Caballero riding on the beach in Tamarindo, Costa Rica during sunset. Photographed by Kristen M. Brown, Samba to the Sea Photography.

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Sunset in Tamarindo Costa Rica: April 2016 –

You know the saying, “April showers bring May flowers?” Well, here in Costa Rica, April’s intense heat brings May showers. After almost six months of no rain during dry season here in Northwest, Costa Rica, the heavens opened up and blessed Tamarindo with some much needed rain this past week. I couldn’t be happier to see rain that I even started to tear up! Seriously, I never realized nor appreciated the beautiful gift of a rainy day, or passing rain storm, until I endured a dry season in Tamarindo. With rainy season now settling in, the epic thunderhead clouds are back, which sets the stage for a jaw dropping, dramatic sunset in Tamarindo Costa Rica. Can I get a heck yea!!!

Fire red sunset in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. Photographed by Kristen M. Brown, Samba to the Sea Photography.

Yea, last night was that good…sunset that is…

Paddle boarder surfing at sunset in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. Photographed by Kristen M. Brown, Samba to the Sea Photography.

Ride into the sunset

Small breaking waving during sunset in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. Photographed by Kristen M. Brown, Samba to the Sea Photography.

Glass-sea

Palm tree silhouette and pink sunset sky in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. Photographed by Kristen M. Brown, Samba to the Sea Photography.

Palm-adise

Antares Sailing Adventure at sunset in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. Photographed by Kristen M. Brown, Samba to the Sea Photography.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore.
Dream.
Discover.
– Mark Twain

Sunset low tide reflections on the beach in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. Photographed by Kristen M. Brown, Samba to the Sea Photography.

Peace, love, & sandy feet

Beautiful sunset sky over the Tamarindo estuary. Photographed by Kristen M. Brown, Samba to the Sea Photography.

Listen to the river sing sweet songs to rock my soul. – Grateful Dead

Child playing during an orange sunset in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. Photographed by Kristen M. Brown, Samba to the Sea Photography.

Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream

Sun peeking through the rain clouds at sunset in Tamarindo, Costa RIca. Photographed by Kristen M. Brown, Samba to the Sea Photography.

I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day.

Sun peeking through the clouds over boats in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. Photographed by Kristen M. Brown, Samba to the Sea Photography.

Weekend Vibes

Surfer coming out of the water during a beautiful sunset in Tamarindo, Costa Rica.

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And to top off a dramatic sunset, add in some pretty awesome clients to help set the backdrop, like newly engaged Leila + Milver, or best friends Donna + Maverick, OR a rare capture of yours truly and my Chihuhua Gidget hard at work photographing a sunset in Tamarindo, and the results are pretty awesome.

Maverick, a Ridgeback mix, giving kisses to his owner, Donna, on the beach during sunset in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. Photographed by Kristen M. Brown, Samba to the Sea Photography.

Sunset smooches

Photo of newly engaged couple romantically kissing during sunset on the beach in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. Photographed by Kristen M. Brown, Samba to the Sea Photography.

Photo of Chihuahua Gidget and photographer Kristen M. Brown photographing on the beach during sunset in Tamarindo, Costa Rica

So for the next couple of months, get used to seeing some epic clouds and say adieu to those not-a-cloud-in-the-sky sunsets. Thank you dry season for challenging me to find new angles and perspectives  to photograph the big ball dropping past the horizon. AND I may or may not have been slightly inspired by the sunset horseback riding tours in Tamarindo this past month. Those horses make for some pretty beautiful subjects.

Horseback riders on the San Francisco point watching a sunset in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. Photographed by Kristen M. Brown, Samba to the Sea Photography.

Costa Rabian Nights

Surfer crossing the Tamarindo Rivermouth at sunset. Photographed by Kristen M. Brown, Samba to the Sea Photography.

Surfer’s commute home

Sunset beach horseback riding tour in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. Photographed by Kristen M. Brown, Samba to the Sea Photography.

Sunset riding

Sun passing over Isla Capitan in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. Photographed by Kristen M. Brown, Samba to the Sea Photography.

Island Dreaming

Sun setting in Tamarindo Costa Rica by photographer Kristen M. Brown, Samba to the Sea Photography.

May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks. -Tolkien

Photo of sunset sailboat cruises at sunset in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. Photographed by Kristen M. Brown, Samba to the Sea Photography.

Sunset traffic

Sun passing over the low tide rocks at San Francisco point in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. Photographed by Kristen M. Brown, Samba to the Sea Photography.

I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in. -Muir

Two horseback riders enjoying a sunset ride in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. Photographed by Kristen M. Brown, Samba to the Sea Photography.

Wander often, wonder always

Don Caballero

Horses on the beach at sunset in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. Photographed by Kristen M. Brown, Samba to the Sea Photography.

All the pretty horses.

Sunset catamaran at sunset in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. Photographed by Kristen M. Brown, Samba to the Sea Photography.

Adieu

XOXO,
The Sunset Chaser

P.S. Want to see more beautiful Tamarindo, Costa Rica sunsets? Check out my monthly sunset blog posts (<—click there)!

P.P.S. Did you know that I design and make postcards, notecards, and mini cards out of my Tamarindo Costa Rica sunset photos, printed on 100% recycled paper? You know you wanna snail mail some Costa Rican sunset magic to a loved one!

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