There is nothing better than being on a river...well maybe being on a river and taking a break to eat a peanut butter sandwich. Hey�it does not have to be a sandwich per se, it can be peanut butter on cookies, or yippys, peanut butter with a little mango on the side,...
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Checklist for A Great Week of Kayaking in Costa Rica
For a great Costa Rica week, use the following checklist: Join a great group of paddlers with Endless River Adventures. Take our Dec 01 Costa Rica Whitewater Trip. Before most of the two groups had even landed in Costa Rica, they had already met, bonded, and made a...
Memories from Costa Rica Whitewater 2007: Nov 24th Trips
In order to post the photos from last week's amazing kayak trip here in Costa Rica, I had to pull myself away from several things today: counting toucans, paddling, and just plain being in Costa Rica! 1. Doing a toucan count. Okay, so this week has been bird paradise....
Kayaking the Pacuare of the Pejibaye, Costa Rica
So when you wake up after twelve hours of rain and know that you are not going to be on the Pacuare that day, there is no getting around the initial disappointment. And then hearing that you are going to repeat a river already done (what a spoiled group we are that...
Day of Kayaking on the Upper Upper Pacuare, Costa Rica
Signs of civilization today included: three butterflies that followed us down the river, two young lads that showed up at the put-in on their horse, and a small field planted near the river...and one group of kayakers--us! We headed to the Upper Upper Pacuare today to...
Photos from Costa Rica Whitewater 2007
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Giving “Thanks” for Kayaking in Costa Rica
Our list of things to give thanks to is long on this Thanksgiving: Thanks for: - the iguanas hanging out in the trees that posed for photos - the two sloths that we were able to watch play - Arenal Volcano coming out through the clouds for an incredible photo op -...
Surfing In Costa Rica Brings out the Kid in All of Us
Thanksgiving week is probably one of the highlights of our year. It is because the average age of our Costa Rica trips drops to teenage! We have two different trips going on this week: one being a family trip and the other our friends from the Baylor School (who are...
Costa Rica Whitewater 2007: Nov 10th Trip–and a good one it was!
If you want to one-up the whitewater park designers, think bigger: the opportunity to paddle entire rivers at varying water levels from one day to the next; and then think Costa Rica. Because in Costa Rica, in the past week we have paddled rivers from medium water...
A Few Seasoned Tips For Paddling in a Foreign Country
by eraJuliet Having worked as a kayak guide in Costa Rica, Ecuador and Chile, 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 watched the logistics of our own trips...
Excerpts from the Guides’ Scouting Week in Costa Rica
Monday night and we landed late into Costa Rica, victims as usual, of the hurry-up-and-wait plan. We reached the Sarapiqui by 2:00AM, and were soundly asleep by 3:00. Rain hit the roof all morning, and by the time breakfast rolled around, things were beginning to get...
11-08-07 News from the Field: Report from Brian and Craig on the Lower Reventazon
coming to you from eraBrian Paddled the Pascua Section of the Reventazon today at epic water. Guage at Angostura was reading 3+ meters and showing no sign of dropping. We put in on river right, just below El Mirador. Words and pictures could never capture the power of...
Should’ve Would’ve Could’ve Been in Costa Rica with ERA!
That phrase is for anyone back home who a)is weary of the drought and lack of paddling options and b)did not decide to come paddle with us in Costa Rica this year!! Because it is awesome to be back and there is definitely no drought here!! This week is our "scouting...
Look out Costa Rica-Here We Come!
by eraKen Day light savings time just fell back, leaves are falling off the trees and I had to start a fire in the stove to heat the house this morning. I'M HEADED SOUTH!! Yup, time to follow the birds south, winter is just around the corner. I haven't had to deal...
Carnival Festivities and the Llanganatis
During Carnaval week you have to watch out for the guns. And the silly string. Water is a big part of the theme of Ecuador’s Carnaval celebrations. So squirt guns are in the hands of every child and everyone is fair game in the week’s squirt-and-run attacks! And...
Our Grand Finale Kayak Trip in Ecuador
During the past few weeks, every bit of warmth may have been diverted from the States and sent to Ecuador. We thank you! And so did our last group of paddlers that reluctantly returned home to shovel snow after a memorable week of paddling. Participating in...
Toys for Tots
Note: Spending all day on the river does not leave so much time for mastering the finer points of technologyâ¦so learning how to post photos with our updates is still on the to-do list. This is one time the story falls short without the photos we have to accompany...
Pacuare of Ecuador
51 That is how many waterfalls were counted as we paddled the Lower Jondachi/Hollin. And no two were alike (sounds like a snow storm!) Landscape designers would be envious of the way Mother Nature has decorated the bank of the river with cascading waterfalls...
Snow Capped Volcanoes
Antisana Volcano magically appeared yesterday morningâ¦looming majestically over the Quijos Valley in all its snow-capped glory.  Granted, in order to finally come out of hibernation it first had to take a snow blower and wipe the skies clear of the rain that had...
A Bit of Cultural Immersion for Kayakers
We have always tried to balance out the priority placed on quality paddling sought by our trip members with the opportunity of at least a bit of immersion into the local culture found in the country being visited. Both here in Ecuador and Costa Rica one of our...