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.
Today is our last Sunday in Costa Rica...for a bit. I find it hard to believe that we have spent 76 days here already; and yet it seems like a short lifetime. We woke to a sunny day and took another "adventure walk" into the hills and neighborhoods around town...an hour and half walk with a quick stop at the store for a few things to get us through the last week. Typical day and then to the pool...lunch and then had to check out NFL RedZone with homemade pizza and our season finale of La Casa del Dragon. It will be hard to be in the States; even for a couple of weeks. The green season is hanging in there, even though the temp is getting warmer and the rain is not as frequent...although it still comes down like gang busters... Then when we thought it might be done.. This past week was a lot of fun; lost my cribbage lead, went out to dinner a bunch of times, had an anniversary, and a few other stuff happened. Got to give NGG her props as she got the pelican diving on tape (which I failed to do), found a new beach bird, and videoed the bald guy at karaoke night (not available for the general public). Last Monday was your typical Costa Rican day with a beach walk, pool, afternoon rain, a little cribbage and a pizza dinner. Tuesday, we took an adventure walk around the hills and neighborhoods of town, spent a nice time at the pool with our friends Norm and Karen and met some new owners that have come into the complex. We then walked into town to watch the sunset at El Ancla, a beach bar at the end of the main road of town and went to Coconutz for "Taco Tuesday" and karaoke with Lucie, Melanie and Janeen. Wednesday was a special day as we celebrated our 37th wedding anniversary. Wowser!!!! That was then...this is now. ![]() We started out the day with homemade bagels that Norm spent half the morning making. We joined him and Karen downstairs for the freshly made treats and coffee; as well as being joined by the complex's main staff members Tony and Carlos. We all enjoyed the bagels and coffee, as well as working on our espanol with our wonderful property caretakers (these two guys are always working on something and making the place look great every day). After another great afternoon at the pool, we met back up with Norm and Karen to go to Father Rooster, a beach bar/restaurant near Ocotal, a few miles to our south. Live music, a cool sunset and great companions made for a wonderful anniversary evening! Thursday we had a lazy morning, then hit the pool and I went for a walk on the beach. We again walked downtown (takes us about 10-11 minutes to get there) to watch the sunset, and about the time we arrived at the beach, the rain clouds came in and we had to take cover under some trees for a bit-- then head into El Ancla for cover from the down pour. After the rain stopped, we walk into town (200 meters) to Zi's for dinner. (that's one of my favorites, seafood soup!) Friday, we were back to walking on the beach, hitting the pool--I even took a second walk on the beach, and walking into town for dinner. We went to Il Gusto, an Italian restaurant in town that was hidden back off the main road. Some wine and homemade pasta made for a great dining experience. We took a cab home ($2) and then took a beer down to the pool to cool off before hitting the hay. The Saturday routine was followed by dinner at Mar Azul, a highly touted seafood restaurant that had been closed for remodeling for the past month. We walked through the Las Palmas area (on the way to Cacique Hill-if you remember that) and arrived about 15 minutes later. Complimentary pumpkin soup started us off; and Sha had the lobster sandwich and I had a whole blackened red snapper...yum! We again finished off the night at the pool looking at all the stars jumping out of the clear sky (for a change); with lightening flashing out over the ocean! During the week, one of the large trees by the second pool in the complex...fell down! No, really. Well, it may be our last communication from Costa Rica on this trip...we've had a great time and will continue to enjoy the beauty and wonderful people here for another week. We will look forward to seeing family and friends for the two weeks we will be back in Illinois. Then we will be off to check out Panama until the middle of February. Recap and preview to come from Chicago soon. Until then...
Pura Vida!
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Cindy
10/31/2022 08:08:18 am
What an amazing few months you have had in CR. Looks and sounds like you met some amazing people, had wonderful food and I loved seeing Sharon win most of the cribbage games😊😊
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Maghan Knight
11/2/2022 06:51:04 am
Happy belated anniversary to you two! Glad it was a wonderful day! <3
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