Blogs from Carrillo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America Caribbean

DO YOU KNOW WHAT....... COSTA RICA: 1. IT'S THE WORLD HAPPIEST COUNTRY : HAPPY PEOPLE ...HAPPY COUNTRY ACCORDING UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION PUBLISHMENT. 2.IT'S THE MOST STABLE COUNTRY OF AMERICAN CONTINENT....ABOUT ECONOMICAL AND LIFE STYLE MATTER. 3. IT HAS THE 5 %OF THE NATURE (NATURAL) RESOURCES BEAUTY OF THE WORLD EVEN MORE THAN EUROPE AND ASIA TOGETHER (COMPARE TO 52 000 KM2 COSTA RICA LAND SURFACE). 4.IT HAS THE VIRGIN ISLAND OF THE WORLD NAMED AS THE TREASURE ISLAND( SUE ITS STUNING NATURE) AND THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ISLAND OF THE WORLD: COCO ISLAND. 5. IT HAS THE BEST WEATHER OF THE WORLD: THE LITTLE TOWN OF ATENAS IN COSTA RICA. 6.IT HAS THE BIGGEST VOLCANO CRATER OF THE WORLD: POAS VOLCANO. 7.NO ARMY. THANKS GOD!!! 8.IT'S THE MOST NEUTRAL COUNTRY OF THE WORLD. 9.THE "LIFE HOPE" ... read more

We enjoyed a lazy day in Carrillo today: Jeff, Shae and Nikki went for a short drive south and discovered a small secluded beach area with big, black rock and crashing Pacific waves. It's here where Shae and Nik collected a couple dozen seashells; each with a unique color, shape and size. Dad spent a good portion of his day reading, while he did manage to venture off a time or two in hopes of finding the perfect subject to photograph. He was rather successful down at Playa (beach) and Puerto (port) Carrillo where he found a few native birds and some fishermen and their boats who were coming and going. Mom enjoyed the sun, laying on a lounge chair with a large glass of ice water with fresh lime, played Nikki in several rounds of ... read more

As the sun set on our adventure with the McLeod’s we were forced to face the bitter reality of life. After a week away, no matter where you’ve been and what you’ve been doing, going home is always a good feeling. Of course it is nice to sleep in one’s own bed and cook in a familiar kitchen but the backlog of laundry and other not so enjoyable aspects of life need to be dealt with eventually. This is especially true if the arrival of more guests is immanent and with the owner of the school emailing and calling about my response to his offer it was a stressful time to say the least. The Offer On the second last day of school, Victor, the owner called me to his office for a secret meeting. He ... read more