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.
Three rain showers dotted our Wednesday; but we seemed like we knew what we were doing because none of our plans were squashed by the weather. Our morning walk and trip to the Supercompro was ending as the first light rain began. An hour or so later we had sun and headed for the pool. About the time I was ready for lunch it lightly began to rain, and as we made lunch it was coming down good. Afternoon cribbage had me down 3 games to nil! Poop! We were both excited for our dinner plans to grill on Wednesday. While on our trip to "the big city" of Liberia with Norm and Karen, we stopped at what is now my favorite store in all of Costa Rica--I don't even remember the name of the place. They sell meat. A customer completing his purchase greeted us as we came in with, "Welcome to heaven". I thought, that's a pretty good endorsement to be tossing out to a stranger. Nicaraguan grass-fed beef was in a variety of cuts and packaging. A 2 kilo ribeye roast ended up in our bag, as well as a skirt steak and some breakfast sausages. We cut the ribeye roast into 7 half inch steaks and couldn't wait until Wednesday's grilling. Sha masterfully sauteed a bunch of mushrooms while I was grilling some potatoes and our steaks. I am not sure that I have ever had a better steak! Sha was of the same mind, and we ranted and raved as we ate. We are still talking about it a day later. We were feeling pretty good after that and might have had a little warm feeling from the wine, so we hopped on down to the pool in the dark--it was 7:30 PM. That was the way to cap off a great day! Came up to relax as the third rain shower came shortly after we got comfortable in front of the TV.
The howlers had NGG up before the sun and she nudged me to appreciate with her the sounds of the calls, the birds chattering and sound of the surf in the distance. We had coffee/tea and then some breakfast as we planned our daily walk. I have to report that I inaccurately claimed we had walked to the next town over, Ocotal, during our first couple of days here. Norm and Karen, our local guides and information center were talking with us and we realized that we hadn't walked there as we were talking about the surrounding area. So, guess where we decided to walk to today? Yep. Sha had the map out and we checked our path and felt pretty good about our plans. The map said 55 minutes to get there; ok, I wasn't that scared... We were familiar with the first part as we've walked it multiple times. As we got to the new section of road to travel I was eyeing the landmarks and any signs that popped up here and there. Don't remember if we have had the talk about Costa Rican signs or directions... Sidewalks are a luxury and do not exist once you move away from the main road of Coco. So, you walk on the edge of the road, or on the "shoulder" if there is enough flat ground next to the road. Potholes, and water puddles create obstacles that you need to weave in and out of. It's active walking, if there is that sort of thing. Have you ever seen a bald guy that's dripping sweat from EVERY inch of his body? Ask Sha what that looks like from behind...I shutter to think! We were enjoying the sights and scenery as we walked and as we continued we tried to confirm we going the right way. Sha made the brilliant comment that it didn't matter if we ended up somewhere else, because the destination was the adventure. We kept walking, stopped for a water break, and kept walking. Each turn in the road had us both looking to see if we were getting closer; but the road continued on. As the bald guy was running out of gas (knowing I had to turn around and walk back!), we saw a sign that read 1.9 km to some business--I was delirious and can't remember the name. I told Sha I didn't think I could make it that far...so we halted and turned around to head back the way we came. It wasn't until we hit the main road in Coco and got on the Horse Trail shortcut that I was sure I could make it home. I was surprised I made up the stairs to our condo. One hour and 56 minutes from when we left! We both said--"55 minutes, we should've been there!" The morning pool time never felt so good. We relayed our excursion with Norm and Karen and figured out that we were fairly close to our intended destination (Karen's brother lives on that road so they are familiar with it). Tired but enjoying another great day in paradise! Pura Vida!
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Mom and Dad
9/21/2022 05:55:47 pm
sUCH AWESOME PICTURES! Got tired just thinking about how far you traveled on your walks!
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