One of the blessings about being in the same place for an extended period of time is that you get to establish new friendships.  We have made a lot of new amigos de Costa Rica.

RumpleTeazer

Yep, that is the name of Sugar Shack’s sister boat that has been on the hard with us and is now located in the marina.  Her owner, Keith is from the UK and is very lovely.  He has sailed all over the world, around the Cape, and landed in Costa Rica about 2 months ago.  He is trying to sell his 43′ Catana and has been doing a lot of work to get her ready for the survey.

In between our boat projects we tend to meet up at the Captain’s Lounge in the marina where there is good wifi, AC, water, bathrooms, and snacks.  He mentioned that he was taking the new owner out for a sea trial and asked us if we wanted to tag along.  It was such a sweet gesture as he knows how hard it is to be land locked.

We had a wonderful day out on the water, got enough wind to put up full sails and just tooled around the inner bay.  Matt and I tried to be as useful as possible and worked the fenders, dock lines, raised the main, trimmed and tacked the sails and generally talked up Catana boats.

Freya – 65′ Sport Fishing Boat

We met “Freya’s” crew, a 65′ sport fishing yacht at the apartment as their boat is on the hard as well.  Patrick took us out for a Sunday Fun day since he had a car.  We drove to Domincal for a great lunch, some whale watching, and an afternoon out of Quepos.  We’ve had several nights of debauchery and truly enjoy his epic stories and jokes.

There were lots of surfers trying to catch the perfect wave.  We were told that this is a pretty challenging surf area with the rip tides, rocky shore, and big waves.  Of course I zoomed in for the photo so you can’t tell how big the wave actually is.

We headed back to Quepos and arrived just in time for sunset.  What a great way to be welcomed back into town.

Little did we know, Patrick is a great chef.  He decided to cook steak and pork chops along with roasted tomatoes, asparagus and rice.  It was totally delicious and we are fast becoming good amigos.

Quepos and Manuel Antonio are small towns so we often see our vendors and friends out and about as well….

• Dorit, Gizelle, and Reina from Manuel Antonio Estates (they work at the apartment where we are staying)
• Aracelio and his team from AG Marine
• Justin, James, and Carter from Marina Pez Vela
• Ben White from Bristol