Let me start this out by saying that we try our very best to provide an excellent surf vacation for everyone and we are constantly working to improve the service, the equipment and the facilities of the surf camp. People that came to the surf camp during our first few years and then came back again are totally amazed at the improvements we have made over the years. This is the reason that 95% of the people loved their vacation at the surf camp and many have returned again and again.
Unfortunately, 5% of the people are unhappy at the
surf camp. Some perhaps, thought they were going to a “Club Med”
type of a location. They didn’t really want a rustic surf camp in a
remote and unspoiled location. Most of these 5% tell me to contact them when I
have the swim up bar, disco, etc., and they will come back. Sorry, but that
isn’t going to happen. We like it pristine and beautiful. Maybe
Below, I am going to share some emails that I have received from my customers over the years. I am sharing these because you will see Morro Negrito is a place that many people loved and enjoyed:
Thanks for taking the time to read these:
FEBRUARY
2010 BILLY BALDWIN’S TRIP TO MORRO NEGRITO
http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?pid=1036887&id=1358867671&ref=mf
Another incredible trip to Morro Negrito! As usual, the trip
went off without a hitch. David was waiting for us at the airport. He was nice
enough to take us around to buy snacks, liquor, pillows, towels, surf wax and
then to lunch. He put us on the bus to Guavala and we were on our way. The bus
ride, 5 hours, was comfortable and it was nice to see the country side during
the day. Cheffy was waiting patiently at the bus stop in Guavala and took us to
the camp bunk house for a good night sleep. The trip to the island is tide
dependent, so we had to wait until 6am to get out. We were happy to get a good
night sleep and were rested for the morning surf session. Rocky, guide, woke us
up and put us on the boat to the island. The boat ride out in the morning is
pretty unbelievable! Paul, guide, met us at the beach to help us bring in the
gear. The camp had a few new buildings and decks since my last trip. A great
deck off of the central white house, a new two bedroom house to the left, yoga
cabana, wind power, and new dining area. The guides, Rocky, Paul and Gillian,
were awesome! They took care of all of our needs and were ready to do whatever
we wanted at the drop of a hat. The surf during our stay was smaller, but we
anticipated this. It is the slow season for waves. It picks up in March. This
gave us the opportunity to explore the fishing and diving around camp. They
have a great new fishing boat with twin 115 yamaha's. We did some awesome
diving, spearfishing and fishing around the island, the rivers and
"offshore". We caught wahoo, tuna, skip jacks, sierra mackerel,
jacks, needlefish, african pompano, grouper, snapper and langostas. We also
hiked through the jungle and went for a nice evening at Narris's local bar. If
the waves are small, don't worry, there is more than enough to do until the
swell picks up!!
The guides are ever changing. I have yet to meet one I didn't like, but if you
have the opportunity to head down in the near future, Rocky and Paul will make
your trip one to remember!
The food by the local ladies, Narris & Chilla, is awesome. The plates will
stuff you. I am 6'1", 200lbs and love to eat. I was happy with every meal.
Breakfast from eggs, pancakes, french toast, bread, rolls, fresh fruit
(everyday), oatmeal and the list goes on. Lunch was multiple styles of fish,
chicken, beef, rice, potatoes, cabbage, pasta, tacos, beans and local vegetables.
Dinner was similar to lunch with pasta with meat and veges, rice dishes, beans,
fresh veges, fish, beef, chicken, etc. If you catch fish, they will prepare it!
We had wahoo & tuna sushi for appetizer and ceviche most days. I had a few
fresh langosta's for lunch. Chilla's ceviche is top notch!! Make sure you troll
from breaks to port, you will be happy you took home a few sierra's! If you
want a lot of beer and soft drinks, let the guides know this in advance so they
can prepare for your arrival. If you plan on drinking liquor, bring as much as
you possibly can with you. If you have some left over, the next crowd will
drink it or buy it from you.
The camp, just like everything in life, is about expectations. If you are a 4+
star vacationer, this probably isn't going to meet your expectations. It takes
a good while to get to camp via bus & boat, your arrival is tide dependent,
you are riding in panga's not $40+K boats, you are sleeping in concrete &
tile houses with twin beds and foam mattresses with mosquito nets, the fans
keep you cool not air conditioning, you eat family style with the whole camp,
drinks are in a cooler and you mark them by honor, food is as good as it gets,
but isn't prepared by seasoned chefs from your local culinary school, if others
are there you decide as a group what you are going to do with the boats, the
guides administer first aid if needed, not the local clinic, etc. All of the
above is why I chose to go to Morro Negrito. You can't beat the price, the
remote location, the local people, guides, great surf, diving and fishing.
Taking the journey to the island, for me, has been worth it every time! I think
a lot of the negative reviews seem to be posted by people who didn't do their
research before heading down.
Do yourself a favor before you go, ask Steve questions and ask for the current
camp guides email addresses. The guides are the ones who are there everyday.
They can let you know exactly what the tides are doing, what the surf has been,
how the fishing has been, and the final details for your arrival. They do have
wireless on the island! The guides will respond when the internet is up and the
guests give them a little time during their day. It runs for maybe an hour or
so each day when needed. It draws a decent amount of the electricity and
electricity is solar and wind generated with a back up generator. You are on
vacation, don't tie yourself to your computer!
You can pay for everything via PayPal, so you only need to carry enough cash
for tips, snacks along the way, etc. Don't forget that these guides and local
cooks, cleaners & captains do a lot to make your trip a success. Remember
that when you leave and tip accordingly. The local kids love gifts and you
might find that the extra hat, snacks, rod, lures, towels or pair of sunglasses
your brought might really help out one of the locals.
If you like what you have read above, Morro Negrito should be on your list of
places to visit! You will not be disappointed! It is impossible, at least in my
travels, to find a better price for the amount of surf, fishing, diving,
scenery, people, culture, food and overall fun you will have at Morro Negrito
and during your travels to and from!
Let me start this out by saying that we try our very best to provide an excellent surf vacation for everyone and we are constantly working to improve the service, the equipment and the facilities of the surf camp. People that came to the surf camp during our first few years and then came back again are totally amazed at the improvements we have made over the years. This is the reason that 95% of the people loved their vacation at the surf camp and many have returned again and again.
