With my black tea and home made banana bread in hand, I gave my wife and son a quite kiss goodbye before heading out the door before sunrise looking forward to my much anticipated surf lesson. Driving down to the beach with the sunlight peeping over the jungle covered mountains makes me remember why I love living here. I was thinking of what the day had in store for me I mean I’ve given surf lessons to some very well known politicians here in Costa Rica however this was my first lesson with a Hollywood star!
I arrived to the beach with one of my instructors Raymond and started unloading the surf boards onto the beach. Three cars and van pull up to the beach and out jumps Dominic Monaghan! For those of you who don’t know he is he was one of the hobbits in Lord of The Rings, was in Lost, and has his own television show Wild Things!
Honestly at first I was expecting your typical Hollywood star, whatever that may be, however Dom as he is called was the real deal! We immediately grabbed our boards and paddled right out and we were the only two surfers in the water. Dom caught his first couple of waves without a problem and rode them carving up and down the face before bailing off the wave. “Nice Dom!” what do you need me for you’re a ripper! He then explained to me that he learned to surf in Hawaii by none other than professional surf Kalani Rob, lucky!
We caught a ton of waves and spoke about everything from family, Hollywood, to the environment, and how crazy things are starting to get in this world. I had a blast surfing with Dom his energy is contagious and he’s an all around good guy and surfer. I am blessed to have the best job in the world that gives me the opportunity to meet good people while having a blast riding waves!