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justhookit

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  1. Pretty sure that’s really just the southern part of Tamarindo. Lots of tourists. Good food and drink spots. It’s very dry in that area and hot, not as much wildlife as the central and southern parts of the country. Some really nice beaches within a 30 minute drive that are considered the best beaches in all of CR. The main Tamarindo beach is just ok, I didn’t venture all the way down to what they call the Langosta beach so not sure how it is.
  2. @wild_turkey one place I always seem to forget about in Manuel Antonio might be perfect. https://www.losaltosresort.com If yall end up in Manuel Antonio we will buy y’all some drinks at the marina or somewhere. Wish I was more help in the Tamarindo and northern area but I’ve only been up there twice.
  3. Maybe I misread what you are looking for, but also it sounds like you don’t want to do the drive to Manuel Antonio (there’s also a 15 minute flight on Sansa that works if you can coordinate arrival time with their schedule). But yes, CR is a great place to relax like midtown said. Tamarindo is much busier and touristy than Manuel Antonio but probably has more options for you with easier beach access. CR has some of the most beautiful beaches in the world, but those aren’t really close to most of the resort and resort towns. the Tamarindo public beach is just ok, but Playa Conchal and a few others nearby are great.
  4. The bolded part is exactly why people go to CR and love it, so I think you’ve already answered your own question. Obviously I love CR and Tulemar but there are a bunch of other options in the Manuel Antonio area for resorts. Most aren’t going to fit what it sounds like you are looking for though. Same really goes for Tamarindo. It sounds like if you want to stick with CR you’d be happier at one of the high end resorts north of there - the W, Westin, Four Seasons, etc.
  5. This was Thursday. 2/3 on blue marlin, 4/7 sails, lots of tuna. IMG_5615.mov
  6. I’ll put you on a marlin on fly and you will probably piss your pants. At Hobby now, hopefully Port A by midnight. Long day we caught the puddle jumper out of Quepos at 9:30 this morning. I’ll be in touch this week.
  7. Sometimes seems like nobody actually lives there. Population is around 3800 I think. The short term rental thing has gotten out of control though.
  8. Haha I probably know most of them. Virginia is good people though. Most of the locals live in RV parks, but Port A did build the new apartments called Paladium for some low income housing. The current housing situation in Port A is bad and unsustainable. It’s really, really, really hard to hire decent help in the service industry.
  9. Hope you tipped Virginia well. I’m still not used to the new location. I’m still in Costa Rica but will be back in Port A in a week.2 months at “home” and then straight back to CR for most of the summer.
  10. I think it’s a fairly good time to buy. The market definitely seems softer than it was the first 2 years after Covid. I’m currently in the process of buying something. They are struggling a little bit with the cartel violence but so far it really isn’t spilling into the general public or tourists. But I’m definitely a little more cautious about where and what time of day I go somewhere than I was even just last year.
  11. Yeah we ended up 4/5 on sailfish the other day and 0/2 on blues and I would have been thrilled with that back when I had my boat in Port A. But for here it was by far our worst day of the season. Most days we are getting about 30ish billfish bites, a few days in the high teens and a few days with 45+. Tournament coming up on Saturday and hopefully the fishing picks up again. I fish out of Marina Pez Vela in Quepos. Los Suenos about an hour north of here is good too.
  12. August works and yeah that’s still prime season. I’ll shoot you a text.
  13. Welp slow start. Raised one sailfish and one blue marlin. Caught the sail but jumped the blue off. edit- and 5 minutes after the post we just raised another blue. Blind bite on the flat rod ballyhoo but didn’t hook up. Good sign though, that’s 2 in less than 2 hours and we’ve only seen 6 all year. As good as the marlin bite was last sailfish season, this year has been really slow for blues but great for sailfish. Definitely the best sailfish season since ‘21.
  14. And a few drone shots from the last few weeks portafino sail 3:26.mov 8948038c-f9db-425d-bfbc-d30c33337769.mp4
  15. Current situation heading out for another day of fishing. Just a little under 3 weeks left on the winter sailfish season, then back home until the last part of June. @troph that’s marlin season and we will be in CR from late June until mid September.
  16. I mean we don’t even have to look away from our former teams to see that yes, players can improve their shot drastically while in college or after when they hit the NBA. I have no idea if Mitchell will do it, but to write off a player with his athleticism is a weird take. I definitely would like to see him back next year. Hunter too for what it’s worth.
  17. I think of Spaghetti Warehouse as more of an 80’s thing and like you I’m not sure I ever even ate there. Mezzaluna (which I loved) opened in what ‘89 or so? There was also a good older Italian place near the Back 40 bar. City Grill was another good downtown restaurant. Man looking back it’s amazing how limited the options were.
  18. Haven for Hope in San Antonio houses close to 2000 individuals, provides a shitload of services including mental health, medical, dental, clothing, relocation, etc., but Austin is somehow better? Come on dude.
  19. Family friend was killed by one of his bulls he was trying to move into a new pasture. Not sure if a gun would have helped him or not.
  20. Don’t think that shooting was so random. Spring Break attracts a really bad crowd these days, especially down around the mile markets where it happened.
  21. Lol we do not need to win 2 games to get in.
  22. That’s exactly what I kept telling my math professors. They didn’t listen to me either.
  23. It’s a bat shit crazy person.
  24. So many people in CR now are bitching about how expensive CR has gotten. Those prices on that menu look pretty similar to what I am seeing here. Overall did you find it a lot cheaper than CR or pretty similar?
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