Word: sanding
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...bottle-nosed dolphins that can be hand-fed along the resort's shoreline each evening. But for a real encounter with the wild, guests climb onto boards made of waxed Masonite or wood fiber and throw themselves off the summit of one of the nearby 90-m sand dunes. They call it "sand tobogganing." The resort supplies the board, and apart from a good pair of sunglasses, nothing is required except strong nerves: you can get up to 60 km/h over the fine, undisturbed sand. The sport itself is easy to master, although you'll be finding grains of sand...
...protect the environment. The newly opened Four Seasons Resort fourseasons.com/costarica on the Papagayo Peninsula sacrifices nothing in the way of luxury. The earth-colored hotel was designed to blend into the tropical dry forest of the northwest Guanacaste region, and its breezy, low-slung buildings overlook tranquil white-sand beaches below. There are tennis courts, pools and a golf course. The hotel has made concessions to the environment too: 70% of its land area will remain in its natural state, and the golf course uses a type of grass that can be irrigated with a 50% ocean-water...
...that Little George was so unlike his father. They found in the son all the father's flaws removed, a standard bearer who spoke his mind, wore his faith on his sleeve; who didn't slice everything prosciutto-thin; who knew how to draw a line in the sand and stick to it. Smoke 'em out; dead or alive; you're with us or you're with the terrorists...
Throw some sand on the ground, pipe in a little Beach Boys, pit the world?s best beach volleyball players against each other in elimination rounds, and you end up with one heck of a way to spend an evening at the Olympic Games. And oh yes, in case the fans didn?t know that it?s a party, add in a few bouncing bikini girls with dance routines that are carefully choreographed for maximum jiggle effect...
...came just short of a bronze. When the two finally paired up in 2001, they quickly moved up the World Tour rankings, and became the first US team to win the world championships last year. Completely in sync on the court, the two lead their own lives off the sand; May is planning to get married in November (Walsh is a bridesmaid), and Walsh remains close to her family, including her two sisters and brother...