On our fist trip down the Pacuare River this week, a group of four macaws lit out from the trees, sounding their ubiquitous squawk and spreading their wings to display gorgeous color contrasting against the backdrop of the trees. Yesterday was toucan day on the...
Costa Rica
Saving the Best for Last: Rio Pacuare in Costa Rica
The Pacuare River has been slated for an expansive hydro project for more than 20+ years now. The project has met with resistance nationally and internationally. No matter the sentiment of the rest of the world, national sentiment is what counts. Several years ago,...
Advance Team on the Lower Rev: the ultimate run in Costa Rica
[Juliet's note: if you took one stretch of river anywhere and called it "world class" most of the ERA Team would say the Lower Reventazon/Pascua Section here in Costa Rica. We have been running/guiding on the Pascua Section of the Reventazon since 1990....with guests...
Costa Rica Advance Team and the Twilight Zone
[Due to Costa Rica's fabulous telecommunications monopoly....we are a bit delayed on scouting week reports. But even delayed, reports are too good to let go!!] Scouting Report #2 from Craig You know what it is like when you spill something big? You reach to stop the...
Advance Team Paddling Hard in Costa Rica
First Trip Report from Craig and Joe - our 2009 Advance Team in Costa Rica Craig: Alright, it was time to go scout Costa Rica, and I had a brilliant idea. Fly from Greensboro to visit dad, and completely avoid the airport in Atlanta. I´ll be in Costa by 1:30 with...
2008 t-shirt project in Costa Rica
The Endless River Adventures Costa Rica and Ecuador t-shirts have become a badge for a group of special people....ERA Costa Rica and/or Ecuador trip participants. This is a group of friends who are passionate about paddling, inquisitive enough to want to travel to...
Grand Finale in Costa Rica
The Tico Times (english publication here in Costa Rica) summed it up well: 'Dry Season' Soaks C.R. After three week of unseasonal rain....we got a little anxious about our last trip that would be arriving Dec 6th. No way to look in a crystal ball, but the only thing...
Our Road Guides: Miguel and Fabian
Nineteen years ago Miguel and Ken met by chance. Miguel had just purchased his first van, Ken was just putting together his first trips, a business card was passed on to Ken by a mutual acquaintance....and Miguel, his family and his "yes-I-can" Toyota vans have been...
Giving “thanks” kayaking in Costa Rica
In the midst of a ten day front that embraced most of the Latin American countries with way too much enthusiasm, we were blessed with a blue sky day at the beach at the beginning of our Thanksgiving Week here in Costa Rica. Along with Panama, Nicuaragua, Columbia and...
Wall Shots are Fun!
There is always some misgiving about a wall shot. Nothing like it at home....new rivers with no particular course in mind tend to curve and wind and create new channels at whim when they tire of the old channel they traveled. Sometimes this means a river bank gets in...
Summing up the Nov 15-22 Trip more poetically than normal!
our trip included some of the incredible river of costa rica. the first two days were on the pejibaye and the pacure. the water and weather were beautiful. we also had some bigger wares and rain and some quality van time getting to know fellow paddlers. this is what...
New Photos shared from Nov 8th Costa Rica Trip!
Shared photos have been added to the ERA collection for our November 8th - Noveember 15th Costa Rica Class III-IV trips. Two great groups of boaters and some awesome photos shared by the group! Check out and enjoy the photos of the trip!
Howlers, Cotomundis and Non Stop Paddling!
You know it is an unusual day on the water when you have an audience watching you paddle down the river .and that audience happens to be a tree full of howler monkeys. Welcome to paddling in Costa Rica! And our Nov 08 - Nov 15 Class III-IV trip. This week was not...
No Vacancy in the Holes
It is disconcerting when you head into a rapid and realize that all the preferable holes to fall into (the ones that might be better-than-not-so-good) all appear to have no vacancy signs because your fellow boaters are already surfing around in them and you are...
Turtle Egg Shots and the Upper Pacuare Costa Rica!
Nothing like turtle egg shots at the end of an awesome day on the river! Okayfirst clarification-the turtle eggs are not from endangered turtles trying to make it to shore on a lonely reef on the coast they are farmed turtle eggs (kind of like farmed chicken eggs you...
Readjusting to kayaking in Costa Rica
Kick Ass on Day One! Nothing like arriving in Costa Rica and in less than 24 hours hitting three big events: two festivals--Dia de los Muertos and Feria de Pejibaye, and one awesome stretch of river. Dia de los Muertos might resonate for some because this holiday was...
Primping for Costa Rica
I don't think I would ever call being a kayak guide a "glamorous" job. You wear funky sometimes smelly gear; you are wet a whole bunch; sometimes you have to roll up and quickly wipe your nose; and you find yourself walking through ankle-deep in-you-know-what cow...
Changing Scenery for the Winter
The first frost (no--the first snow) has occurred in North Carolina, Day Light Savings time is this weekend...all the signs that it was time to change scenery for the winter. First stop...Costa Rica!
Tips for the Traveling Paddler
Having worked as a kayak guide in multiple countries over the years, I have definitely been a part of “experiential education” in paddling in foreign countries-- both first-hand and second hand. Over the years I have seen an improvement in the logistics of our own...
Recipe for Christmas Kayaking In Ecuador
Here is how Team ERA cooks up a winning Christmas Recipe: 1. Put together a good group of friends, many of whom have paddled with us (many times) previously. And we have them join us for Christmas 2007 here in Ecuador. 2. Survive the holiday travel nightmares getting...