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m&p products · 01-28-2013, 09:56 AM

my guess is that we are the only ones to know what 177 is the number on a
Mini Cooper race car do we win the points? stay safe!

flyingdutchman177 · 01-28-2013, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by m&p products

my guess is that we are the only ones to know what 177 is the number on a
Mini Cooper race car do we win the points? stay safe!

Lol
I knew you would know.
It was the number of the winning Mini Cooper in the 1967 Monte Carlo Rally.
You get the million points. Ten million more and you win a well used set of tires

flyingdutchman177 · 01-28-2013, 10:49 AM

I am just killing time here in Playa Carmen, Costa Rica.
I went surfing this morning. Perfect conditions
Water temp......85 degrees
Light off shore wind
Surf was about 5 to 6 feet
Nice fast peaks breaking both left and right.
I can see how people come here to visit and end up staying.
It's perfect here
Well almost perfect........
First, it's expensive here
Food is really costly, even at the market
And then there is the dust
the roads are not paved and the dust is really bad. People walk around with masks on here.
Costa Rica, please use some the money you get from over charging people here on paving the roads in town.
Otherwise......it's perfect

Bgunn · 01-28-2013, 08:18 PM

Had a frosty ride down to Guerrero Negro, thawing out and catching up with your trip.
I envy your weather. Was in CR last Feb and had a good time traveling around. Liked it but was priced about like home.

But the clima is muy bien.....Good waves and warm water

flyingdutchman177 · 01-29-2013, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Bgunn

Had a frosty ride down to Guerrero Negro, thawing out and catching up with your trip.
I envy your weather. Was in CR last Feb and had a good time traveling around. Liked it but was priced about like home.

But the clima is muy bien.....Good waves and warm water

Did you go to GN to see the whales?
I can't think of any other reason to be there

flyingdutchman177 · 01-29-2013, 03:33 AM

I forgot how much fun surfing is. And the waves here are great. I surfed both Mal Pais and Santa Teresa. Both days were 6 feet plus. The faces were 10 feet. I got some very memorable rides. But the one that I will remember most was the wave that took me for a ride. I was paddling back out after riding a wave and a big set came in. The first wave held me under the water for quite a while and took my breath away. And then I came up for air and there was an even bigger wave just about to break on me. I paddled hard to get over the top of the wave but it was more powerful than I thought. The wave lifted me up and pitched me over the falls. I could feel my body free falling down the face of the wave. Then I could feel the water water thrashing my body around under water at the bottom. Then, it was like I was in a washing machine, and the wave was still not done with me. It picked me back up again and threw me down again, this time slamming my body against the bottom of the ocean. It held me there for a bit. I was completely out of breath at that point and needed some air. When you are under water, you don't know which way is up. But since I was on the bottom, I pushed up with my legs and made my way to the surface for some air. Fortunately, the wave set was over and I was able to paddle back out for more.

flyingdutchman177 · 01-29-2013, 03:37 AM

Playa Santa Teresa

flyingdutchman177 · 01-29-2013, 03:38 AM

Hummmmmmm.........I wonder if I could carry one of these on my bike..........

flyingdutchman177 · 01-29-2013, 03:40 AM

Sunset at Santa Teresa

flyingdutchman177 · 01-29-2013, 03:44 AM

Montezuma is a hippy town on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. There is no surf here but there is a cool river with some waterfalls and swim holes to play in

Here is the lower falls. It is about 100 feet . Too high to jump from but it has a nice pool to swim in

flyingdutchman177 · 01-29-2013, 03:47 AM

Here is the middle falls. To get there, you have to climb up the side of the waterfall using roots and anything else you can to pull yourself up

You can jump from this waterfall in to the deep pool below. It is 45 feet and it hurts a bit when you hit the water.

flyingdutchman177 · 01-29-2013, 03:48 AM

Here is the upper falls

flyingdutchman177 · 01-29-2013, 03:49 AM

Here I am swimming in the middle pool after my jump.

flyingdutchman177 · 01-29-2013, 03:52 AM

CLICK ON THE PICTURE TO WATCH THE VIDEO

It shows the middle and lower waterfalls from a really cool prospective.

flyingdutchman177 · 01-29-2013, 03:54 AM

I ran in to a group of guys doing a 7 day tour on dirt bikes here in Costa Rica. It made me miss doing my Baja tours

