Bodysurf, eat, sleep, repeat. That pretty much sums up our daily agenda during a three-day bodysurfing adventure along the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. And that’s exactly what we’d hoped for when we set out on the 16-hour roundtrip adventure. No time to relax when the swell is pumping (5ft @ 9s). Our Pura Vida Bodysurfing film crew—Felipe, Pablo, and…

Bodysurfing, or wave gliding, as the ancient Polynesians described it, is the simplest and purest form of surfing. Bodysurfing is thought to be the oldest version of wave riding, practiced by ocean-centered cultures for thousands of years. In fact, one of the earliest written accounts of bodysurfing came from Captain James Cook’s first voyage around the world on the HMS…

Costa Rica is truly a bodysurfer’s paradise. The country’s “rich coast” features over 800 miles of coastline, hundreds of warm water surf breaks, and consistent swell year-round. The surprising thing is that there are hardly any bodysurfers here. Other than my friend Pablo, I have only bumped into a handful of Costa Rican bodysurfers over the years. Although I’ve bodysurfed…

The Osa Peninsula is one of the most biodiverse places on earth relative to its size. Located in the Southern Pacific Zone of Costa Rica, this remote region contains 2.5% of the terrestrial species of plants and animals on Earth. Additionally, the Osa provides breeding habitat for migratory marine species like hammerhead sharks and humpback whales, and contains the largest…

Pablo Solano thought he had discovered the art of bodysurfing one day when he accidentally caught a breaking wave while swimming in the ocean. After sliding down the green face of the wave with nothing more than his body, Pablo was hooked. He immediately went home and did some research, discovering that other bodysurfers did, in fact, exist. Pablo had…