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.
We just returned from Panama City; having left the house at 9:30 AM this morning, and as I write this post it is 4:30 PM. Our wonderful Georgian friends Randi and Ed left for home on a 2 PM flight after spending 12 great days at our beach house (more about that in a minute). After we dropped R & E at the airport, we were able to reconnect with our Panama City friends Dan and Lucy we met in Chitre during our exploratory tour of Panama a few months ago (we had Xmas dinner and New Year's Eve dinner with them). Sha and Lucy coordinated a lunch get together at their home just outside the Panama Canal area. We were able to catch up and enjoy a home-cooked Panamanain lunch of salad, chicken, rice, plantains and carrots-yum! Sha even gleaned a few secrets about preparing some of the side dishes. Just have to say, very proud of Sha for her navigational skills in finding their house...turn by turn perfection! Returning to Coronado from their house took us a new way that let us see the "backside" of the Panama Canal! Saw a huge cargo ship with two large tugboats assisting it in the Canal and another one about a half a mile away waiting its turn-better than our first visit!! Gotta give another shoutout to Bri, Veronica and Madison for the cool gift of the electronic picture frame! Already loaded a bunch of pics! If you would like to add a picture(s) to our revolving slideshow from the comfort of your current location; please contact our Media department's WhatsApp number or email (better known as NGG's info) to receive the secret transmission code to connect to our Frameo so you can share some of your family treasures with ours. So...you might be wondering what we have been doing for the last almost month. I have been made aware that one avid reader has expressed some concern as to the lack of publications coming from this desk. I do apologize Sharon...no not mine. I have to interrupt this narrative as I just felt our house moving...specifically my chair, and the floor were moving in a gentle circular motion! "Earthquake!", I shouted. Sha was engrossed in laundry and missed the movement by the time she returned to the (inside) dining room where this post was being authored. Skeptical, as I'm sure you are; she wasn't sure she believed me until we used the Google machine to verify... This is the 3rd earthquake that we have experienced (One in Reno NV '88, one last year in Costa Rica, and this one). Luckily and strangely, each episode has had the floor/chair/ground move in a circular motion. Very subtle, but very distinctive movement. Knocking on wood that we have been in the outer regions from the epicenter of these occurrences. So that you all can breathe easier...all is well and the house is still standing. We had a blast with Randi and Ed while they were here! We played tons of games morning, noon and some at night including Five Crowns, Rummikub and Cribbage (we taught them this game). Ate out at some old favorite restaurants of ours (from our first stay here) and explored some new restaurants; as well as firing up the grill for some great seafood dinners of sea bass, salmon and shrimp. We also had some great walks on the beach and even found a few "treasures" in the sand. Took a day trip up into the mountains to visit Anton Valle, a town in the crater of an extinct volcano (about 4000 ft. elevation) and their famous farmer's market and hiking trails...we did an "easy" one with a cool waterfall you can see below. Not only the game table, but also had most of our meals out here as well. You just can't overemphasize the importance of a good nap! Beach treasure...krugerrand??? (I hope the captions on the above pics are visible as you hover on them) Planet Palooza, as I named it, happened last week. Five planets (Mars, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Uranus) were to be in the western sky and visible after sunset. We took advantage of the 24th floor pool deck to view this for ourselves. Didn't see them all; but pretty cool! We are really enjoying our Panamanain lifestyle and our wonderful house and pool. Late night dips in the pool have been a great way to cool off before hitting the sack. We have had a few of NGG's friends visit us in the house with our open door policy where we let the breeze run through the house...nothing too major, but a little iguana, a few geckos, some dragonflies, an occasional fly and my little friends the ants. These are not even slightly bothersome as we enjoy open air and outdoor living. We have a short drive to multiple restaurants--two we can walk to, and in a few minutes we can get to two large grocery stores, banks, a dollar store, return and get new jugs of water and stop at multiple roadside food vendors and little markets. It is an ideal location! Lois and Willie, my parents, will be joining us for a visit in the middle of April. Before signing off, I need to acknowledge the perfection and continuation of a treasured Lowe family tradition. My niece Lisa has accomplished what only one Lowe family woman (Sha's mom) has ever successfully done that has brought joy to all family parties prior to her passing. I am speaking of none other than the famous pink jello! Many have tried...and many have failed. Bozie you did it! Yes, yes, yes, yes!!!!! I hope you will request the secret code soon so we can see you on our revolving picture slideshow.
Until we cross paths again (figuratively or literally)... Pura Vida!
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