For the love of a beach!

Recently Costa Rica was ravaged by flood waters and landslides created by Hurricane Tomas in the Caribbean Ocean.  See my previous post for an update and to view video footage of the devastation suffered by many in this beautiful country that is so proud of its ecological bio-diverse landscape.
"Pura Vida is on hold due to severe weather conditions....."

Costa del Sol a wonderful gated community located in Playa Bejuco on the Central Pacific Coast suffered no damaged at all and all of the homes sat high and dry as the flood waters rushed through.  It was a thankful experience to be bypassed from damage but bittersweet to see the losses of so many of our Tico neighbors in Parrita and the surrounding area.

Playa Bejuco before the storm

Our beach at Playa Bejuco did not weather the storm so well though.  The heavy rains, flooding waters and landslides in the mountain areas sent amazing amounts of trees, limbs and debris down through the rivers and out into the ocean where it all was washed back ashore along the Pacific coastline.  Playa Bejuco went from being a beautiful clean palm tree lined paradise to a huge mass of destruction that was very difficult to maneuver to gain access to the beach and water.

Some said that the high tides would eventually wash it all back out to sea but how long could that take?  Our daily visits showed no signs of any of the debris going away.  I know that there is probably a government office with the designated duties of preserving the beauty of the beaches with maintenance and clean up crews but with so much damage inland that affected cities, towns, major roads and homes along with so much debris on such a long coastline there is no telling how long it could be before they came to work on Bejuco.

And so the work began.....

Playa Bejuco after the storm

A few home owners in Costa del Sol started with some shovels and some rakes piling up the debris to build some bonfires to at least create a nice pathway to the water.  It turned into a fun event with marshmallow roasting and S'mores and beautiful sunsets!  Once the fires were started it was just a matter of adding logs to keep them going and that worked fine for a couple of days....until the rains came again and put the fires out and wet the wood.

So that is when it was decided to call in the forces and face this problem head on!
It is amazing how much wood and debris can be moved in such a short time with a backhoe with a few $20 donations to pay for the services.  We now have one beautiful small section of beach on our very special Playa Bejuco that is loved by us all.

Sounds like it is time to return to the Pura Vida and enjoy some more of those inspiring sunsets on the beach maybe with a ice cold cervaza or a nice chilled glass of vino....after all....it is 5:00 somewhere! 

Enjoy our video of the journey to clean up our beach Bejuco and get our Pura Vida back! For best viewing click to full screen.

Won't you join us on our beautiful beach at Playa Bejuco for some Pura Vida of your own?

We would love to have you!  

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