OUR RETIRED ADVENTURE
qUEREMOS VIVIR AL SOL
KSha
Costa Rica is amazing! Beauty abounds.
Panama is "home" for now. Loving life!
South America is next! Columbia here we come.
Costa Rica is amazing! Beauty abounds.
Panama is "home" for now. Loving life!
South America is next! Columbia here we come.
The big house is quiet again as the two of us are returning to our daily routines. Walking on the beach is a daily must...just to be sure I'm keeping the midsection in good enough condition to fit into my swimsuits. We are keeping tabs on our squadron of pelicans that hunt the tops of the incoming waves and then in the afternoon, effortlessly ride the warm air currents along the beach. Our beach is a beautiful stretch of black and white sand that can be walked in both directions for more than an hour during low tide. During high tide, rock formations and water levels reduce the area available to walk. So, we are getting good at reading the tide charts and hitting the beach at the proper times to ensure a pleasurable distance to walk each day. The area is quite beautiful and daily viewing of it does not get old. Pictured below are some beach views on our walk to the "west" of our house (that is, coming to the beach and walking right). Every once in a while we also find some nature that washes ashore and NGG can't pass it up without documenting. A complete stingray...before the birds and buzzards got to it. A Cannonball jelly. A moon jelly. A tiny squid. (The 2 depressions are little crab holes). Various kinds of birds can also be seen most days hunting for crabs and clams in the sand as the waves come in. At first it looked like they were pulling up rocks until they flew a bit higher on the sand and we could tell they were eating something. We are expanding the normal things we are doing like people who live here. With the help of our rental agent, we've changed the internet to our name at the Tigo store; we also feel comfortable going to and using the bank. You wouldn't think that the bank would be anything to worry about, besides the language difference; and after experiencing our first visit it won't be. However the entrance was a different kind of process that should be adopted everywhere. Each person individually enters the bank in a scanning tube; much like the scanners at the airport security entrance points to the gate areas. Hopefully the pictures will help you understand how it works. It is nearing the end of the dry season and we've seen some and smelled more area fires over the past month. April is the hottest month in Panama, and the wind is blowing daily at 20 or more mph. Things burn differently and more slowly here than what you may associate with fires in the States. We watched a dry grass area from our rooftop burn slowly out into a circle that covered a half an acre, for more than an hour. I was too engaged in watching that I forgot to take a picture. On the 7th we had our first rain clouds and afternoon rain. This was the first rain since we arrived in Coronado, and lasted all of 20 minutes. The frequency is expected to pick up in May and locals say that afternoon showers are quite frequent between 2 PM and 4 PM. I'll fact-check that as we proceed. We enjoyed a wonderful Easter weekend, and enjoyed seeing a great many more people and families at our beach. Monday is haircut day for Sha and I am currently on location in Nuevo Gorgano as I update this post. I just saw my beautiful bride and her haircut looks fabulous! She was able to double down and get a pedicure as well, so she's back in the spa as I await her return. She looked so pretty I had to take her out to dinner! We are awaiting the arrival of my parents in a few days and will update after they experience our home and Panama.
Pura Vida!
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