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So you like to get barreled and you fancy yourself a bit of a tube master? You’ve gone deep around Indo, the North Shore, Tahiti, various places in Mexico and other locales around the world. What you have really been looking for is Nicaragua. In the words of Kyla Langen, Transworld Surf; Nicaragua is Central America’s largest, least densely populated country and arguably the safest and most pristine. With hollow beach breaks, rocky A-frames, playful river mouths, and big-wave outer reefs, Nicaragua is a surfer’s Shangri-la.” Ventana a las Olas, “Window to the Waves, is a new and exclusive WaterWays Surf Adventures retreat where you and a few good friends and family can surf to your heart’s content, learn yoga, explore, or just relax and escape the world. The Ventana a las Olas experience is all about personalized small group attention and service. From the type of surf preferred, specially prepared meals, activities or general sight seeing your hosts are available before, during and after your trip ensure that all your needs and desires are addressed. Each of the 7 tastefully decorated rooms has a queen sized-bed, private bathroom and high speed Wi Fi so you can email your freezing friends back home and tell them: “Believe the hype!” Escape – Relax - Repeat Waterways 2010 Tide Calendar
WaterWays is excited to announce the completion of our Second Annual Surf Travel wall calendar. This is a full size 11" x 17" tide calendar featuring some of the best travel destinations in the world. The calendar is free to anybody who would like to stop by our office to pick up a copy, or we are happy to send you some copies utilizing the US Postal Service. Pricing is to cover postage and handling only for delivery within the United States: $5 per calendar.
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On September 29, 2009 a tsunami generated by an 8.0 earthquake in the deep waters of Tongan Trench slammed the coastline of Samoa. The areas hit hardest were located along the southeast coastline of Upolu. Salani Surf Resort was completely wiped out by the series of strong waves estimated well over 10’. Thanks to the quick action of resort managers Nick & Triona Shannon all guests, staff and animals were evacuated from the property in the short period between the quake and wave; approximately 20 minutes. Nick and Triona were also able to get a warning to Salani Village alowing just enough time for the village to evacuate the area closest to the coastline. If it were not for their quick action along with the assistance of trained boatman Ash Henderson and Spencer Robins both Salani Surf Resort and Salani Village would surely have suffered much loss of life. However, there are thousands of people in Samoa who have lost their homes, businesses, all belongings and some loved ones. Large aid organizations and some smaller “grass roots” organizations were able to mobilize quickly to provide assistance to those most affected; one such group being the people of Raw Shakti Yoga who operate a facility in the highlands of Upolu. Their efforts continue to make a great difference in the lives of those most heavily affected. Donations to support their efforts can be made on line at Raw Shakti Yoga. At this time the future of Salani Surf Resort is a bit uncertain, but it is the intention of major shareholders Christopher Donato and Sean Murphy to rebuild the property. As the resort was completely destroyed the opportunity exists for the property to be redeveloped with a different layout, but certainly in keeping with the architecture of Samoa and the desires of the people of Salani Village. Salani Surf Resort has employed over 25 people from Salani Village for the past 10 years. The resort is the only local employer, so those now looking for alternate employment must ride the bus over one hour each way into the capital city of Apia. Salani Surf Resort and WaterWays Travel have received an outpouring of support from the thousands of people who have visited Salani over the past 10 years; each mentioning how their hearts were touched by both the staff of Salani Resort and people of Salani Village; all wanting to be kept abreast of how they can help and what the future holds for Salani Resort. It is possible that over the coming months Salani Surf Resort may reach out to those interested in assisting in the redevelopment. This assistance could take many forms and include both investment opportunity and the assistance of skilled labor. If you are interested in being kept current on the evolving status of Salani Surf Resort and have interest in either potential investment or putting your skills to work in the building process please enter your detail in the form below. Please be specific in the notes detailing any specific skills or training you have that may be helpful in the redevelopment process. We would like to thank all of those who have expressed concern for the people of Salani Surf Resort and Salani Village. Sincerely,
The sputtering international economy has spawned some excellent deals for those willing to commit and act fast. The Australian Dollar is currently at its lowest point in almost 10 years, dropping over 30% against the US$. What this means to us is that some specific product for which we receive pricing in AU$ is now an especially good deal.
To take advantage of these particularly low rates and protect your price from increase you will need to book quickly, and pay in full before the AU$ recovers over the next few months. Refunds will be available in the event of cancellation, but we suggest full coverage travel insurance (which is mandatory anyway) to protect you against continually fluctuating exchange rates. Specific product affected includes: Telo Island Lodge, Huey 1 Mentawai Charter and the Dreamweaver yacht charter operating through Lombok & Sumbawa. Check it out and book now to score a killer deal on a great trip. |
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