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08 octobre 2018 : Nous visitons Aguas Zarcas et son église.... read more
AGUAS  ZARCAS
AGUAS  ZARCAS


Geo: 9.74892, -83.7534The morning weather is stunning. Of course it could all turn on a dime, but it's very pleasant at the moment. Mom made panqueques for breakfast served with guava jam. It felt very IHoP. We also had bananas which are practically free here.Everyone collected a few "must wash" items to take to Alviana. She will launder for $5 a load. Hopefully that will get us through Monday.Usually by now Mom would be relaxing with a book, but the staff and some day helpers seem to be using the off season for major construction projects. When it was one guy with a hammer it was no big deal, but today there are a bunch of guys, a barking dog and at least one piece of very loud machinery; not very restful. Johan reported that they ... read more
Nances


Geo: 9.74892, -83.7534This morning everyone enjoyed the pastries Mom bought at the store last night. Then we went for a dip in the pools before the place opened to the public. It turns out that we didn't have to rush. It's been busy the last two days because of yesterday's holiday. Today was very quiet. Since Johan was feeling better and there weren't any day visitors he offered to take us on a hike around the property. We like it that when people take us on hikes they usually bring their machetes. What follows later in conversation is some level of consternation and incredulity when the guide says, "You don't have a machete at home?"The hike wasn't at all difficult and had some nice views. We saw another tree frog. This one was smaller and mostly ... read more
Ice cream on the porch
Puerta de la casita


Geo: 9.74892, -83.7534We got up and ate a simple breakfast. Mom went out for a quiet soak in the pools before the place opened up for public use at 9. She met Johan, the manager. The day before he had been in San Jose picking up some music instruments for his church. He was feeling a little under the weather, but arranged for lunch and dinner for us through the catering service run by one of the neighbors. Basically, if she is around she will cook you food and then send one of her kids over to drop it off on his moped. The menu is short and simple. Everything but the hamburgesa (not really hamburger, but on a bun) is served with rice and beans.We spent the day relaxing, reading, playing cards, asking what time ... read more
Relaxing in the hot springs
Wheel rim barbecue


Geo: 10.3751, -84.3405Mark arranged for an early breakfast for us at 7:10 so we could eat with Dad before he headed to the airport. This morning was mixed fruit served in a pineapple boat and coconut French toast. It was excellent. We said sad farewells down by the gate. Our hope was to visit the local wild animal rescue this morning, but they appear to be mostly on vacation at the moment. At least no one is answering the phone. So we chilled around the Treehouse a bit and packed up our stuff for another transfer. This one is shorter, about 45 minutes.Wait, strike that. We got through to the animal rescue and the roads were terrible and the trip took closer to two hours. Mark unexpectedly showed up at our room with the news that ... read more
Kate and "Little Onion"
Josh's grooming
Alex gets friendly with the kinkajou




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