Unfortunately, 5% of the people are unhappy at the
surf camp. Some perhaps, thought they were going to a “Club Med”
type of a location. They didn’t really want a rustic surf camp in a
remote and unspoiled location. Most of these 5% tell me to contact them when I
have the swim up bar, disco, etc., and they will come back. Sorry, but that
isn’t going to happen. We like it pristine and beautiful. Maybe
Below, I am going to share some emails that I have received from my customers over the years. I am sharing these because you will see Morro Negrito is a place that many people loved and enjoyed:
----- Original Message -----
From: "Max" <max@lumber.com>
To: "Steve Thompson (E-mail)" <surfparadise1@cox.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 3:46 PM
Subject: Our stay at Morro Negrito
Steve,
Mac, Paul, Marc, Jason & I (Max) had a terrific time at the camp. All
in all our trip to Morro Negrito was a 10!!! There isn't a thing we would
change about it. Jeff, Heather, Rob, Alex, the great cooks and the boat
drivers took great care of us during our stay. What a truly stellar group
of people. We feel very fortunate to have been there during a
swell. It started small our first day, Monday July 3rd and built to
nearly double overhead at P-Land by the end of our week. We highly
recommend Morro Negrito to
any surfer with a decent attitude. We will definitely be back again for
more!!!
Attached are photos from our trip. I am emailing the smaller file size so
as not to blow up your computer. If you would like the larger file size
photos please let me know which ones. More photos
coming in following emails.
Thank you very, very much!
Max A. Lee Kwai
Lumber Broker
Ø ----- Original
Message -----
> From: "John DeCesare" <johndecesarepbp@yahoo.com>
> To: <surfparadise1@cox.net>
> Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 10:17 AM
> Subject: Forwarded mail from
> "panamasurfing@GetResponse.com"
> > Hey steve,
> > Thanks for a great week at your camp. I sent out a mass email
to all my contacts praising the surf
> and the staff that helped us down in Morro Negrito. I thought
Jeff did a great job of pleasing all those
> > that came during our week. Also, I wanted to say thanks for
crediting us the 100 bucks toward or
> next visist. I thought that was very fair
of you and I'm for sure coming back soon. Can you please send
Ø me Jeff's contact info? I would> like to thank him for some amazing photos, email would be great. Also,
Ø I am trying to get in touch with ceasar the guy who transfered us from airport to bus. A phone number would
Ø really be great as I am trying to get in contact with
someone we met during our visit.
> > Thanks again, Johnny
> > John Decesare
> > Poor Boyz Distribution, Inc.
> > 310.798.4276
> > 637
> >
----- Original Message -----
From: "Camilo Navarro" <a1camilo@yahoo.com>
To: "Panama Surfing" <surfparadise1@cox.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 1:47 PM
Subject: morro negrito
Ø
> hi steve,
>
> we just got back from our stay at the camp, thank you!
> it was wonderful, I didn't expect much swell
because
> of the forecast which looked flat for the pacific, but
> I ended up surfing overhead waves! wow!
>
> my girlfriend Camila loved it as well, we agreed
we
> NEED to go back for another visit as soon as possible!
> Jeff and Marilyn and all the guys were super nice too,
> congratulations on such a beatiful spot!
>
> my favorite was Nestle's , that wave is nasty,
and the
> background with the deserted island is amazing as
> well, we had a lot of fish swimming around us all the
> time also... In short, a great vacation, I'm going to
> try to go back for a week as soon as I can take time
> off from work, probably either in November or January,
> I'll let you guys know! thanks again!
>
> Camilo
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marshall Hooker" <MHooker@foxsports.net>
To: "Panama Surf Camp" <surfparadise1@cox.net>
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 11:52 AM
Subject:
RE:
Ø Steve,
>
> Just wanted to tell you thanks again, and what a great time we had. You,
> Jeff, and the rest of the guys do a wonderful job. Taking the time and
> putting forth the effort to take pictures of us surfing was awesome.
Thanks
> again for everything and I hope to make it back there someday soon. Please
> pass this along to Jeff with a big thanks for all he does.
>
> Marshall Hooker
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dom Gauthier" <dominickgauthier@attglobal.net>
To: "Panama Surf Camp" <surfparadise1@cox.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 7:07 AM
Subject: Wonderful
>
Well Steve let me tell you that
>
> Me and Jennifer had dream week in Moro Negrito. Everything was just perfect,
> the staff, the people, the surf, the food (this was a great surprise to
eat
> that well!!) and the weather.
>
> I am spreading the word here in
> the island with the few surfers around here.
> Thank you so much and we will be in touch soon,
>
> Dom
----- Original Message -----
From: <rdunn@gac.edu>
To: <surfparadise1@cox.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 5:34 PM
Subject: Forwarded mail from "panamasurfing@GetResponse.com"
> This is Bobby Dunn and I had an awesome expierence
last summer during the two
> weeks I was at your tropical paradise. I would love to come back this
summer,
> so if your would send back an email with possible
two week stays I would like
> to formulate another adventure this summer. thank
you Bobby
----- Original Message -----
From: "marlee murdock" <marleemurdock@hotmail.com>
To: <surfparadise1@cox.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 10:42 AM
Subject: THANK YOU
>
Hi Steve,
>
> Well our lives will never be the same after spending a week at Morro Negrito. It was an
appropriate place to spend Thanksgiving. Everything was
> fantastic - really. I can barely stand the thought of a 4/3 wet suit now.
Staying up past 8pm is a chore and I keep dreaming about all the magic.
> For the critics who went before us my thought is this - if they took issue
with the fresh cuisine then they clearly were not laughing enough, surfing
> enough and chilling enough. Hats off to Jeff, Dan and Clayton who made the
trip awesome and to Ruffy, the best dog EVER!
>
> ~ dreaming of
>
> Marlee Murdock
----- Original Message -----
From: henrik Haaland
To: Panama Surf Camp
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 10:11 AM
Subject: Re:
hello Steve!
thank you so much for for our stay in your camp. We had the best of times and found the best job in the world!!!!
sorry I haven't written to you before, but after I came home I have been lagging a little after in school, to put it mildly.
Had my first exam today and I'm having a little quiet time before starting again tomorrow.
The location of that camp is the best I've ever seen!!!
Meeting the local kids and families living on the island totally secluded from the western way of living was the best part of our trip. Working with Jeff was a pleasure and I have to say he is more than a surfguide for the camp....
Say hello to Marilyn as well from both hermine and me. It was cool to see when she entered the camp and the attitudechange among the workers, and thank her for her dinners!
Say hello to everyone down there and again thank you so much!
Hopefully we can come back soon and pick up our old duties as surfguides!
