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This Week In Nosara #11: Clean surf & water, News & Events, Vibert dances then flies, Covid monkey?

This Week In Nosara gives a weekly sample of life on the beach plus news and events and just whatever is happening around Nosara. In this TWIN episode:

Empty wave in Guiones? It happens sometimes
Checho, Kyle and dancing Vibert about to fly
Covid monkey on the ground? Or just friendly & tired of construction
Gilded sponsoring surf contest
L section ditches don’t fall in
WCA critter camera and water test results
James Initiative event coming. Get tickets!!
Gnome surf athletes
Lots of beautiful weather and people heading to beach
Nice air, need to find his name
Solid frisbeen work
Pat the volunteer therapist
Mike
New longboarder & lady
Danny from Agua Tibia
Rolo
Tony
Alejandro
Nelson
Jimena
Maria Jose!
Enric from Photography Surf Report’s Wipeout Series 🙂
Eli fron Surfing Nosara photos then 2 from Gustavo
Ale from @eq.surf.tv in front of the camera showing his style

Today’s music:
Artist: Grits
Song: Ooh Ah (My Life Be Like)

2nd song:
Artist: Rich (Me)
Song: D Ramble

February 4, 2023

NP #162: Gnome Surf kicks off Happy Camps in February to help kids with Autism, Down syndrome, Depression, Anxiety; ADD, ADHD, and more

Gnome Surf is back with updates about Happy Camp in CR which starts in February 2023. Here’s the show notes from another great conversation with Mr. Chris Antao:

Chris needs shoulder help after 800 lessons
Happy Camp happening in February
Happy Camp non profit 501c3 autism, ADD ADHD, depression & anxiety
families from all over coming
gnome traveling to Texas, CR, not just northeast
Chris done with investment banking job and now a firefighter due to gnomes growth
Gnome doing well was on PBS, the good news movement, more corporate sponsors and hitting sustainability limits for survival
used to be 200 to 400 families, now 3000+
looking to build camp in NE similar to Happy Camp in CR
Rich rants about surfing going from a bad thing to being cool & socially accepted
Chris explains how at first surf therapy wasn’t accepted. But now is. Kids aren’t just learning to surf… They are learning to get back up again
Chris explains naysayers always existed and some still do. Rich asks chris to explain further
Chris says knew surf therapy real because helped him
Brown University, Harvard, etc wanting to work with Gnome
rich asks if struggle over. Chris says struggle was real but door now closed. CVS & others giving funds and product for Gnome athletes
Pharmaceutical bad joke from rich
Over 20 paid instructors in US, 4 years ago just chris
In US 25 to 40 lessons per day on weekends event days
Gnome doesn’t need big waves
50 to 75 passes sold for next season already. Over 10 week long camps out of Rhode Island
Gnome is: Inclusion, Love and Kindness for all kids
Good PR is foundation for rough times and people knowing Gnome stands for inclusion and acceptance
Biking, snowboarding on way
In Nosara Chris wants to help local kids with autism, Down syndrome, anxiety, etc
Goal is one local camp per year
Feb 18th week
inquiries coming in about Nosara Happy Camps so need help from locals

January 30, 2023

This Week In Nosara #10: Another Week of Great Waves

This Week In Nosara #10 is yet more super fun surf but this time with heavy winds. This episode includes:

Winds, big surf, Bombero’s saving people on Jetski, excellent surfing, ok surfing, sunsets, beach clean up, traffic, new coffee shop in Pelada, NCA meeting, Biblioteca Kitson patron party, Nosara Podcast Colin Morpho and Tommy Ten Toes, lots of waves from main beach area, sunset at N Guiones, photos from last week with local photographers… Coconut Harry’s, Photography Surf Report, Surfing Nosara, and EQ Surf.

The Kitson Library is dear to my heart & I’m happy to see the Patron party happening and thanks to everyone involved. Local Ticos deserve a chance at jobs and opportunity happening in their community and the Kitson Library for decades now and currently prove to be a fantastic source to help those who deserve it the most… Check them out.

Thanks to Etienne & Kaiya for footage in this episode. Beginning is waves, then we move to news and events then back to waves. Most of surf is at main beach then evening session is from N Guiones.

January 29, 2023

This Week in Nosara #9: Big Surf + Many Nosara Area Events + Thumping wipeout section towards the end

This Week In Nosara #9 is filled with surfers on fantastic Guiones waves thanks to Ale at eq.surf.tv and a thumping wipeout section thanks to filmer Kaiya, mid length surfer Silvan (that’s him in cover photo) , and artist/bodyboarder/ Mael getting slammed at ‘Not so secret spot’ later joined by Jordy and his team looking for adventure. Loads of events from community to just for fun happening… Get involved & have some fun.

Music is me playing nylon guitar beginning with adjusted version of ‘Smokin’ from long time friend G Love (it’s one of my favorite guitar licks from him & I can’t do it justice… Is just fun to play any version), second part is a fast finger-rolling adventure not super clean but i kind of like it that way I am not trying to be professional on music or edit, 3rd is me messing what intended to play but no big deal. That’s what happens when you use what little spare time you have, to edit community & surf videos and play music yourself with old nylon string guitar into the computer microphone 🙂

Speaking of no spare time… Anyone interested in volunteering to help with Nosara Podcast or as a contributor for Nosara Times let me know.