be spending at least 2 weeks of my Winter holiday time Snowboarding. But i thought this year was going to be different. This year i want to be somewhere hot, with my Surfboard under my arm not having to worry about wearing a Wetsuit. So i booked a flight to Costa Rica and waited for March to arrive.
I had already been religiously researching my trip. Looking for the best places to stay with good tuition, with waves that wasnt going to kill me. As far as my Surfing experience goes, i still class myself as a newbie. I had already had roughly two weeks of Surfing in Portugal and i had definitley progressed in that time, catching and riding Green Waves. But still felt as though i needed a bit of guidance, so i felt like staying at a Surf Camp was going to be my best bet.
I had already treated myself to a new Torq Surfboard. Something easy to Paddle, with loads of volume. I went for a 8ft Mini Longboard, as i felt like that was the style of Surfing that i was aiming for. I had already used it once in Portugal, but the waves were very steep and dumpey and i spent alot of time getting smashed by Waves on my head.
We stayed at a great Surf Camp in the Guanacaste region of Costa Rica, Rapture Surf Camp based at Avellenas Beach.