I don't know what I liked the best surfwise but Sandbar, P-land and Nestles blew my mind and I have some pictures in my mind of walking through the jungle out on silva and looking out on nestles through the palmtrees. they won't fade!
you really are a lucky couple!!!!
hope to see you again, the sooner the better!
best regards
henrik and hermine
----- Original Message -----
From: steven pitt
To: Private Panama Surf Island
Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 8:54 PM
Subject: Re: Letter from Recent Visitor
hey steve.... just wanted to say thank you very much for the opportunity to see the most amazing place in the world..... we got really lucky with swell... and swell it was... so many waves to choose from... i don t know where to begin... jeff is great... always jokin and smilin.... the guides are way more than just guides.... but friends, and great people.... hermine and hendrick and danny.... and rhona, and phillipe and verina, his girlfriend .. we had the most amazing time... if you surf everyday you improve so much and nothing is better than surfing everyday...... well.... i hear that there is some bad press goin around..... steve .. do not let it get you down.... morro negrito is flawlessssssss..... some people just need to be pampered so much they forget to just look around and be so greatful.... we found this with some of our friend s that were on the island... some people just need drama and noise and city in there lives..... i ll never understand how being that a piece on an island in panama couldn t be the greatest thing in the world.... so for all the nay sayers out there .... they ll never know what they re missin... even if they were there.... but as my good friend trennon said..... the place is unbelievable and we ll definatley be back... thanx again...... tell jeff we say thanx and hello .... and sheela and maria... amazing food.... and little ruffy... man what a bark... ouch.... tomorrow is canadian thanxgiving so... happy turkey day... i also owe you some money.... i mis calculated the trip.... we found somthing on the internet... delta airlines saying that if a surfboard is under 70 pounds... no charge.... but we got charged... and in panama the taxis sure do charge americans a lot.... i am sorry to have been wrong in my money s..... i m working very hard building mt. bike trails and will pay you in full by the middle of october.... i hope this is ok... thanx again...... any way please feel free to write back and let me know if there are any complications with this... i hope the surf is good in cali.... i heard there s a hurricane off baja right now.... so you should be gettin waves.... thanx again steve.... morro negrito ...... little black hill... i miss it already... steven
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Caldwell" <caldwell@hawaii.edu>
To: "Panama Surf Camp" <surfparadise1@cox.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: Sept 3-10, opening still there for one more?
Ø
Aloha Steve,
>
> Just want to let you know I had a fabulous week at your unique camp.
It
> wasnt all about the waves for me. The
greatest feeling I took away was
> pleasure of soaking up the remote, tropical beauty of the place, the
> basic arrangement of the camp (I like that there was a minimal of modern
> conveniences...hammock and cold beer was all I needed), the warm
> comradary among the campers and staff, and the
very friendly local kids.
> Would love to be there when a bigger swell
came through to know outer
> Silva. One of these days.
>
> Here's a great link for surf forecasting Morro Negrito. It is output
> from Wave Watch III for a position about 120 nm SSE of you.
>
> Each set of data (wave height period, and direction (toward)) shows a
> unique source for waves, for instance, see the one to 2m (toward 23
> degrees or from 203 degrees) due today. The monster swell for
> and
> forecasts show very good potential for the next two weeks. Here's
the
> link....
>
> http://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/waves/latest_run/enp.TPC56.bull
>
> Cheers, Pat
----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Fujimoto
To: Panama Surf Camp
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 8:04 AM
Subject: RE: morro negritovac
Hello Steve & Marilyn,
I had an incredible time. The camp location is a special place as we surfed 16 sessions in 9 days. I think your team does a fantastic job of providing surfers with great meals and surf services as I would recommend your camp to other traveling surfers. Thanks for a fantastic time as I hope to return someday.
Thanks,
Rob Fujimoto
----- Original Message -----
From: "John McKee" <jmckee@jrkmgmt.com>
To:
"
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 10:59 AM
Subject: RE: Surfguide needed
I have been meaning to send you an email regarding our stay at your camp in July....My son and his friend as well as myself had an incredible experience that we will remember for many years...the camp,staff and surfing were all great...We will be booking a 2 or 3 week trip for next summer in July or Aug...how early do we need to declare. Also the boys (17 year olds) wanted me to see if you ever needed to hire additional help during the summer months?
Next email is from TRENNON PAYNTER Pro Skier, Australian Olympic Team member, 3 time '98 Nor-Am Champion, 3rd '98 Canadian Nationals. (look up his name on the internet)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Trennon Paynter" <trenstar@compuserve.com>
To: <Steve@surferparadise.com>
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 9:54 PM
Subject: Morro Negrito
Ø
Hi Steve, my name is Trennon Paynter and I was one of the lucky group
> of Canadians at the surf camp for 2+weeks. I just wanted to let you
> know what a fantastic time it was for me and the rest of the group.
>
> In short, the trip was amazing! Everything about it far exceeded my
> expectations. I guess we were lucky with the swell that we had
> because we had good waves every day and were able to surf Emily's
> every afternoon. It was so great to have that many different breaks
> to choose from every day. We got in some big days at P-land while
> there, they were epic.
>
> The staff were awesome! Jeff runs a very
well-oiled machine, Danny
> is a great guy to surf and hang out with, Henrik
and Hermine were so
> nice and added a bit of Scandinavian flair to the experience. Rhona
> and Phillippe and Verena
all arrived near the end of our stay and
> they were great as well. Sheila's meals were so good, I miss them
> already, kind of like Pavlov's dog, I now salivate at the sound of a
> bell ringing. All the drivers were really nice too, you have managed
> to put together an awesome group of people, and they all seem to
work
> really well together. Ruffy was cool too,
throw her a stick and give
> her a big scratch on the belly for all of us next time you see her.
>
> Our entire group was stoked from the minute we arrived. We had
> experienced rippers, never ever surfed before's,
and pretty much all
> levels in between, and everyone managed to find some appropriate
> waves every day.
>
> The island really is a paradise, wow! Gorgeous.
>
> I don't know what was more worn out when I left; my shoulders from
> all the paddling, or my cheeks from smiling for 2 straight weeks.
>
> Anyways, just wanted to let you know that it was the best surf trip
> of all time, and you can expect to see us back there again and again.
>
> It was super nice of Jeff to spend all that time in the water
> shooting pictures of us, so I thought I would send this picture that
> one of the girls got of him surfing, he probably doesn't get too
many
> of himself. Hopefully you could forward this one to him somehow.
>
> Thanks again
> Trennon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Doctorchik" <stevedoc411@hotmail.com>
To: <surfparadise1@cox.net>
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 9:01 PM
Subject: Re: ARRIVING SUNDAY 14TH
Ø
Hi Steve,
>
> I got your message yesterday when I got back to the states! I was at
the
> Surf Camp all last week, I arrived on Sunday 8/14. It was awesome, a
truly
> unforgetable time. We caught some good
swell and Jeff, Danny and Craig did
> a great job getting us some killer waves.
>
> My roommate Eric Morgan had to bail at the last minnute
so it was just me
> there with the other 3 "
>
> The Tica bus worked out fine; quite an
experience.
