Surf Shak Update

Well 2010 has officially begun in the Southern Hemisphere; we take a little longer to process events like that down on the beach. Christmas was great, we ate 17lbs of Lobster here at the Shak and it was delicious. The New Year was brought in with our new friends from the Coconut Hotel with much anticipation for the great year to come.

The Coconut Hotel was recently purchased by a group of great guys from America Junior (Canada). They have been busy with landscaping, renovating, and watermelon blender drinks. In fact they have been such a part of the fun here at the Surf Shak that we decided to name the watermelon blender drink after one of the owners, “The Big Show”. Their hotel is located just outside of Canoa to the south and is set on a beautiful beach lot covered in palm trees. The hotel includes a community kitchen, hot water, huge rooms, Internet, digital cable, amazing views, a full service bar and a very hard working staff. If you are in the area and don’t want to be in town with the hustle and bustle the Coconut is our first recommendation. You can check them out on the web at www.coconuthotelcanoa.com.

We’ve added a few new items to the menu at the Shak, the Shrimp Burger for one, but most notably we are serving sushi every Saturday. A family from Quebec recently relocated to Canoa and they have teamed up with us to serve sushi on the weekends. So far we have sold out every night it has been offered, and without bias it is phenomenal. If you happen to be planning a trip to the coast and are craving some sushi stop in at the Shak. If this trend continues we will be opening a sushi restaurant in our upstairs venue with an amazing view of the ocean.

The waves have finally arrived in Canoa, last week the first northern swell of the year arrived and provided amazing glassy waves. The winds are changing direction which is bad for paragliding but good for surfing when the wind blows off shore and helps the waves stack up a bit. We recently added 5 new boards to our rental fleet and we are looking to pick up about 4 more fun boards to add to our collection.

Carnival is coming up soon and its going to be an amazing party…..for 7 days. Of course we will be hosting the Second Annual Shak Wet T-Shirt Competition together with our new friends at the Coconut Hotel. The first place prize will be $200 cash. Last year was a blast and this year is sure to be better with a bigger prize and a more people expected to be in Canoa this year for the fiesta. Carnival starts the week of the 14th in February so get here soon before Canoa is full.

2nd Annual Shak Wet T-Shirt Competition

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