Pulling up to the hostel in Drake’s Bay, Costa Rica.
An iguana in Drake Bay, Costa Rica.
A surfer girl’s paradise! Empty waves in Costa Rica.
A horse in Pavones, Costa Rica.
Crossing the Golfo Dulce in Costa Rica.
Traveling by bus through Costa Rica.
Left barrel. Photo credit: Darren McMullen
Aloe Driscoll surfing Pavones, Costa Rica.
Big wave at Pavones.
Playa Negra perfection.
Solid day at Playa Negra.
Mariah on the boat.
Another fun one.
Surfing in Costa Rica was amazing. The waves were overhead and barreling almost every day. I even entered a local surf competition just so I could continue to be in the surf.
Spooky tree.
View of the wave at Ollie’s Point from the beach.
Traveling by bus from Costa Rica to Nicaragua.
Volcano in Ometepe, Nicaragua.
Surfing in Miramar, Nicaragua.
Surfing in Aserradores, Nicaragua.
Traveling by bus through Nicaragua and Honduras.
Guardian angels in El Salvador.
Aloe Driscoll surfing in El Salvador.
Surfing in El Salvador.
A wonderful family in El Salvador.
Aloe Driscoll wake surfing in El Salvador.
Walking through a roadblock in Mainland Mexico. Buses were not permitted to pass, so I had to carry all of my belongings-including three surfboards-on foot for 2.5 miles.
Wide open space.
While paddling across the river to go surf, I saw a strange current trailing after me in the water. I thought it was a fish, until I saw the two predatory eyes and scaly tale. Then I hightailed it out of the water as fast as I could!
Another grinder.
Beauty, despite the flatness.
Here, I’m driving a two-wheel-drive rental car down sketchy roads in Mainland Mexico looking for surf. After getting lost and stuck countless times over the course of two weeks, I blew a tire and had to head back to town.
The search.
Photo courtesy of Mundo.
The rock islands that we climbed.
The mosquitos and jelly fish were relentless. Walking back through the jungle after surfing one day, I was attacked. A friend counted more than 30 bites. They itched for days.
Chloe Vetterlie surfing in Baja. I took this photo surfing behind her with a water camera.