>
> Thank you very much for all your help.
>
> -Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey Healion" <jeffreysurfs@hotmail.com>
To: <surfparadise1@cox.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 10:09 AM
Subject: From Jeff
> Steve, I guess you are right. People really love these pics.
Here is a nice
> note I got.>
>>hey jeff, its me tomy
from
>>thousand more visits to morro negrito and maybe your memories of us can be
>>a little borrowed by te amount of people that
flows through your eyes. i
>>was there with the two julios... any way i wont forget that place or the
>>people i met there. by
now im back in work in my no windows office so i
>>understand more than ever your lifestyle desition.
>>speaking from my heart , i write to you because as soon as i got back
home
>>i saw the pictures you put into that cd and i realized that i owe you (i
>>dont know if the spleling
is ok). i hope you understand that we come from
>>the devaluated version of capitalism. the
thing is that i feel im in
debt
>>with you but don t worrycause next yesrs 2 week holiday will go for sure
>>back there and put things straith with you,
interests included, jaja.
>>really those memories are priceless¡¡¡¡¡ tahnks to you they are fore ever
>>frozen into pictures. hope everything is ok,
say hy to ruffy and dany, bye
>>and best of luck
>>im going back to that paradise for sure
>>
>>_________________________________________________________________
>>MSN Amor: busca tu ½ naranja http://latam.msn.com/amor/
----- Original Message -----
From: Billy Baldwin
To: 'Panama Surfing'
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 9:10 AM
Subject: Thanks again (Jan.2-Jan9th)
Steve,
I wanted to thank you for everything while we were down at camp! We had a blast! It was everything we wanted and more!! The worst part of going to camp was leaving. It has made for a hard return back to “the real world” of computers, cell phones, work, etc. I have read a few of the negative remarks that have been made by others and can’t understand where this comes from. Every moment, from the pick up at the “marina” to the last ride back to shore was great. We had overhead surf at P-Land, Sandbar, and Nestles. The last morning at Sandbar was a day to remember! Crystal clear water with a slow to nonexistent tide, head high+ surf and shoulders that just kept going!
The cooks were awesome! We had great, healthy and filling meals every morning, afternoon, and night. The cooks were very nice and prepared our freshly caught tuna and fish to perfection. The yellowfin tuna sashimi was terrific!
Lodging was even better than we anticipated. We loved the White House and enjoy our evenings on the porch and down at the new kitchen. The new kitchen is a terrific addition!
The fishing was amazing. In one morning (3hrs) we caught a 35-40lb Wahoo, 25lb Dorado, 3 yellowfin tuna, 4 black tuna, and a few other fish I had never seen before like spearfish (natives had a different name for them). I think we caught a fish every twenty minutes! It was the most beautiful scenery I had ever fished around! I will be back for sure!!
We are still editing our DVD and will get you a copy soon. I also wanted to see how the guys were doing spearfishing?
Thanks again,
Billy Baldwin
Summit Custom Homes
----- Original Message -----
From: El Porto-James
To: MORRO NEGRITO
Cc: DRM
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 9:15 PM
Subject: Hey Steve
Sorry to take so long to drop you a line, but I am having trouble getting back up to speed here in the states!
To say the lease,
The remote location and what you
have accomplished is amazing....Koudos to you and
your family for all the hard work that enabled us to enjoy our travel
adventure. I feel sorry for anyone who has a problem with a REAL surf
adventure experience, I would highly recommend your
Thanks for the great experience,
james
----- Original Message -----
From: "CLAUDIO MARGARIDE" <claumargaride@yahoo.com>
To: <surfparadise1@cox.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 10:23 AM
Subject: Thanks ,you have a great team!!Claudio Margaride.
>
Dear Morro Negrito owner andTeam,
>
> Im in
> mountains in Argentina.Vacation time is over,
and was
> great.
> Im sendind this words,to let you now that myself
and
> Diego,Daniel and Daniel,(argentinians)
we had a nice
> experience and a great week,on your little
paradise.
> You are lucky to have Jeff,and
Im sorry but I forgot
> most of your team names(capitans,water
> guys,kitchen,etc).The whole team is great,always
> helping,and making for us a fun time there.
> Congratulations and good waves!!
>
> abrazos
> Claudio Margaride
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Grafton" <paulgrafton@hotmail.com>
To: <surfparadise1@cox.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2004 11:24 PM
Subject: Great Trip!
Ø
> Hey Steve,
>
> Just wanted to say thanks for a great surfing trip last week. Me,
Jay and
> Rob Williams had a great time surfing P Land and Leftovers. The
staff was
> excellent, particularly Jeff Healion who went
the extra step to make our
> trip fun, always with positive energy and a smile. Well, I look
forward to
> heading back again someday. Thanks again, Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: "Travis Lukens" <travis@lukens.us>
To: <surfgun1@yahoo.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 10:30 AM
Subject: RE: Jan 2003 Surf Report
Ø Hey Steve,
> Thanks for sending us the pictures, they are great! We had a
wonderful
> time at your camp, things counldn't have been better. We will
> definitely recommend it to all of our friends, we have already told
> several people who seem very interested. We are also very glad that
we
> got to stay at the camp while you were there. Hopefully we will be able
> to return in the near future.
> Thanks
> Travis and Scott
Hi,
Steve:
Thanks for the e-mail, I apreciate to have info from
your camp - I spent one
week there in May2001 and was one of my best trips ever with a consistent
"La Punta" swell all the days from 3 to 6-7 feet. It was an
all-spanish-bodyboarders trip, sponsored by REEF-Quiksilver, with 2
photographers on the "panga" boat and
another on the water.
If I have time (and money) enough, I still have in my mind your camp as one
of my favourite "targets".
Please, give me your professional e-mail in order to ask you for prices and
reservations if I have the time/money to go with some friends.
Is it: surfgun1@yahoo.com ??
I enclose some shots from "La Punta": that´s
me in one of my best tubes in
the trip. They were published in spanish magazines
Tres60 and SurferRule,
french SurfSession, portuguese Vert and U.K. ThreeSixty.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/17807751/20782224jZkBRGxqQA
Photos sent
Regards:
Kenneth Ugalde Olea
Sales/Ventas
GENESIS & BSD Bodyboards Europe
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ERANDIO 48950 (Bizkaia)
Tel./Fax 1: +34 944536663
Tel. 2: +34 944711676
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www.benseverson.com
-- Original Message -----
From: tom newhall
To: surfgun@webmailstation.com
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 10:09 AM
Subject: Hello from up north
Hi Steve,
I can't believe that two months have
gone by since I was down in
Keep up the good work!
