090430. Costa Rica

Morning Sunrise at JFK, NYC.

Howdy , howdy. as I sit and feels like I am bobbing up and down the ocean, I want to send my greetings and some badly taken images of my first half of the costa rica trip with myself and seven of my good gringo homies! It has been very hard to take photos because this has been a surf vacations and I find myself gaping at the intensity of nature. A tropical location with warm bath water ocean and autumn power waves! I hope the images will speak for itself or you make your way down this way to this part of the world!



The sunrise from the airport. Another angle.



The view from on my miami flight to san jose, CR.



One of many tropical song birds found in Costa Rica. This one in a tree at La Rivera.




First there was seven. Group shot at the hotel.
Jimmy, Damian, Erich, Matt, Mike, Trevor and Matt W.




When I took this shot from the airplane shortly after landing in San Jose, I thought it was very nice welcome. Little did I know that it was an aeroport museum and restaurant. It was to be my first meal of San Jose. Nice.



Eating at the museum. Erich and Damian.



Matt W., Jimmy and Trevor. Matt was in the back behind Jimmy.



A car on the road.




Our BLK13 Surf Mobile! 7 surfboards strapped to the top.



The first look of our local break, Playa Hermosa. Mid Tide.




In the casa with all modern amenities.
Trevor, Jimmy, Erich and Matt W.



Damian and Josh. Heavy Lounging.



Ahhh.. beautiful localism.
Our neighborhood loiter Dog. She slept on our porch all day, every day.



A unique quiver of boards at our house or strapped up on top.





The house we pass every time we leave the compound. Contemplating Squatting.
I mean, with a tree for a roof! Right in front of beach! Looks like a dream..








A really big Bodega. Not the same bodega in new york.. this one sold car parts.




Insta-crowd. Just add water.




Playa Oeste. Matt, Damian and Erich.




Matt and Matt W. in oeste.





Playa Oeste Estrillo. Nice mermaid looking fondly out to sea as she summons mushy waves for us to play in.



Boat on the side of the road in front of the beach. Feels tropical to me.






Another afternoon session. Jaco.



Jaco Beach.







Erich. Tour Manager. Only when things went wrong.
Tired from a day of surfing. Every day of surfing.



Sunset at Jaco, down the road from Carton's Shop.



Local Surf Shop at Jaco. Carton Boards.



Your local, friendly, neighborhood shaper, Carton.




This was the morning view. Everyday sunrise from our crows nest that was our lookout point. Right above the sleeping quarters.

090411 BiWeekly Part Four

Art Show at APW.

A good friend of mine, Jeff White, a master illustrator ( creativeshake.com/jeffwhite ) was in town for a day to do a group art show at APW. With over 100 plus entries of drawing ( mostly ) and smaller works, his work shined like a diamond in the sun. It was a minute, a long minute, since meeting up with Jeff and it was a good time to re-connect. Please check out the website, as his line work is awesome!



Good Friends and Family!



Three trouble makers.



The Gallery.

090410 BiWeekly Part Four

Journal Gallery had an amazing show, one which at the time you, dear readers read this, the present will now be the past and the beautiful show will no longer be but a memory making travel arrangements to another part of the world, for another space sharing. Mark Borthwick had an art show in Williamsburg's Journal Gallery this past march to april. It was in synch to an art book signing, musical events organizing and space installation. The ever energy giving bright light that is Mark presented New York with his creation and love. Included in this installation are scatterings of color saturated dream like polaroids and prints. His is the gift of visual and dare I say, spiritual healing. My words can not even do justice to the vibe created from Mark. It was a blessing to be a witness to this beautiful moment. On the line up for this event was also another band, Bow Ribbons and Thurston Moore and Micro Bassist Experimental Sound Scape. It was a night of super sonic sensual revelations. Thank you Journal gallery for bringing us this beautiful show. Art is healing and revealing.

090410 Biweekly Part Three April 2, 2009

Danny Fuller Art Opening Benefit in Chelea, New York City.
Benefit for Saving Oceans. 'Lost World' Murphy and Dine Gallery.
Curated by Tripoli Patterson.

Danny Fuller had an art event april 2, 2009. It was in New York's now gallery row, Chelsea. There were c-prints on hand for the artist's landscape imagery created in
what looks like a really long exposure. There are images of beaches from around the world, mostly in hawaii. My particular favorite piece is 'Shark Cove'. I remember looking at this break in 2004 eating outside at the shark shack(?) in oahu and thinking, wow, this wave breaks right in front of a plate of jagged mess. I imagined it would be a very dangerous situation for any surfer. To see Danny's image of Shark Cove when it is low tide and long exposed in the late late late night, I feel like he captured the landscape from Da Vinci's Mona Lisa. The place already looks crazy,
with it low tide and exposed, one can easily mistaken it for some aerial waterfall shots. The rest of the show was also very beautiful. Unusual colors and even some really unusual locations. Tel Aviv! with a poised, unmoving sea creature in the foreground, what looks to me like a crab. If you , dear reader, have an opportunity to check out his work, I recommend it. Its large format and gripping scenery will have you smelling the salt and feeling the air. Now, I gotta make my chips, so I can have one of the 11 that was issued for this event. The curator was Tripoli Patterson from Bridgehampton, Long Island. Also there were RVCA sponsors and I apologize as this is not a journalistic excellence blog, my information is somewhat limited. It might have been joggled away by the great music and dancing that accompanied this event. All the grooves to keep the attendance dancing. I found out about this event on Surfline Public Local Posting. I did not meet Danny Fuller. Bummer.




YEah! DJ, play that dancing music! Pharcyde, De La Soul, Samba and Pop?



Dancing.



April 2, 2009 was also the day I was supposed to bring my 'clear title motorcycle' I bought used from Massachusettes to New York Salvage Yards to have her inspected for stolen parts and safety check. This is a bike I bought in november used with a general feeling that it needed some work. It is kind of my policy to buy used so that I can get around and learn to fix the vehicle, at least take some care of it and not feel bad about messing it up.. well, not too bad, like if it was new. To make a long story short, I took her apart for basic basic maintenance and discovered some minor problems that needs addressing. When you buy used bike, take someone who knows bikes with you. This will save you many many hours of labour and parts purchased that might have been avoided if you pick another bike that costs a tad bit more and is in a better shape. I should have known that. Anyways, after some cleaning that I can do with my limited knowledge and some direction from Tom at Motorcycle Works, Ltd in Brooklyn, I was able to ride to the inspection and ride back, passed! Thank you very much Tom!!! so, here is a plug.. Motorcycle Works, LTD. 316 Carroll Street. Brooklyn, NY. 718 802-1705. APPOINTMENTS ONLY on weekdays. Open on Saturdays publicly. But, you should call. Great mechanic. Very Knowledgeable.




Cleaning the carbs.




Taking her out.