Sunday, July 31, 2005 

Surf Costa Chapters 1, 2 and 3




Click here to see the first three chapters as one file.

8:54 PM | Posted by SteveCombs | |

Saturday, July 30, 2005 

Surf Costa Chapter 3

The third chapter of my video for the trip is here [12 Megs]. Music by Spidermonkey.

3:06 AM | Posted by SteveCombs | |

 

Surf Costa Chapter 2

The second chapter of my video for the trip is here [8 Megs]. Music by Jack Johnson. Comments welcome, however, I can't make you guys surf any better.

12:49 AM | Posted by SteveCombs | |

Friday, July 29, 2005 

Lance's Pics

All of Lance's Pics can be downloaded here [30 Megs]. Thanks Lance.

1:04 AM | Posted by SteveCombs | |

 

Surf Costa The Movie

The first chapter of my video for the trip is here [4 Megs]. Music by Donovan Frankenreiter.

12:47 AM | Posted by SteveCombs | |

Thursday, July 28, 2005 

About that animal down there

From Google Answers:

Question
Subject: Translate the name of a Costa Rican animal

Can you translate "pescata?" Friends traveling in Costa Rica this winter saw an animal the locals called "pescota" --could be a different spelling (pescotta? pescata?) They spotted it in the evening, before sunset, in the area around Monteverde. They said it looked like a big cat with a really long tail, that walked like a racoon. I haven't been able to find an animal called anything close to that. Can you figure out what it might have been?


Answer
I believe it is likely that the animal in question was a coati or coatimundi, also called a "pizote." These are fascinating creatures. I once spent some time with a domesticated coati, and he was one of the most charming critters I've ever encountered. In behavior they are much like raccoons: curious, intelligent, and a bit irritable when they don't get their way.

Comments
If the animal in question was indeed a coatimundi, the word used bythe locals may have been "pizote" (pronounced approximately as"pee-SOH-tay"). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizote

9:15 AM | Posted by dbreck | |

Wednesday, July 27, 2005 


Check out the surfing-related RSS feeds you can load into your google page if you sign up at google.com/ig Posted by Picasa

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I have no idea what this is. Posted by Picasa

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Steve Close-up Posted by Picasa

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Mike Close-up Posted by Picasa

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John Close-up Posted by Picasa

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Danny Close-up Posted by Picasa

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John Posted by Picasa

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Danny. Did he go? Posted by Picasa

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Lance Posted by Picasa

10:38 PM | Posted by SteveCombs | |

 

New board






My new board has finally arrived...they shipped the wrong color so another (red rails) is on it's way, but check out the goods. Carbon/kevlar/aluminum- honeycomb top deck, carbon bottom, and hollow inside. 9'1" and only 12 pounds!

10:05 PM | Posted by bluemountainsurfer | |

 

Lance's Pics are Here

Check out the highlights below. Nice ones.

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Lance Posted by Picasa

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Danny Posted by Picasa

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John Posted by Picasa

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Mike Posted by Picasa

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Steve Posted by Picasa

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Monday, July 25, 2005 

Video Jones Part II

Steve any progress on a new edit of the video? Is it even in the works?

3:44 PM | Posted by dbreck | |

Sunday, July 24, 2005 

Second Thoughts Movie

I just watched Second Thoughts about some surfers that spent a month camping in Indo. A clip is here [4Megs]. The movie includes some incredible barrels and board cam footage.

11:53 AM | Posted by SteveCombs | |

Friday, July 22, 2005 


Check out Bert's shark pics Posted by Picasa

9:50 PM | Posted by SteveCombs | |

Monday, July 18, 2005 

Daily Show - special hurricane coverage

Looking for a good laugh? Check this out.

4:37 PM | Posted by Cross | |

Friday, July 15, 2005 

Pics

Little help on downloading this pics; Just downloaded Hello, do I upload each pic one by one or can I upload the zip file?

10:42 PM | Posted by surferdude | |

 

Eureka!

My photos are up here (limited time offer available for 7 days only!) (876MB)

8:22 AM | Posted by dbreck | |

Thursday, July 14, 2005 

Still needed

Steve, I need a photo for my profile on our web site here at work. Think there's a decent screen grab from a surfing video I could use?

2:21 PM | Posted by dbreck | |

Tuesday, July 12, 2005 

Last call for pics

I still don't have Dan's or Lance's pictures from the trip. Can you guys send the goods? I am editing my video now and would like to have that material. I found this gem of Danny. You can take a look here [1.2Megs]. Keep in mind that this quality is dumbed way down because I don't want to post a 2 gig file. Can you guys with Macs read the .wmv files?

10:28 PM | Posted by SteveCombs | |

 

Bert's Trip to Costa Rica

Bert just returned from Costa Rica. He was fishing near Ollie's and Witches Rock. Apparently his boat captain wasn't "aware" of the fishing restrictions. The Costa Rican Coast Guard had to remind them. There are some pretty big fish at bertcombs.blogspot.com

9:18 PM | Posted by SteveCombs | |

 


Here we go again. Posted by Picasa

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One guess as to what John is thinking right now? Posted by Picasa

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Sonny on a nice one at Blue Mountain courtesy of Hurricane Dennis Posted by Picasa

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John and Greg waiting for the next wave. Posted by Picasa

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Mike at the other Ollie's Point at Blue Mountain Posted by Picasa

8:43 PM | Posted by SteveCombs | |

Thursday, July 07, 2005 

Panhandle Surf Map

Check out the map here. The entry for Amazon's is interesting.

5:51 PM | Posted by SteveCombs | |

Wednesday, July 06, 2005 

WaveWatch.com Forecast

Tropical Storm Dennis is forecast to be upgraded to hurricane status by Thursday as it tracks just south of Cuba with 70 kt sustained winds. Dennis to be passing over the western tip of Cuba on Friday tracking into the Gulf of Mexico and then off Florida's southwest coast Saturday with winds forecast at 80 kts with gusts to 100 kts. Dennis to be west of Tampa on Sunday holding with 80 kt winds (90 mph). Latest models depict go southerly fetch aimed right at Pensacola starting Sunday morning and continuing into Tuesday AM next week with winds 30-40 kts and seas 16 ft+ @ 9 secs. Tampa is a lesser target for swell though with most of the fetch forecast in the storm eastern quadrant (aimed north) as Dennis generates a gradient with the Bermuda High out in the Atlantic. Still south wrap-around fetch from the south quadrant expected mostly on Sunday. There is always alot of variability when trying to project tropical systems more than 2 days in advance, so the tracks discussed above are just a rough guess. Monitor this system closely.

I may be headed south this weekend.

8:42 PM | Posted by SteveCombs | |

Saturday, July 02, 2005 


Just received the CD with Brad's pictures. I will upload a zip shortly. This picture is from the other side of the bay from Ollie's Point. Posted by Picasa

1:49 PM | Posted by SteveCombs | |

Friday, July 01, 2005 

Destin Shark Attack

My video from the day of the attack is here [4Megs]. No gore, but the music is in bad taste.

12:01 AM | Posted by SteveCombs | |