Thanks,
Tom Newhall
New Design
tomnewhall@attbi.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Hank Draper
Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 8:30 AM
Subject: Thanks Steve
Hey Steve, I just wanted to say thank you for the week
in paradise! I had a great time surfing P-land's crystal clear big ole lefts.
The
----- Original Message -----
From: Jan Mayer
To: Steve Thompson
Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 12:55 AM
Subject: August 24-31
Steve,
Just to let you know that my group had a thoroughly enjoyable trip to Morro Negrito.
While the surf was not exactly pumping while we were there, it was perfect for our group. Everybody without exception had a great time. One of our guys, Mike Part is making a little film about the trip and a website. We have many pictures of Phil, who was with the other group on the island at the same time as us. We took a lot of pictures of Phil and his group and we want to email them to him. Could you please send me his email address?
We thought Jay did an excellent job as a surf guide, and handled the emergency with Jason extremely well. You have a gem in that young man and I hope he will stay on as a surf guide for some time.
Next time, I will probably come alone or with one friend, and I will not bring a board. Your ten foot noserider was fine for an old dog like me. the hotel Marbella at $44 a night was an excellent hotel. Very clean with good beds, in a good part of town. You may want to recommend it for other groups who may want something a little more upscale and without the hookers!
Take care, and please keep us posted on all the goings on at Morro Negrito.
Thanks again for a great reunion surf trip.
Jan Mayer
----- Original Message -----
From: Zanatta, Mauricio (Mauricio)
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 5:34 AM
Subject: RE: Morro Negrito Surf Camp
Hello, Steve!
I never got a chance to write you back after our trip.
I just wanted to drop you a quick e-mail thanking you for accepting us at the camp even though it was already full. We all appreciated that.
I'm really busy down here
but we, the brazilians, all want to make a conference
call with you to thank you.
As you know, Jay and I were have ocean (it's 1 hour
from the closest beach).
So, a lot of people saw our pictures and everybody wants to go to that dream place called Morro Negrito. I'm just glad that I've been there while it is an uncrowded surf spot. I'm afraid it will get crowded someday if other surf camps are built in that area.
I wish you great luck in this business of realizing surfers' dreams...
Regards, my friend!
Mauricio
----- Original Message -----
From: "Part, Mike" <partm@ectinfo.com>
To: <surfgun1@yahoo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 12:54 PM
Subject: RE: EL NINO IS HEATING UP
Steve
--
I want you to know that my kids and I had one of the most incredible
adventures of our lives in your surf camp. Although the surf wasn't huge,
it was big enough for us 15 old-time long boarders. The food was some of
the best I've had anywhere and being up against the jungle with the rain and
surf lulling us to sleep at night is a memory I'll never forget.
The kids had a great time surfing (my 9-year-old son outsurfed
me!) and
snorkling and hiking. The 2 mile beach is my
new favorite place in the
world and I look forward to seeing it again in the coming years.
Nice job. Everything was well-organized and we were very happy with the
experience.
Here's a group shot of us. Talk to you soon. Keep up the great
work.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: inaki
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 2:42 AM
Subject: RE: UPDATE: EPIC CONDITIONS AT MORRO NEGRITO SURF CAMP
Hi Steve:
I don´t have words to say you how epic waves we had on your Camp. It was perfect, hollow big waves¡¡
Thank you for everything ¡¡ Your staff is incredible¡ Thanks to J , Chris, the cooker, all the boats captains and everybody... we had a great time with them...
Surfer Rule magazine´s photographer give you too thanks for all and say he will send you some mags whith the Camp story next month. I will give him your address.
I need next two months sheddule because I have some clients interested on visit your camp.
I had taken a lot of pictures to print on my web site. We are very lucky to have your Camp on our web site¡
Thanks for all, again¡
We will be in contact¡
One more thing, you know one of the Reef Team was injured the last day in The Point, please tell everybody she is Ok and give you thanks for all, too.
Best regards
Iñaki Diez - Abando Surf Adventures
----- Original Message -----
From: <dchamlin2@juno.com>
To: <surfgun1@yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 2:33 PM
Subject:
Re:Rip Curl Comes to
Hey
Steve, we had a great time on the island. The food was great and the
people were rad. Jay the guide is one awesome
guy. We had such a good time with him. One of our guys had to go to the
hospital for a serious infection and Jay stayed with him the whole time-a real
good guy! The trip was great. Thanks for all the help and
everything.
peace,
dan Hamlin
----- Original Message -----
From: riley7@comcast.net
To: Steve Thomson
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 10:41 AM
Subject: Surf Camp
Steve I have just returned from your camp. I just wanted to tell you that everything was great. The logistics were worked out really well and our travel was flawless. The waves were great and the food was excellent.
I had a blast I would go back again if I knew that the lineups may be less crowded, and the surf guides would help instead of only think about there wave count..
Thanks again for a great trip your hard work was much appreciated by everyone there and most of us had experiences that will last a life time with countless stories to tell our friends.
Sincerly,
Rick Riley
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Silberstein" <silberstein@biology.ucsc.edu>
To: "Morro Negrito" <surfparadise1@cox.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 11:59 AM
Subject: trip great
Steve
The trip was great! We had good to excellent waves at
Sand Bar the first
three days, tapering off to poor-but-still-fun the last two days. Silva
breaks were sketchy,being
overhead at the beginning but, from all accounts,
not ideal due to wind and swell direction.
The camp is terrific! Quiet, comfortable. Landscaping really nice. Food was
excellent: Chela is magic and kept us full and happy.
Ben did the guide job
competantly and was delightful besides. John
(interesting, engaging
character to be sure), was extremely helpful at all times. He repaired a
couple boards too.
Boatmen Aris and Johanes
were excellent, no problems there.
Finally, I was impressed with the
trouble-free, transport comfortable, Hotel Marparaiso
just fine. We did get
to the landing a bit late for the tide due to a small delay in departing
arrival while tide is good and high! Lugging the boards through the mud was
dicey.
I'll be writing a little story for my surf club newsletter in which I will
definitely recommend Morro Negrito.
I'll pass it on to you.
Best regards,
Gary
Gary B. Silberstein, Ph.D.
Research Biologist
Department of Molecular, Cell and
----- Original Message -----
From: "eric petrone" <erocker33@hotmail.com>
To: <surfgun@webmailstation.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 7:32 AM
Subject: NYC team real siked, saying hi.
Steve, this is Eric Petrone, from team
"Real Siked (NY)" i
was just
checking the forecast on surfline.com for waves here on long island and i
was stoked to see a link to your new and improved website. Obviously i was
extremely siked to see that you chose the picture of
me and my boys pulling
in those mackerel this past january, to be one of the
pictures on the site.
