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The plan that we had devised had two stages. Stage one was to release double digit Sailfish, bring a few Dorado and Tuna to the boat for our evening dinner plans and to come home with the tale of the trophy Blue Marlin. Stage two was to laugh, share stories, talk about how cool we used to be and drink a few beers. We got way closer to completing stage two.

Well guys and gals... take your trip to the bomba in Samara off of the to-do list. As we have been teased for years with the sight of a non-functioning gas station... You can now purchase gasoline and diesel at the bomba next to the Fereteria in Nosara.

According to the most recent Tico Times newspaper, the deadline for paying luxury tax or the "solidarity tax" on homes valued over $172K has been extended until mid January. Many people have elected not to pay due to very complicated rules for paying, including having to measure the dimensions of your home all the way down to the size of your door frames.

Just a quick note to everyone out there who owns a home in Costa Rica that's valued at more than $170,000, you will be expected to pay the new luxury tax. There is plenty of time to get things in order, but according to some recent things I've been reading, it's not all that easy to calculate, and it's on you as the owner to calculate correctly.

After a few years of fixing and cleaning the trusty old '95 4 Runner it had become aparrent that we were in need of something a little newer for our family to safely and comfortably travel from Nosara to other parts of Costa Rica that we frequent when going on in country vacations and trips to San Jose.

So we set out on the daunting task of buying a car in Costa Rica...

Dental Care in Costa Rica

by Andrew Saxton

Surfing Nosara is proud to announce the completion of Casa Vidrio. The biggest news, however, is that Casa Vidrio is going to be featured in Su Casa magazine, which is Costa Rica’s largest architectural digest.  We’ll be sure to alert our readers when it hits the news stands.

Hey folks! Just wanted to let everyone know that we've got a small martial arts group kicking in high gear down here.