In the last few days we have aquired over 20 coconuts, right from the palms here on the beach. Carlos climbed the tree and within minutes, was dropping coconuts, similar to the way it pours during the rainy season. Here at Shaka Costa Rica, we have enough coconuts to survive for decades if a catastrophe were to take place. It’s pretty amazing that coconuts are the only fruit that a human can survive solely from. The mik is rich in antioxidants and the meat is rich in healty fats and nutrients. It’s very rewarding to cut a coconut open, drink the delicious milk, and then spoon out the meat for an afternoon snack!
Pura Vida
Brian

Helllooooooo! It’s Brian, the new volunteer At Shaka Costa Rica

Well…. I’m on my 5th day here at Shaka Surf Camp and i couldn’t be more impressed with the waves, hospitality and presence of nature. On my first day, Chris and i surfed for a couple hours, (great waves, with not a soul in sight) walked up to our beautiful camp and were suddenly surprised by a 5.1 earthquake!!! It was my first encounter with an earthquake, so i didn’t realize exactly what had just happened! i looked around to see the expression of Chris’ face. He knew right away what was going on. We came to the realization that no tsunami was on the way and carried on our day as if nothing happened. We later took a ride to Cobano, which reminded me of Orlando or some other busy city. i couldn’t wait to  get back to Shaka, where time slows and we are surrounded by the peaceful sound of the ocean.

As of day five, i have been able to get in the ‘GROOVE’ of things and i couldn’t be happier!!! In my opinion, pure joy is listening to great music, catching great waves with a good friend, great comida (pizza), and just existing. I really enjoy the vibe that Shaka emits. Its a vibe of simplicity and can only be experienced by actually coming and realizing that life is much more simple than we are all  conditioned to think so!

Just set up our Shaka facebook fan page a few days ago, now trying to connect our site blog with facebook using a wordpress plugin called wordbooker, so if this shows up that’s good. From here on all Shaka blogs should auto post to our facebook, makes life eaier

Pura Vida!
www.shakacostarica.com

YES! we all know when your dealing with craigslist scammers can be a problem. Recently we have been posting and offering bartering for vacation time or surf packages at Shaka Beach Retreat We have reserved a limited amount of trades we will offer this year.

We have things that we would like to acquire mainly to bring to Shaka because here in Costa Rica many things are difficult to find or are way over priced if you purchase them here, specifically non reject name brand items. Replicas are also a problem. We believe bartering is a great thing because both parties can leverage their value.

So to sumarize it, yes we are offering bartering and we are posting in different cities through Craigslist where we either have friends or family that can collect an item  or we are requesting small items that can easily be brought down in the luggage and exchanged upon arival.

If you are one of the interested parties your reservation will be made through our booking company:

Access Travel
P.O. Box 4974
Aspen, Co. 81612
970-379-9811      

Only after you have verified your reservation and you know its legit will we expect you to provide us with the item, items or service. Provided everything is  as represented its a done deal, no sweat. We hope to see you and go surfing with you soon.

Pura Vida!
Chris