In light of the recent events here in the NYC area the mood is somewhat
somber and reflective. On the morning of the 11th James tallarico
and i were
surfing by far the best waves we have caught since p land on jan.
1st. it
was head and a half at robert moses
state park here on long island. after
about 3 hours of epic waves another surfer paddled out and told us the
news, at first we thought he was just trying to get us out of the water.
Prob the best waves i had
ever seen, on the worst day in NYC's history, it
was kind of bizarre.
Anyway i just felt like getting in touch with
you to let you know that
morro negrito was on my
mind. Thanks stevo- Eric Petrone-
----- Original Message -----
From: "Laura Umpierre" <reachlaura@yahoo.com>
To: "Surfparadise" <SurfParadise1@home.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 10:16 AM
Subject: Great place!!!
Ø Hey Steve,
>
> I've been meaning to e-mail you and tell you what a
> wonderful time I had at Morro Negrito. Your staff was
> very friendly and fun, the other "campers" were also
> very friendly, and the food was much better than I was
> expecting!
>
> Even though we didn't have swell while I was visiting
> we still had chest high surf out at the sandbar every
> day. I can't wait to come back and get a piece of that
> incredible left you have straight in front of camp!
>
> Thanks again for a wonderful stay at your
> establishment and I hope to be visiting again real
> soon!
>
> Take care,
> Laura
Ø
-----
Original Message -----
From: "John Fullmer" <jsfullme@nuskin.com>
To: <surfparadise1@surferparadise.com>
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 7:58 AM
Subject: Re: APRIL 2004 ONE OF THE BEST MONTH EVER!
Steve,
I too would like to thank you for the great time that we had down in
My brothers and I enjoyed the surf as well as the people. Jeff was a
great
guide who put his whole heart into everything that he did and really seemed
to enjoy being in
locals(Eric,and
Fernando). It seemed like there was not one day that we did
not have surf. And it was nice to see emilys
breaking, and glassy! Anyway
we had a blast and would recommend the camp to anyone wanting to surf
video footage that you took of our week down in Morro
Negrito, I know that
you have some from one day on Silva from the beach I think that it was on
Monday or Tuesday. Anyway it was around the 13th of April. If you
could
send it to
John Fullmer
2354 east 1370 south
Spanish
I can pay you for any costs that might occur.
Thanks again, you were a very gracious host.
The
John,Joey,and
David (comment here, these brothers grew up in
Clemente
-----
Original Message -----
From: "eric rounds" <stretchfiveover@hotmail.com>
To: <surfparadise1@cox.net>
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 11:53 AM
Subject: Jeff @ Morro Negrito
> ...had an excellent time at the surf camp. Jeff is an asset to your
> operation -- a blessing to humanity.
> You scored by hiring him as a surf guide !!! I
will compose a thank you
> letter to Jeff and send it to you. I would appreciate it very much if you
> could deliver it to him.
>
>
> Eric M. Rounds
>
> P.S. Do you have any t-shirts and/or stickers available ???
> --
These next guys came early May, they have a website
called www.elporto.com
Very soon they will be doing a story about their trip on their website.
----- Original Message -----
From: El Porto-James
To: Morro Negrito
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 6:29 PM
Subject: Re: Hey Steve
Steve,
Mike, Bob & Ken have all of the photos and are in the process of compiling
a
review, slide show and video. I'm sorry to hear that there are people who
have ridiculous expectations when it comes to surf travel and creature
comforts. We had a blast and really enjoyed the fresh healthy meals and
rustic vibe. Experiences like we had are hard to come by.
james
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Grafton" <paulgrafton@hotmail.com>
To: <surfparadise1@cox.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2004 11:24 PM
Subject: Great Trip!
> Hey Steve,
>
> Just wanted to say thanks for a great surfing trip last week. Me,
Jay and
> Rob Williams had a great time surfing P Land and Leftovers. The
staff was
> excellent, particularly Jeff Healion who went
the extra step to make our
> trip fun, always with positive energy and a smile. Well, I look
forward
to
> heading back again someday. Thanks again, Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: wendy humphrey
To: steve thompson
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 7:09 PM
Subject: thank you !!!!!
hola steve and marilin,
THANK YOU !!!!!!! so much for letting me
come down and stay and surf and work and play at morro
negrito !!!!! i had
an amazing time and would love to come and work agian
if that is
possible.......robert and i
have already been talking about wanting to
return to panama as early as this fall.
because i am not as strong of a surfer as robert i would like to contribute
in anyway possible.......so if that works for let me know....
i thought the camp looked great !!!! you have really put alot into it
and
it seems to be getting better and better........
i also really enjoyed spending a little more time
with anna, netis, dio, ari
and antonio.......hopefully with alot
of work my spanish will improve.......
thank you both agian for giving me the oppotunity to spend time at the camp
, it was hard to come back home but i am looking
forward to spring.....
be well, wendy
----- Original Message -----
From: Alex Laurel
Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 8:38 AM
Subject: News from the french tahitian crew
Hi Steve,
This is alex here, the photographer from
Say hi to everyone for us,
Regards,
Alex Laurel
+(33) 559 74 19 15
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alexandre Pinheiro" <pinheiro2000@hotmail.com>
To: <surfparadise@msn.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 8:03 AM
Subject: Re: News from Morro Negrito
How are you doing steve?
Here's fine, I was not much lucky in
pavones. But it was a good experience. The other week
the guys were lucky to
have any sweel or not?
A guy called felipe wrote me asking for info about
the camp. and I just told
him how good it was, good service, and etc...
Remember the pictures it took from me at Marilyn's, if you alredy
processed
them could please send me? It would be very kind of yours.
I hope is everything ok.
If you need references, you can tell brazilians to ask
me.
Alexandre Pinheiro
----- Original Message -----
From: Alexandre Villas
To: Morro Negrito
Cc: Silvia Batista
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: WEBSITE IMPROVEMENT
Steve,
I'm positive that I'll come back in your Surf Camp, I realy enjoyed that days surfing at Morro Negrito's
Surfspots...I want to bring my girlfriend with me next time!!!...She is a Surfer too...She knows about
I realy apreciate be with 10 people surfing at T-Point...But not 10 hungry Brazilians like me....(JokE)
March, we're going to FERNANDO DE NORONHA, a island at Atlantic Ocean close 200 miles from Northeast
Pipe in a medium days...
Take a loock:
http://www.wannasurf.com/spot/South_America/Brazil/Fernando_do_Noronha/cacimba_do_padre/index.html
After this journey let's save money to try go back to Negrito...We wish...be positive about it...
Let's in a next oportunit talk about a low price cost fare to a couple that want to stay in na tent again...OK?!
I thanks the oportunit to keep 10 people to get one free...
