The Sea (a possibly weekly feature) by Dan

The sea of Nosara seems to have many faces.

There is the powerful sea, with waves that regard you much more casually than you regard them. All the local beaches have pretty big waves all the time, unlike, say, Shediac. The kids love dodging and riding them out, despite wavering levels of terror.  Maeve even got sent head over heels by one wave and tried to breath underwater, but was unfazed.

There are tidepools to check out for a break.  At Pelada, there are also tidal caves.  Here you can find vertical rock faces, covered with small holes.  Different sizes of crab live in each hole, just like a crustacean apartment building.

White sand beaches are home to small orange crabs, who are very shy and scurry into their holes at the slightest approach.  Black sand beaches, like Ostional, are of course home to thousands of turtle eggs, mama turles coming and newly hatched turtles making their way to the sea.

Gringo (and Tico) surfers populate the sea at Guiones, while further north at the mouth of the Rio Nosara local men fish for their dinner.  The sea provides up-close excitement, and a backdrop to the scene outside our windows.  The marine sunsets are beautiful end bracket to our day!