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everyone is at play 
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and soon its night. 
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Santa Teresa beach... 
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Paradise... 
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one more... the sun disappears into the sea so fast, less than a monute from when it touches the horizon till it is gone! 
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relax... 
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Nice eh? 
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Jig and a seven foot four gun... that is a board for surfing massive waves, not for a learner like me! 
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I lioved here for a bit! 
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he hung round for ages just outside our room 
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Post office, San Jose city centre 
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The boys sitting down to Dine! 
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Me and my first surfboard, hours before I sold it. The story is too long to tell now. Patience my lovelies! 
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little chirp... 
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"free trade agreement equals hunger" San Jose sity centre. 

Quick report....

Well, I figured just a quick update was in order. I am in expensive gringo central 'Playa Tamarindos' at the moment, with Dunya and his brother Pete, basicaly learning to surf in a little paradise. We watched the most perfect Sunset this evening. It goes down just behind a headland, setting the water on fire and allt eh stuff you expect from a perfect tropical sunset. I saw my firsty monke since I arrived the other day, I'll put up the picture some time, he was a cute little fella, but with a dangerous look in his eye... captain material for anyone recruiting a simian army! Our plan from here is to head south down the pacific coast to Dominical with a few stops on the way at smaller quieter towns where the surf guide gives a promising write up. Wow surfing, Im not very good yet, and the board I was given (long story to be saved for another day) it turns out is for surfing massive waves (it's a 7'4 gun from the workshops of Byrne in California) so not exactly great ...
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the bull is set alight, piece by piece, thropwn in from time to time, to come running back out flames and sparks trailing behind him... 
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doggielitos mask 
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Bash im 
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maya, tempted to misbehave... 
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Diaboldog, and ummm???? 
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Diabolitas... bad lasses. Historical note, the mask of the middle lady, is the oldest one used in the festival at the moment at 15 years. Most don`t survive or are sold. 
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Thge dusty crowd of onlookers and mischief makers in the street outside victorias house. 
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