Best Regards
Alex
----- Original Message -----
From: Allen Rippy
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 6:07 AM
Subject: Re: UPDATE
Steve,
I enjoy the updates very much. Hope you and yours and doing well. I also got a
real charge out of my picture at Sand Bars and being called the Sand Bar
Master. Master I am not but I doubt you have or
ever will have any one else enjoy and love it as I did!!!!
Allen
----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew Virgin
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 2:03 AM
Subject: RE: FALL 2002 UPDATE
Hi Steve,
I just wanted to personally thank you for a great holiday. The organisation etc was superb, everything went to plan. The camp is awesome, i hope you like the write up we've done for you at www.tubetime.net. Steve's finishing touches with the layout etc will hopefully create a little extra interest.
I also wanted to say how good Jay and Chris were during our stay, particularly Jay who knew the waves like the back of his hand - something that you appreciate when you're surfing a break for the first time so far from anywhere.
Thanks again & best regards
Andy Virgin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Artopia ~ Mark" <msisom@artopiaproductions.com>
To: "MORRO NEGRITO" <surfparadise1@cox.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 9:41 AM
Subject: Back in NJ!
Ø Steve,
>
> We all made it home alive! LOL :-)
>
> We all had a great time, and I thank you for
being there during our
> group!
> It was good to see you again.
> Chris had a HARD TIME having to decide to come back.
> Jeff, he's doing a great job there.
>
> Can you do me a HUGE favor? Can you email me your photos from the trip?
> I'm gathering everyone's photos and making a web page with all the
> photos.
> I'm getting Tim Eason and Brian Wilson's pics
tonight and getting
> Shawn Dodds'
> photos by the end of the week. Once I get everyone's I'm gonna make a
> really nice
> web page with all the pics that you can link to
your site!
>
>
> Thanx for the good time! Talk to ya soon.
>
> ~ Mark Sisom
----- Original Message -----
From: <Bhazfun@cs.com>
To: <surfgun1@yahoo.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 8:26 AM
Subject: Warm Water, Uncrowded Waves...WE SCORED!!!!
Hola Steve!
Thanks 4 the pic! It's hard
2 believe that I just got back a week ago
2day from my best trip 2 date!!! Of all my travels 2 Costa,
manner! John did a good job and Chris our surf guide did an excellent job
of
putting us on the sets & pointing out any "rocas"
we needed 2 B awhere of!!
We even caught Emily's breakin'!!! The group we
were with had a BLAST as
well!!! We're talkin' 'bout bookin'
a trip 4 the same time next year!!!
Thanks 4 everything Steve!!!
Hasta luego,
Brian Collins & Chris Donaldson
3/09/02-3/16/02
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Wilson" <bwilson@bigdesignsinc.com>
To: "Panama Surf Camp" <surfparadise1@cox.net>
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 8:17 AM
Subject: Surf Trip
Ø Hi Steve,
>
> I just wanted to follow up and let you know that I had a really great time
> while staying at Morro Negrito.
The hospitality was spectacular as was the
> conditions at the camp (rustic but comfortable better then expected after
> talking with Mark). If you have anyone that would like an email from
a post
> customer feel free to have them email me.
>
> Also, I will send you some pictures once I edit through mine.
>
> If you are looking for a guide that can take surf pictures of your clients
I
> am your man, just let me know when.
>
> Thanks Again
>
> Brian Wilson
> bwilson@bigdesignsinc.com
> bwils00@yahoo.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <brigittedelaitre@voila.fr>
To: <surfparadise1@home.com>
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 7:57 AM
Subject: hello from alex
Steve,
I wish to thank you for the great organisation and
the tips you gave us for this trip. It was a great experience
!
I loved the surf camp and, as my mother is a journalist, I intend to write an
article for a french surf mag.
Jose and I have a few good pictures, but miss great surf pictures. It would be
of great help if you could send a few good pictures by e-mail. I would of
course more than mention in the article Morro Negrito surf camp.
Can't wait for your answer !
Yours,
Alex Joseph
----- Original Message -----
From: Bush, Mary@Endeavour
To: 'MORRO NEGRITO'
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 10:27 AM
Subject: RE: Betty Series-my partner
Hello! Well, we returned from the jungle unscathed. I really enjoyed the trip. The land is beautiful and we caught some great surf. The two guides, Walter and Ben, really knew the area well...especially Walter. You really hired people who care about your guests. I was amazed by his positive attitude! Even after 3 months of living in the jungle, with the typical inconveniences it offers, Walter was absolutely thrilled to march water up a hill or roll a huge boat down the beach. He enthusiastically called this physical labor, "a game". We were all very sad when they left, especially since our incoming guide knew the place as well as we did. Maricio was as accomodating as possible and a nice person to hang with as well. Thank you again for the opportunity to stay at Morro Negrito. It is a very special place.
God Bless,
Chrissy Bush
----- Original Message -----
From: <dchamlin2@juno.com>
To: <surfgun1@yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 2:33 PM
Subject:
Re:Rip Curl Comes to
Hey
Steve, we had a great time on the island. The food was great and the
people were rad. Jay the guide is one awesome
guy. We had such a good time with him. One of our guys had to go to the
hospital for a serious infection and Jay stayed with him the whole time-a real
good guy! The trip was great. Overall it was a great trip.
Thanks for all the help and everything.
peace,
dan Hamlin
----- Original Message -----
From: <Densdawn@aol.com>
To: <surfgun@webmailstation.com>
Cc: <Densdawn@aol.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 7:40 PM
Subject:
Steve
I went to your camp October 15, with Mike MacKracken and had a great time.
I met you just as you were returning to the mainland .
I was the one with
all the questions about camera film etc. Yea, I
got some good shots and
I'll try to send them to you later. Jay was great!!! I think he
said he had
some type of environment degree. He was friendly, and we (surfers) we
always
his main concern. He would explain the hazards of the different breaks,
where to take off etc. He was always the last person out of the
boat. I enjoyed
meeting your father in law. We bought
some hats from Ceasor. I might a
suggestion. One the hat it has your surf
camp name, also print
van. Can I buy some from you? Steve, thanks for everything, had the
most
restful vacation of my life.
