Blogs from Santa Ana, San José, Costa Rica, Central America Caribbean - page 3

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We know you are expecting to read the adventurous stuff like: surfing, rainforest trips, zip lines, beach outings, national parks and volcano tours. That will not be the case for a few weeks. We are trying to find a place to potentially land for the future and we are creatures of habit so we need to find the things that will keep us and Grayson happy. So hopefully the following will sound sort of like home (minus the crazy driving and language barriers). Had breakfast at Bagelmen's. It was 6:30am and the roads were busy with the morning traffic, but the bagel store was closed. It opened at 7am. We went in and had a bagel, coffee, etc. We were the only people there for over an hour. Guess bagels aren't popular here for breakfast? The ... read more

Saturday: We met 2 Canadian couples by the pool....both have children. Grayson met a little girl, Mckayia. He promptly informed her "I have a girlfriend". (hee-hee). The pool is a big hit with Grayson! We went to a local pizza place (Gino's Pizza) Saturday night. We've made quite a few trips to Auto mercado (local grocery store). We also visited the farmer's open air market yesterday.....fresh fruit and veggies galore. The prices were unbelievable. We got a head of cabbage and a 2 onions for .45!!!! My favorite item.....strawberries.... YUMMY (.75 for a bunch)! We also visited a local shopping center and found a family shoe store. We were trying to find sandals for Grayson....no luck, but we were able to purchase a swim suit for Kilon (he forgot to pack one!). Have to mention this....there ... read more

We got a lot accomplishment this past week, but there are still a few things to get organized before Friday. Grayson's last day at pre-school was Friday. My last day at work was Friday as well. I felt an overwhelming sadness my last day at work. I was an emotional wreck.....very excited at the thought of the upcoming weeks, but very sad to leave my co-workers (some I've worked with for 10 years). We were able to find a home for the fish tank so we said good-bye to the eel on Saturday afternoon (Grayson was sound asleep when the fish departed...not sure how that is going to turn out). Rex left for PA this morning.......I cried when he was leaving. This week we will pack and take care of a few items we need to ... read more

Our first visitors, during the 8 week time frame, have confirmed flight reservations. YAHOO!We are excited to tour Costa Rica with family members. We've been busy making an itinerary. The excursion will include memorable places we've visited along with a few unexplored areas as well (La Fortuna, Lake Arenal and Manuel Antonio). 26 days and counting!... read more