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Robert
August - The Endless Journey
Continues
Robert August has been
traveling to Costa Rica for
over 18 years now. He has
built a second home here and
travels to this amazing
destination on a constant
basis and is considered by
many as one of the locals.
The locals
refer to themselves as Tico
or Tica. The ideal is that
of a very friendly, helpful,
laid back, unhurried and
environmentally aware
people. Pura Vida
(literally, Pure Life) is a
way of life in Costa Rica
that encourages living in a
peaceful manner surrounded
by nature, family and
friends.
Our Endless
Fun group has been visiting
Costa Rica for close to two
decades. 2006 was one of the
best years we have seen,
with great weather, offshore
winds, overhead waves and a
great turnout for the Robert
August Charity Challenge.
Guatemala,
located in Central America,
was the ideal second
location for The Endless
Journey Continues. Our crew
consisted of our leader and
star of the classic film
Endless Summer, Robert
August, his son Sam August,
Endless Summer 2 star Robert
‘Wingnut’ Weaver,
Huntington’s Bud Llamas,
Dodger Kremel, Mary Osbourne
and Costa Rica’s finest,
Brookes Wilson.
Although
this well-traveled group has
crisscrossed the globe in
search of surf, for some
reason the Guatemalan
customs stamp was nowhere to
be found in any of our
passports. Our only thoughts
of this country were from
textbook stories about the
ancient Mayan culture and
years of political
instability replayed on our
local news stations. That
was, until our host, Pedro
Pablo, sent pictures of
waves too good to be true…
In
Guatemala, we learned two
things very quickly: The
pictures we were sent of the
waves did not do them
justice and the textbooks
could never compare to
experiencing the Mayan ruins
in person. While in
Guatemala, we discovered
hundreds of miles of black
sand beaches, countless
breaks with no crowds and an
amazing culture and history.
Now the only question: Do we
keep it a secret or shore
our stories with the rest of
the surfing world? |