Dennis
Date:
Wednesday, May 26, 1999 3:00 PM
Hi Steve,
I'm finally getting around to thanking you for the fun time we had at
your surf camp. Having a boat to move between the different breaks in
the area was great. The expert knowledge of the breaks and interaction
with tide conditions by our guide Nick was invaluable. Based our
understanding of things we decided to make our trip during a time when
in was likely to be as small as the surf gets at the camp. Things were
exactly as you (Steve) described them. For others that might read this,
small at this camp means fun overhead waves at the river mouth break on
the big island and at the same time the small island had bigger,
significantly overhead waves that were thicker, faster and steeper than =
the wave I ride back home. There was enough power there to break one =
board in half. The timing of the meals was great - there was no waiting =
around and the quality was good. The people that run the camp and the =
other 2 guests during our stay were all friendly and it was good to get =
to know them. The long stretch of wide sandy beach at low tide on the =
big island is one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen. The night =
sky was amazing and the fireflies were cool. Overall I highly recommend =
your camp to others and I hope to return someday.
Best regards,
-Bobq
From: WATERLOGD
To: SURFGUN
Hey Steve, just wanted to drop you a line and tell you what
a great =
time Bebe and I had in Panama! I was a little worried
at first that Bebe =
may not be comfortable, but she had a blast and wants to return
! Nick =
did a great job of taking care of us and was really dialed in on all the =
surf breaks! You are very lucky to have him working for you! I guess =
things are smoothing out with the purchase of your new boat and car! I =
know Nick was really looking forward to that new boat! I don't know my =
schedule, but it we would like to return, maybe withing
the next couple =
of months if we can! Take care and good luck with everything!
Frank & Bebe Ferro
----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Davis
To: surfparadise
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 10:47 AM
Subject: oops
Steve
sorry you've been getting a million emails from our group. obviously we had a good time!
We'd LOVE to send you some pics to put on the website; we're all looking for our 15 minutes of fame.
The surf was epic, the whole thing a real memorable experience. I now appreciate the logistics you have to deal with, and I'm impressed you pull it off.
If you are interested, I would like to give you some feedback on the things I though made the camp good, as well as some things to consider to make it all time.
Until next time.
Pete
Aloha
Steve
My name is Kurt Massinello
the owner of LIQUID ADDICTION surf shop
in
wow what a setup! paradise is the word!
anyways i'm intrested in
promoting trips to the camp
Through my shop currently i've got 10 people signed
up to
go sometime late Aug or early Sept. Please comfirm a
week
with me so I can collect the deposits count on me to fill the
remaining spaces in the next week please give me a max# of Guest
the camp can handle i look foward
to working with you in the future
also if you have brocheres, posters,ect...
I will promote you proudly
"addict"
KURT MASSINELLO
-----Original Message-----
From: Claudia Kronenberg Photography
To: Steve T. in Panaman <surfparadise@email.msn.com>
Date: Tuesday, March 02, 1999 11:29 AM
Subject: Hey!
>Claudia and Erik said it was unbelievable there! They loved it.
>be drooling when he hears Erik's surf stories!! Thanks for everything and
>we'll talk soon! Best,
>Melissa
>
>Claudia Kronenberg Photography
>
>Check out our website at:
>http:/www.claudiak.com
Subj: Hey!
Date: 04/16/1999 7:35:02 AM Pacific Daylight Time
From: WATERLOGD
To: SURFGUN
Hey
Steve, just wanted to drop you a line and tell you what a great time Bebe and I had in
Frank & Bebe Ferro
From: Bob Querido
To: surfgun1@geocities.com <surfgun1@geocities.com>
Subject: Fun at the camp
Date: Wednesday, May 26, 1999 3:00 PM
Hi Steve,
I'm finally getting around to thanking you for the fun time we had at
your surf camp. Having a boat to move between the different breaks in
the area was great. The expert knowledge of the breaks and interaction
with tide conditions by our guide Nick was invaluable. Based our
understanding of things we decided to make our trip during a time when
in was likely to be as small as the surf gets at the camp. Things were
exactly as you (Steve) described them. For others that might read this,
small at this camp means fun overhead waves at the river mouth break on
the big island and at the same time the small island had bigger,
significantly overhead waves that were thicker, faster and steeper than the wave I ride back home. There was enough power there to break one board in half. The timing of the meals was great - there was no waiting around and the quality was good. The people that run the camp and the other 2 guests during our stay were all friendly and it was good to get to know them. The long stretch of wide sandy beach at low tide on the big island is one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen. The night sky was amazing and the fireflies were cool. Overall I highly recommend your camp to others and I hope to return someday.
Best regards,
-Bobq
----- Original Message ----- From: inaki To: surfparadise1@home.com Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 2:42 AM Subject: RE: UPDATE: EPIC CONDITIONS AT MORRO NEGRITO SURF CAMP
Hi Steve:
I don´t have words to say you how epic waves we had on your Camp. It was perfect, hollow big waves¡¡
Thank you for everything ¡¡ Your staff is incredible¡ Thanks to J , Chris, the cooker, all the boats captains and everybody... we had a great time with them...
Surfer Rule magazine´s photographer give you too thanks for all and say he will send you some mags whith the Camp story next month. I will give him your address.
I need next two months sheddule because I have some clients interested on visit your camp.
I had taken a lot of pictures to print on my web site. We are very lucky to have your Camp on our web site¡
Thanks for all, again¡
We will be in contact¡
One more thing, you know one of the Reef Team was injured the last day in The Point, please tell everybody she is Ok and give you thanks for all, too.
Best regards
Iñaki Diez - Abando Surf Adventures
From:
Jimena.Erroz@reuters.com
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 11:26:32 -0500
Subject: Re: Surf camp
To: Steven Thompson <surfparadise1@home.com>
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Hi Steve! I just returned from the camp.. .my only comment.... woooow... I was so impressed. It was beautiful, one of the most beautiful places I have seen... Just two days and so many adventures... I even got to see some fishing.. we saw dolphins from the distance.. its great to sleep with the sound of the waves... well, just to congratulate you for this big idea.. and I am sure that the people that live there, appreciate your effort... you know I am panamanian and there is so many poor people over there... I always have things like clothes or books that I can donate... and even food for cats or dogs...
I dont know if its going to be a problem, but I would like to meet you here in Panama city before you go to the camp and give you my small donation for the school, Ive got things like chalk, pencils and paper.
Well,
have a nice flight to
Jimena
From: Bhazfun@cs.com
Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 7:26 AM
Subject: Warm Water, Uncrowded Waves...WE SCORED!!!!
Hola Steve!
Thanks 4 the pic! It's hard
2 believe that I just got back a week ago
2 day ago from my best trip 2 date!!! Of all my travels 2 Costa,
manner! John did a good job and Chris our surf guide did an excellent job
of
putting us on the sets & pointing out any "rocas"
we needed 2 B awhere of!!
We even caught Emily's breakin'!!! The group we
were with had a BLAST as
well!!! We're talkin' 'bout bookin'
a trip 4 the same time next year!!!
Thanks 4 everything Steve!!!
Hasta luego,
Brian Collins & Chris Donaldson
3/09/02-3/16/02