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- From: felixc@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (felix.cabral)
- Subject: Re: Costa Rica ???????
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- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 13:41:26 GMT
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.134126.24627@cbnewsj.cb.att.com>
- References: <1k21jjINNg73@srvr1.engin.umich.edu> <4041@wyse.wyse.com>
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- In article <4041@wyse.wyse.com> jmunro@wyse.wyse.com (Jim Munro x2497) writes:
- >In article <1k21jjINNg73@srvr1.engin.umich.edu> davos@engin.umich.edu (Alexander Slingeland) writes:
- >>
- >>Has anyone had any experience (good or bad) in Costa Rica. I heard from
- >>a non-board head that it didn't look very good, but I am probably going
- >
- >Well I'm no expert, having never been there. However, the mags talk about
- >a big lake in teh middle of Costa Rica which is generally ragerded as
- >excellent sailing.
- >
-
- From a travel ad:
-
- Costa Rica, with its warm climate, friendly people and tropical atmosphere
- attracts adventurous visitors from all over the world...For the expert
- windsurfer it offers yet another rare commodity: consistent high wind
- in our winter months!
-
- The Costa Rican summer, December to March, extreme sailing conditions
- prevail on Lake Arenal in the Guanacaste region of Costa Rica. The
- strong thermal gradient between the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean frequently
- results in GALE force winds at Lake Arenal. Windsurfing in Costa Rica
- is for advanced sailors who thrive on sailing in outrageous high wind
- conditions. The frequent 40+ knot winds produce huge chop, big jumps,
- and unrestrained speeds!
-
- Sounds great eh? I plan to go there next January. There is also a rental
- shop that has all the equipment you'll need for the conditions. Other
- things to do are rain forest excursions, white water rivers, jaguars,
- monkeys, active volcanos and dense jungles to see. The ad goes to say
- it costs $499 for 7 nights, double occupancy, breakfast and unlimited use
- of the equipment. Non-sailors $249.
-
- All this from Excursions Extraordiaires 1-800-678-2252.
-
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