BEprojects asked:

offshore sailing with dolphins from the Cook Islands to Vancouver

lunabear7474 asked:

S/V Shannon is a CT49, designed by Kaufman & Ladd. She is sometimes referred to as a Tawanize Swan. We are sailing around Point Elena in about 40+ knots of wind. We are flying a storm jib, stay sail and double reefed main. Because these winds are “offshore”, the waves are relatively small, but, are close together and steep faced. We can find this wind 4-5 months of the year and teach you to sail in extreme conditions with warm weather. More info in the video and our web site; http://www.flamingobeachcr.com Check us out!

David Stevens asked:


Costa Rica is bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the south-southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, and the Caribbean Sea to the east. Costa Rica is home to a rich variety of plants and animals. While the country has only about 0.1% of the worlds landmass, it contains 5% of the worlds biodiversity. About 23% of the country is composed of protected forests and reserves.

Costa Rica is a wonderful country to go volunteering. There are a lot of volunteer projects for you available in Costa Rica. You can join a volunteer teaching program with children in orphanages or do conservation volunteering or turtle conservation volunteering in National Parks.

Volunteering as a teacher in Costa Rica includes working with children in homes for abandoned children, community homes, schools and day-care centres for low income families and so on. The children in homes for abandoned children, community homes, schools and day-care centres come from low income families. The volunteer work involves organizing educational and recreational activities for the children, helping the institution workers with the care of the children and other daily activities, and assisting the teachers in the schools. You can teach in the capital San Jose or in other cities.

Conservation Volunteer Programs in Costa Rica are very popular. The conservation volunteering work is based in National Parks throughout the country. There are volunteering projects available in different National Parks and Natural Reserves located on the coasts, in the mountains, near volcanoes. The work involves conservation and maintenance of the park, assisting park visitors and any other specific activities or projects that each park has during the year.

You can also volunteer in the Turtle Conservation Projects. Costa Ricans have established various conservation and sustainable development programs to protect sea turtles visiting our Pacific and Caribbean coasts. The National Park will provide volunteers with basic accommodations and three meals per day. Park rangers will assign volunteer work, facilities and materials. Some of the volunteer work includes: making or maintaining trails, guiding park visitors, setting up signs, watching over ranger stations, patrolling, animal protection, construction and maintenance of park facilities, including cooking and cleaning facilities.

Costa Ricans have established various conservation and sustainable development programs to protect sea turtles visiting our Pacific and Caribbean coasts. Refuges were created to protect important nesting sites for the Pacific olive ridley, leatherback, green turtles and occasionally hawksbill turtle.

Working with turtles is a marvellous, unforgettable experience. However, this is not an experience for everyone. Volunteers who wish to help save the endangered sea turtles must remember this is hard work. Most of the work is at night, between the hours of 8pm and 4am in the dark, on soft, wet sand.

Sometimes volunteers will be asked to work both during the day and at night. Work might include night patrol and daytime hatchery monitoring. Night patrols will take place under the rain, even when there are a few or no turtles nesting.

Wether you go to Costa Rica to volunteer as a teacher or to help in the conservation of sea turtles, it will be an unforgettable experience!

smilex100pre asked:

Juan and Frances sailing on beautiful San Diego pacific ocean

Angie A asked:


I’ve had a very hectic year and want to get away to a serene, calm, and beautiful tropical place for a week. I found good deals on both Costa Rica and St Lucia, and this would be for the last week of January. I can’t decide which one to pick. I definitely need some relaxation time, so I want my vacation to be free of spring breakers, noisy kids, lots of crowds, etc… Which should I pick? Please don’t just write one or two words: tell me why you think the place you chose will be better, etc. Thank you.

aingealmaryn asked:


I’m heading to Costa Rica this weekend… flying into Liberia then driving to Playa Flamingo in the Guanacaste area. So far in boking our car and hotel online it’s been in USD. Do I need to exchange money before I go to Costa Rican colones or do places take USD?