I've mentioned the Sailing Center in passing, but it should be noted that these guys are sweethearts. Though they might regard us privately as "oh no, them again," Justin and Rene (and we've recently met Jeff- super nice) have been nothing but friendly faces. They greet us, advise us and endure our station camp, which is totally on their turf. Justin runs the sailing camp, and Nate raved one day about how nice a guy he was; "...apparently there is some buried treasure out there that the kids race to retrieve..." I was too shy to chat, but always got a warm hello from him.
Rene rented us a paddle board and helped Max fight his way over the waves. Rene was an excellent teacher, and soon became a friend. "Hola Rene!" yell the boys. He showed Max how to cut down coconuts, and would bring over open baby coconuts for Nate and me to drink. Agua Pipa delicioso. Any questions about the area, the ocean, the creepy crawlies that walked the beach might be answered by Rene, with mucho gusto. So much thanks to the Costa Rica Sailing Center, for hospitably adding to our stay; [http://costaricasailing.com/].
