Chase Kosterlitz is an interesting episode. We met in 2012 at a surf expo as Blue Zone SUP searched for a pro surfer. Chase was, and is, a world class paddle surf racer so we didn’t fully connect. Years later, Chase meets Mr. Erik Antonson who brings Chase to Nosara and now he’s here full time. We surf together daily and I frequently laugh about how it all transpired. In this episode, Chase shares his story, his current life, his goals, and much more.
Nosara’s Bombero’s literally save lives yet are always seeking funding. Mr Andrew Weinstein has a new plan for everyone to hear and a way of categorization new to our area: There are ‘essential’ services and there are ‘discretionary’ services… Listen in and see how you feel about their new fiscal plan in this episode.
It’s mid December and it’s time for the 3rd episode of This Week In Nosara. Here’s the notes:
:01 – :15: Weather synopsis & quick look of waves
:16 – Xmas parade
:25 – Jimena Ruiz Roja’s, Nosara’s Champion 2x!!!!!! Check this humble ripper out… She’s proving to be an inspiration for kids everywhere.
:40 – Kurzbard Art Show with Jen jamming music
:45 – Caricaco see’s a Bunnywabbit (sorry bad joke, I’m old)
:53 – NCA Race/Walk & cool paths
1:03 – Nosara Security Association says security is a real problem in Nosara
1:08 – The Fiesta’s are back! Expert bull rides happening this week
1:15 – The Sacred Playground’s fun day of events and Dreamcatcher’s are collecting toys for kids ages 6 to 14
1:20 – WCA says stay out of rivermouth, Palm Tree Guiones and Baker’s Beach Guiones looking great, get out there and have some fun
1:35 – Gnome Surf Therapy’s Chris Antao back on Nosara Podcast with Happy Camp updates
1:42 – Nosara Skatepark is happening!!! Everyone owes a huge thanks to Thierry Von Der Weid… Check out Nosara.com for more info about this community project unfolding. I need to get involved more on this one I owe Thierry some return phone calls and messages.
1:53 – Epic beach path to Guiones thanks to Villa Zona Azul
2:00 to 2:15 – Surf conditions on small, clean day
2:16 to 2:35 – N Guiones crew of Cesar, Ron, Patrick, Christina, Tina A
2:36 – Longboard hat goofyfoot fellow & way too many more to mention… Beautiful beach people, cute kids and funny beach dogs, etc e
3:20 cool sliding wave 360’s!!
3:30 – Back to Main Beach Guiones entrance… Fran is there to protect your stuff!!! Bring tips for him he helps us a bunch.
3:40 Evening surf session begins
4:30 Bombero’s putting out beach fires and keeping eye on beach as gets crowded
5:17 cool sunset.. Rain is fading away as the dry season comes in
This is what Playa Guiones looks like this week in Nosara. We don’t have strong offshore winds and high season type weather just yet… But it will be here soon. Biggest event of the week was the paddle out in honor of Daniel Brett. It was fantastic, and Nosara is going to miss him.
There’s waves, lots of people, the town is starting to wake up, and we’re looking forward to another high season once again. I am doing weekly recap videos and we hope next week has better waves if possible. There’s a couple in this video that we hope you enjoy it. Music is me playing guitar as a voice over (it’s not great but I wanted to do it this way).
The video content of memorial: Paul DaCosta did a nice synopsis video of it and we have a couple excerpts in this week’s review. Daniel will never be forgotten, he made his mark here.
My favorite surfing part is the intro barrel opportunity, Romeo’s wakata, Winslow getting flipped off his board, Eli’s funny dog, and of course all the beautiful people returning to the beach which brings us so much happiness.
I missed many names and I hope people can help me know who we missed.
Laura Murillo is a multitalented woman who passionately practices, preaches, and teaches what she loves the most. She wants to help everyone she can improve and enjoy their lives through the arts. She caught me by surprise in this episode and it proved quite refreshing to meet someone this determined to live life as they choose to.
We hope you enjoy getting to know her in this episode!
Beverly Kitson returns to the Nosara Podcast along with new English Program Coordinator Renee Ratliff to explain Biblioteca David Kitson’s expanded English classes program.
Soooo many people in Nosara are quick to complain online behind a keyboard or to a couple people privately; yet very few will speak publicly or come in to the podcast and be upfront in person.
Andres Gonzalez is a different type of attorney committed to Nosara who openly shares his opinions with Rich about a myriad of topics in this episode.
Whether you like or dislike either Andres &/or Rich; if you consider yourself involved in Nosara you should check this episode out!
Many thanks to Andres for coming back in to the Nosara Podcast and opening up about so many tough subjects.
Find Andres and or his team at: https://www.iblconsultores.com
Lili Walter from Hot Tamale wants local children to have an opportunity for an education and has put together a way for children to have access to bus rides. Hear in 5 minutes what is needed and how all of us can easily make a difference.
https://www.classy.org/campaign/get-nosara-area-kids-to-school/c413855
Thanks Kaiya Burnam for editing this quickly so the community may be aware!
