www.CostaRicaTicas.com

Here is a webcam direct from the hotel that runs it at Playa Hermosa, a very short distance as the crow flies from the beach at Jaco. Sun is finally there!

http://www.crsurfcam.com/page/live-herm ... a-surf-cam

Thanks again to Brother DGD for this--the other kind of moving scenery of which you never grow tired.

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"A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind"--Dr. Johnson
"Amen, brother"-ED

Way cool, DGD! Until, of course, one takes into account:

"Nationwide, Costa Rica currently treats only 2.6% of human waste
generated........

"While famous for its investment in "green" issues such
as national parks and biodiversity protection, Costa Rica does not
walk the talk when it comes to "brown" environmental issues such as
sewage treatment. For a tourism-dependent country that relies upon
its reputation as an environmental paradise and prime ecotourism
destination, the nation's use of its rivers in lieu of a modern
sanitation system, as the conduit for dumping raw untreated waste
onto its most convenient beaches and important fishing areas is a
shocking revelation. The poor state of the sewage system creates
particular hazards for agricultural areas downstream of major
cities, where sewage-borne disease like cholera could frighten away
customers. The lack of fundamental sewage treatment infrastructure
is further evidence that Costa Rica's modernization and development
is fragile."

http://wikileaks.c4ss.org/cable/2007/04 ... SE653.html

Stay away from the beach!

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"Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the over-compensations for misery. And, of course, stability isn't nearly so spectacular as instability. And being contented has none of the glamour of a good fight against misfortune, none of the picturesqueness of a struggle with temptation, or a fatal overthrow by passion or doubt. Happiness is never grand."
- Aldous Huxley, Brave New World, Ch. 16

I have been singing that tune for years and years, even before this 07 Wiki leak. I won't go in any of them, including their "Blue Flag" beaches. I walk them, enjoy the sights and sounds, but that's it.

And what is not mentioned in the wiki leak is all the septic overflow from the hotel beaches.

I was in Manuel Antonio last week, my favorite for 15 years, and I cringe when I see the little tico K*ds playing in those little streams flowing into the surf. If you trace them back, you won't need to go far before you get the smell.

PS: I just clicked on the camera link and it looked rainy.