>Thanks Joanne for a great post! >Did you find it fairly windy down there in February? No, it should have been, but we encountered only about a half an hour of light headwind one afternoon, just enough to cause us to feather our paddles. We lucked out. (We were there in January.) >Did you have any trouble finding camping spots on the Oso Peninsula? Did you >find yourself having to ask permission to camp? No real problem finding camp spots because we were not limited by surf, which can be quite large (6'-10') at most times of year on many beaches. We again lucked out with quite flat water and rarely 3' surf. But, because of the 9' tidal ranges, we generally paddled up a river each afternoon, staked out the boat to a paddle stuck in the sand at the top of the river-edge cliff, and just waited 'till the tide rose and the boat met us at the top of the sand. This required navigating the surf at river mouths, but that was manageable. We never had to ask permission to camp, but we did pay the about $10 per night for three nights to camp at Corcovado National Park, on the lawn in front of the ranger station. Such luxury. There are three such stations and all Park camping must be done there. Delightful, actually. Joanne Turner >Doug Montgomery >san francisco -- Southwind Kayak Center http://www.southwindkayaks.com info_at_southwindkayaks.com 17855 Sky Park Cr. #A, Irvine CA 92614 949-261-0200 1-800-SOUTHWIND = 1-800-768-8494 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I was actually in this area back in the early nineties. I went with a kayaking friend (originally a client) although we didn't do any kayaking - we she booked us on a a "package" and we flew into Gulfito, then further to the coast and stayed at the Corcovado Lodge (I think). We made the reservations through a friend who was running the rafting program for Costa Rica Expeditions. It was really one of the most beautiful places I've ever been and I'd love to spend more time there. More untouched than the rest of the country. They say it has the highest percentage of parks but.... We did, btw, take a rafting trip with the company and also booked ourselves on a van tour to a volcano. The guide turned out to be the head of eco-tourism and a great naturalist - we learned alot about plants as landing pads for insects and cool things about bromiliads. It was great seeing things from "the other side!" In addition we ran into some people doing the annual bird count and got to go to another remote area. Andree Andree Hurley Web Sites for Specialty Businesses - http://www.viewit.com/ On Water Sports - http://www.onwatersports.com Online Editor - http://www.canoekayak.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I have been to the Corcovado also.. also early 90's. I've often thought about returning for a self guided kayak tour. Someone posted that you were allowed only to camp in certain areas? Robert Andree Hurley wrote re: > Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Costa Rica Pacific Coast Kayaking > > I was actually in this area back in the early nineties. I went with a > kayaking friend (originally a client) although we didn't do any kayaking - > we she booked us on a > a "package" and we flew into Gulfito, then further to the coast and stayed > at the Corcovado Lodge (I think). *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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