Luis Pardo is a hardworking man trying to make a difference for Nosara’s future while serving as NCA President. Here’s some notes from this episode:
Luis states our guests are changing.
Ex: Late night party folks starting to show up. Hotel guests starting to ask ‘Where are the umbrellas on the beach?’ and things like this.
New investors are creating bigger consequences.
We all need to sacrifice… Not just others.
Nature has to deal with habitats being cut, bigger gardens, large buildouts using too much property, etc.
Since 2018 NCA pushing regulatory plan and helping.
We now have internet, trash pickup, etc… All those things are thanks to planning.
Is NCA the police? Do people understand the role in how NCA affects community?
NCA are planners. Goal is to plan ahead for what will happen in future. Ex: Trash
NCA are not the enforcers.
Temporary building regulations still being argued for.
People have been trying to steal land from NCA which takes time.
7302 is ongoing issue and over 40 land owners in Esperanza are in communication with NCA.
Dump update: officially closed and NCA has approved plans but needs funding to pay for new facility
Lack of funding biggest issue
Luis feels should be a walking community, not a driving one. References updated law requiring sidewalks need to be included
Rich says NCA needs people who disagree with them to still support and asks Luis how to address
Rich says some community organizations will not communicate
Should your dog have a leash?
How often do people actually communicate?
NCA is not trying to be a police force to stop development. Rich thinks people might not understand this.
Rich asks what is Luis’ message for the haters?
Above is a quick view of the road blockade this morning at the intersection of Garza and Delicias on Ruta 160.
Check Nosara Podcast Instagram for a live version in Spanish or my personal social media FB or Insta for combo of Spanish and English.
People told me this morning if this doesn’t work they will be back tomorrow, too.
*I did see this truck in Nosara town earlier today… Is it good news? I guess we’ll find out soon.
Horrible road conditions are causing tension amongst Nosara’s residents. So much so, there is a planned protest to block traffic in order to garner attention from the federal and the municipality governmental levels.
In this quick Nosara Podcast episode, Lucca Spendlingwimmer updates us about both the need for higher quality improvements in addition to immediate, necessary assistance from multiple levels of government.
He explains challenges we’re facing with quality of repairs, changing government administrations, in addition to potential help on the way as well as explaining items we should have patience on. The national news outlets are addressing this situation as well.
From Andres Gonzalez on public Facebook group Nosara Pavimento: “Copy this hash tag and share on all government pages!”
#DrAmadorLaRuta160NosaraPorFavor
https://www.facebook.com/100038850027017/posts/683173876320940/?d=n
We’ll be back in with updates from the road committee soon.
I’ve been surfing through this entire red tide experience and taking my chances… However, it might have caught up to me.
Throughout this high season, I’ve been receiving emails and photos and hearing from several community members asking about this and others claiming to have gotten sick… But unfortunately nobody seems to know why the red tide is getting worse in our area.
To be upfront about it, I’ve grown used to red tide and just kept surfing. So I 100% acknowledge I knew I might get sick, yet paddled out anyways. Surfing is my primary source of entertainment and exercise, so I decided to paddle out most every day this high season. However, my luck may have run out.
This past week or so I’ve been experiencing an array of physical issues. First a constant head throbbing about 10 days ago. I’m quite used to my head hurting from a TBI injury so I didn’t pay it too much attention. But about 7 days ago my fever spiked up significantly along with strong stomach issues.
Taking a shower itself was challenging with shivers from freezing immediately followed by profuse sweating. About 4 or 5 days ago, as my head continued to pound, the fever started to break but other symptoms came in. First were sores in my mouth then the following day hives began circulating all around my body.
Here’s another testimony sent in to me asking for anonymity, but to be published:
Hola Rich,
I have gotten poisoned by the red tide twice now. The first time while surfing, the water definitely had the red tint to where I could not see my feet hanging in the water below. But when I was wrapping up my session I found myself in a dark red patch with no visibility at all. That afternoon, my eyes, ears, and throat began itching in the worst way possible. The back of my throat was red-streaked and I was down and out for 4 days. The second time was last Wednesday, was out surfing between Bakers and Main Beach and it was not terrible at first, but then I started working my way south towards Bakers and it was significantly worse. Similar to the first time, I found myself in a dark red patch with no visibility at all. I paddled out, went straight home, showed, jumped in the pool, showered, then I used alcohol drops in my ears, and used a neti pot with iodine solution. That afternoon. same as the first time my eyes, ears, and throat began itching in the worst way possible. The back of my throat was red-streaked and I was down and out for 4 to 5 days. This time was worse as it was painful to pee.
Year-round resident surfer
**The reason this is anonymous is this resident doesn’t want businesses or locals to be angry at them for potentially hurting tourism. However, they care about safety and want people to know about their recent experiences.