So This Is Christmas

Merry Christmas is such an infectious feeling I like to feel that way all year around.

So if you are visiting just before Christmas, just after Christmas or even here on Christmas day I am sure you will find something of interest for you and in the spirit of Christmas.

It may be said that Christmas is no longer a celebration but this must be spoken by people that have never had trouble closing their eyes on Christmas Eve in an expectation of what maybe left for them on the carpet under the tree.

I continue to look forward to the surprise on my Grandchild's faces to this day at Christmas events.

Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas

Friday, June 14, 2013

Travel To Costa Rica For Good Times With Manuel Antonio Paddleboards

By Lou Manning


The latest in recreational water sports is SUP, or stand up paddle. It first gained popularity in modern times in Hawaii during the 1960s, after waning decades later, there was a resurgence in popularity in 2000 among professional surfers. The sport of stand up paddle boarding has completely evolved over 5000 years since ancient Peruvian origins. You can enjoy the modern day SUP experience with Manuel Antonio paddleboards on the amazing Pacific coast.

If you are just getting started in paddle boarding, the first thing to know is that you cannot use regular surfboards in this sport. Stand up boards, or SUBs, have a specific design that is not anything like longboards or other surfboards. Balancing and paddling are infinitely easier with a correctly designed SUB, so little effort is needed to control them.

You can learn to paddle board in Manuel Antonio fairly quickly and not miss out on any of the fun. Using a single oar, you will learn how to correctly hold it, easily switching from side to side. You will be able to use the blade of the oar for optimum movement, move from standing to kneeling to sitting and back again, distribute your weight for perfect balance, and change strategies to suit wind conditions, water currents, or maneuvers you are trying to make such as turning.

Modern paddle boarding gained popularity through professional surfers like Laird Hamilton, who initially used it mainly for conditioning. Just carrying one to the beach can be a workout in itself. Manuel Antonio paddleboards are sometimes used in water yoga workouts. Participants strike yoga poses on their boards while out on the water. The workout enhances their balance, and after yoga board meditations are even more relaxing on the moving water.

You can choose one of these diverse paddleboard tours in Manuel Antonio for a quiet time on the water. One tour takes you through the mangroves where you will see exotic birds, reptiles and other wildlife in one of the most bio diverse and sensitive ecosystems in Costa Rica. The other will have you gliding across clear water staring into the turquoise at abundant marine life. It is a perspective you could not duplicate sitting or lying on it.

For the more adventurous, stand up surfing would make a better choice. Manuel Antonio Beach is the perfect venue for this activity. Even as a novice, the brave at heart can have fun here. Experienced guides will not only teach you how to catch a wave in a safe way, but they will also make you aware of surf etiquette that may keep you from unnecessary confrontations with surfers. This beach serves up excellent waves for the more experienced SUP surfer.

Choosing a stand up paddleboard tour that combines with a second adventure like a jungle canopy tour could be just what you want. Pair a stand up paddle experience with a jungle hike to the exotic waterfalls of Manuel Antonio National Park. Hang out with monkeys and sloths, and swim in hidden blue pools.

Join a growing trend and put Manuel Antonio paddleboards adventures on your agenda. Glide across the smooth waters, stand up paddle surf, paddle through the mangroves, or schedule a combination tour. Everyone can have a good time in Costa Rica.




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