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Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Alajuela » San Ramon August 29th 2006

I must admit the stress of living in a foreign country hit yesterday. With summer visitors gone and 7 months behind us it’s time to really get things going on the house project. (My Dad wants us to name the property…we’re open to suggestions) We figured it was time to check the national registry to make sure our names were recorded properly for the purchase. The day went downhill from the minute I checked the National Registry at 5:30 a.m. We are new to the whole realm of buying, selling and certainly building a home. (Just ask G’ma Donna, the one who quickly sold our house in Arizona and helped make this dream life possible.) Buying and building in a foreign country …think about it very carefully. Be prepared for days when your stress level will ... read more

happy birthday to me

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Monteverde August 29th 2006

it has been an amazing birthday. today i went zip lining in the cloud forests of monteverde costa rica. we did 15 zip cables and a tarzan swing. i almost didn´t do the tarzan swing because i was too scared but at the last minute i decided to do it and am so glad that i did. it was an amazing sensation to drop so far. even on the road, my bday feels celebrated. i have been travelling with this guy from new zealand (johan) for the past week and he went through a lot of effort to make it feel like my birthday. i woke up to a note telling me to go into the refrigerator and to bring a lighter. there was a small piece of banana cake with a candle in it. then ... read more

Excursions

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » San José August 28th 2006

Statue in the Central Park

Last week Mike and I decided it would be a good idea to check out the Serpentarium so that we would be better equipped to identify different types of snakes here in Costa Rica. Costa Rica has 135 species of snakes with 17 being venomous. The two main venomous families are coral snakes and pit vipers. Neither of which I care to run into. I had asked Mike before we left if he knew the way. He said he was pretty sure as he had gotten the address and we had a map. Off we went… Excusion #1….. A normal drive into San Jose from Barva takes approximately 20 minutes. One thing to note about Costa Rica is that having a map does not mean that you’ll be able to navigate this city. Some streets listed ... read more

Once Again Back Home in Costa Rica!

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Alajuela » San Ramon August 28th 2006

AndrewNCostaRica

It has been several weeks since I’ve updated my blog, actually the last time was on July 29th. I had hoped to update it sooner but getting back and getting into the routine of things has taken longer than I had expected. So, from here on out, I’ll try to update it as I usually do, on a weekly basis. You have to give me some credit, however, as I’ve been updating this thing for 14 straight months! If you have been following my blog regularly as do over 3,000 of my subscribers, you know I’ve been traveling in South America for the past two months while my B&B was rented out to a terrific family from the states who spent their summer holiday here. By all accounts, they had a terrific time and I’ve heard ... read more

Life after Craig

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Alajuela » San Ramon August 28th 2006

Sunday night

Just Jen

Today is Sunday... we left Craig at the airport on Tuesday at 6:30am. Each family member mourned in their own way on the rest of the day. Bill had a marathon movie day watching all 5 we had rented at one sitting. Callista melted into the cartoon channel and her miniature toys; I found solace in the computer uploading pictures of our time together. Letting go is so hard. This has been one of the hardest blogs to write. I’ve started it several times and walked away. It’s time to move on now. We’ve spoken to Craig several times this week in Florida and he too is sad but moving on with his life. We had an awesome time visiting with him, showing him our new lives and introducing him to some of our friends. The ... read more

My Birthday! One month in :)

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Mal Pais August 26th 2006

Brunella

Allykat

Hey Everyone.... I think the time has come to try and tell you what the first month of my travels has been like and exactly wat Im doing, so here goes!.... I am starting off in Costa Rica in Central America and will be here for the first three months. My first impressions was walking out of San Jose airport into waves of heat and being swamped by approximatly 60 taxi drivers crowding the entrance of the airport! Haha Lucky we had arranged for a lovely guy called John to pick us up (Me and my friend Jo) and we were saved at this point (have learned taxi drivers are very pushy and funny...they stand there and say Taxi, followed by, 'hey baby where u going?'-haha again a have to laugh situation!) and he took us ... read more

Happy birthday Ali!!

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Mal Pais August 26th 2006

Happy!!!

Cassy

Ali turns 20 today! Feliz Cumpleanos! We're at the beach again to celebrate - see the photo... looking blissfully happy! ... read more

Costa Rican Wildlife

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Mal Pais August 26th 2006

Spider

Cassy

Hey guys, I hope you find this interesting... just a quick look at a few of the species we have spotted in Costa Rica, and I've managed to take half decent photos of! The highlight so far was definately watching the troop of wild capuchin monkeys - we stood about 10m away from them and just snapped away the photos I wanted to give you good detailed species info but have no time (or money!) to spend searching costa rican wildlife info on the net. So if you feel inspired, look them up!... read more

The end of the trip...

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Monteverde August 26th 2006

WildcatMike

Sorry that i haven't communicated in a few days, but to be honest we really haven{t done that much since we got here because public transport is so terrible here!!! Leaving from Nicaragua we got to the border and met some guy who took us through our last (yeah!!!) border crossing. From there we took a taxi to playa del coco, and stayed at the worst hotel i have ever seen in all of my travels. Full of mosquito's, roaches and undoubtedly various other creepy crawlers we spent the evening sweating and itching bug bites, lots of fun!!! The beaches weren't}t{t that great so we decided to head to Tamarindo or Tamagringo as they call it. It was expensive, it was full of Americans but we had a great time and got to eat all of ... read more

Exploding toilets

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Heredia August 25th 2006

mklein

Last night Rachel complained that the toilet in the master bedroom wouldn’t stop running. So, figuring it was a quick-fix, I opened the top just as the tank was about to overflow. So I flushed the water down and started trying to figure out why the float wouldn’t turn off the flow of water. While working on the problem, the toilet started to overflow again, so I figured that I would just turn it off at the wall, preferring to work on it in the morning. As soon as I turned the shutoff valve, something let go inside the valve and waster started to gush from the shutoff valve! I just love Costa Rican craftsmanship… So, with toilet-water ankle deep in the bathroom, I ran to the basement and luckily found a new float setup for ... read more

Brief history of Costa Rica

Costa Rica is a Central American success story: since the late 19th century, only two brief periods of violence have marred its democratic development. Although still a largely agricultural country, it has expanded its economy to include strong techn...more history

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