01-28-2013, 08:18 PM	#1099
Bgunn Sand seeker Joined: Apr 2004 Location: Spokane County, Wa. Oddometer: 1,103	Remembering the dust Had a frosty ride down to Guerrero Negro, thawing out and catching up with your trip. I envy your weather. Was in CR last Feb and had a good time traveling around. Liked it but was priced about like home. But the clima is muy bien.....Good waves and warm water __________________ Everybody's on the run

01-29-2013, 03:33 AM	#1101
flyingdutchman177 ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2012 Oddometer: 1,831	Costa Rica Surfing I forgot how much fun surfing is. And the waves here are great. I surfed both Mal Pais and Santa Teresa. Both days were 6 feet plus. The faces were 10 feet. I got some very memorable rides. But the one that I will remember most was the wave that took me for a ride. I was paddling back out after riding a wave and a big set came in. The first wave held me under the water for quite a while and took my breath away. And then I came up for air and there was an even bigger wave just about to break on me. I paddled hard to get over the top of the wave but it was more powerful than I thought. The wave lifted me up and pitched me over the falls. I could feel my body free falling down the face of the wave. Then I could feel the water water thrashing my body around under water at the bottom. Then, it was like I was in a washing machine, and the wave was still not done with me. It picked me back up again and threw me down again, this time slamming my body against the bottom of the ocean. It held me there for a bit. I was completely out of breath at that point and needed some air. When you are under water, you don't know which way is up. But since I was on the bottom, I pushed up with my legs and made my way to the surface for some air. Fortunately, the wave set was over and I was able to paddle back out for more.

01-29-2013, 03:44 AM	#1105
flyingdutchman177 ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2012 Oddometer: 1,831	Montezuma Montezuma is a hippy town on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. There is no surf here but there is a cool river with some waterfalls and swim holes to play in Here is the lower falls. It is about 100 feet . Too high to jump from but it has a nice pool to swim in

01-29-2013, 03:52 AM	#1109
flyingdutchman177 ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2012 Oddometer: 1,831	Video CLICK ON THE PICTURE TO WATCH THE VIDEO It shows the middle and lower waterfalls from a really cool prospective.

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01-28-2013, 09:56 AM	#1096
m&p products Adventurer Joined: Jul 2012 Oddometer: 14	my guess is that we are the only ones to know what 177 is the number on a Mini Cooper race car do we win the points? stay safe!

01-28-2013, 10:49 AM	#1098
flyingdutchman177 ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2012 Oddometer: 1,831	I am just killing time here in Playa Carmen, Costa Rica. I went surfing this morning. Perfect conditions Water temp......85 degrees Light off shore wind Surf was about 5 to 6 feet Nice fast peaks breaking both left and right. I can see how people come here to visit and end up staying. It's perfect here Well almost perfect........ First, it's expensive here Food is really costly, even at the market And then there is the dust the roads are not paved and the dust is really bad. People walk around with masks on here. Costa Rica, please use some the money you get from over charging people here on paving the roads in town. Otherwise......it's perfect

01-29-2013, 03:37 AM	#1102
flyingdutchman177 ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2012 Oddometer: 1,831	Playa Santa Teresa

01-29-2013, 03:38 AM	#1103
flyingdutchman177 ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2012 Oddometer: 1,831	Hummmmmmm.........I wonder if I could carry one of these on my bike..........

01-29-2013, 03:40 AM	#1104
flyingdutchman177 ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2012 Oddometer: 1,831	Sunset at Santa Teresa

01-29-2013, 03:47 AM	#1106
flyingdutchman177 ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2012 Oddometer: 1,831	Here is the middle falls. To get there, you have to climb up the side of the waterfall using roots and anything else you can to pull yourself up You can jump from this waterfall in to the deep pool below. It is 45 feet and it hurts a bit when you hit the water.

01-29-2013, 03:48 AM	#1107
flyingdutchman177 ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2012 Oddometer: 1,831	Here is the upper falls

01-29-2013, 03:49 AM	#1108
flyingdutchman177 ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2012 Oddometer: 1,831	Here I am swimming in the middle pool after my jump.

01-29-2013, 03:54 AM	#1110
flyingdutchman177 ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2012 Oddometer: 1,831	I ran in to a group of guys doing a 7 day tour on dirt bikes here in Costa Rica. It made me miss doing my Baja tours