Milo & Seth Inman, December 1996

27 years ago our family was in Tamarindo, Costa Rica for a long weekend. We stayed at a lovely beachfront hotel. Tamarindo was a very small town at the time, attracting surfers who were escaping more crowded beaches in places like California and enjoying the excellent waves on this part of the coastline. This hotel set the vibe for the town, at least as we experienced it. Tourism has grown 4-fold in the decades since that visit, and still the beaches of Tamarindo offer a ratio of surfers to great waves that make it an ideal destination. Not only for skilled surfers but for those looking to learn. The town has grown, and at various points since that family outing I was concerned about how sustainable that growth was. I am now convinced it is on the right track.

Seth in the pool at Hotel Capitan Suizo, the edge of Milo’s towel in the upper right of the frame. The pool is one of the most beautiful in Costa Rica, and overlooks the Pacific ocean.

So much so that next week we are opening our fourth Authentica shop. In Tamarindo. At that hotel. We will finally be introducing our take on and old game –a product that I have been developing with one of our woodworking partners for the entire time since our first Authentica shops opened four years ago. And we will offer other new products that are particular to the Guanacaste region, and the Nicoya peninsula in particular. More fun.