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Nike and her crew member Mark sail from Samara to Tamarindo and then to Bahia Brasilito, Costa Rica, marking the end of Mark’s two-and-a-half-month tenure aboard the boat.0:54 The pair previously collaborated on a recycling center project on Isla Zabuga in Panama and sailed the Costa Rican coast from Golfito to Brasilito.7:55 During the transit to Tamarindo, the crew narrowly avoided losing a large fish caught on a line.0:55 Upon arrival in Bahia Brasilito, the crew notes the presence of toxic manzanillo trees, which cause skin burns when rainwater drips from their leaves.5:58 The anchorage offers white sand beaches and rocky cliffs with minimal tourist traffic, though it remains exposed compared to neighboring bays.6:31 Paul, a friend from previous travels in the Las Perolas islands, arrives in Costa Rica to join the crew as Mark prepares to return to Catalunya, Spain.1:52

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