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.
Just got home from the Farmer's market (Fri. night)...one stall of fruits/veggies and a trinket stall full of bracelets. Not exactly what we were thinking, but we were able to get some tomatoes, bananas, tangerines and onions for future dishes we have planned. We were looking for avocados, but none to be seen. We enjoyed our wine from last night at the Garden Bar and figured we'd have another glass since we walked all the way over there (a whole 2 blocks). As we entered the open-air bar we noticed a cleared area that was readied for dancing. Salsa music was jamming and a local couple was working the floor, demonstrating the steps and the beauty of the dance. A glass of wine had us chair dancing pretty quick and before you knew it we were on the floor practicing our steps with guided lessons. 1-2-3...5-6-7-8. Simple right? Nobody told us there was no 4 and that the songs were 10 minutes long! Sha was "salsaing" with the other gals, with the hombre, and with the whole group--I did my best to join in and shake it like a polaroid...don't think I embarrassed myself (too badly); but still need some work on "salsaing" like a Costa Rican. We had a blast and we were both soaked to the skin. We had a burger and were pooped and ready to go home; but not before we signed up for the Salsa contact group so we don't miss the next practice AND the upcoming party to show off all our practiced moves. A shower, A/C and probably an early turn in... Wondering what will be on tap for tomorrow? We enjoyed a tangerine we got last night for a breakfast starter; added a banana and a bowl of cereal to complete a nice start of the day meal. We still had avocados on our list and a few other items we needed from the store, so we headed to town on our morning walk. We heard about another potential shortcut into town that would get us closer to our intended destination. We are calling this path the Horse Trail--there was plenty of evidence that it was aptly named (clean your shoes before coming in the house!). This almost made the walk to town too short! NGG seemed to kick into gear in the more natural setting and started finding animals in the trees. She thought she identified a sloth in the tree top; it was one of the skunk squirrels. Mostly white with a black stripe on its back (unseen in this photo). We'll keep working on a better pic of this. We got the avocados we've been wanting, chips, jalapeno peppers and found a bottle of wine that we will try with dinner; also bought a back up raft for the pool...hole by the seam and our initial repair job holding, but sketchy. Sha mixed up a batch of salsa when we got home...my mouth is still on fire-glad she only used one pepper, and some guacamole. Had to put them both away so they didn't ruin my lunch! I have come to realize that I haven't shared pictures of our place. Mom and dad got the video tour last week of our 2nd floor condo that overlooks the pool. We have a 2 bed, 2 bath condo with a loft and a third bed. We really like it--I hope the pics do it justice... Be back soon... Pura Vida!
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