Year: 2005

Lookout, Carolyn’s back in town! With the Santa Ana winds, it’s dry and hot here in San Diego, but it’s great to be home. I’ve missed all of you friends and family. The blog won’t end – I still have 967 photos that we could put up here and another month’s worth of writing. And … Continue reading “Back to Another Paradise”

I put Carolyn on the airplane at the small but elegant airport in San Jose and 25 minutes later I had the Landcrusier teetering on two wheels. Bentley was standing with two paws on the right front window and two on the floor. The front left and right rear wheels were on the ground while … Continue reading “Carolyn flies home”

From about Sept.3rd to 17th was nearly solid travel. We spent a few days in San Jose, then ventured to the Caribbean side of the country, then back to the north Pacific coast. On the Caribbean side, we spent a morning snorkeling off the Cahuita Reef. Just chock full of colorful fish. I’m sure I … Continue reading “Caribbean to Pacific – we get wet!!!”

We haven’t lost interest! We’ve just been without adequate Internet access for a while. Still lots of photos and stories to tell.

Our friend Sid arrived in Tamarindo Friday afternoon Sept. 2 by air. After a quick introduction to the village and beach of Tamarindo, we drove back to Playa Grande. Before we left Tamarindo, the rain began. Before we had reached Playa Grande, the water was pouring down in 50 gallon drums full. So a few … Continue reading “Sid’s Visit and Monteverde Cloud Forest”

Lesson #2 When you live in your bathing suit, it’s a good idea to rinse the sand out from time to time.

Last week, we took the immersion course at the Wayra (y-rah) language school in Tamarindo. We were in two separate classes, and spent time on conversation, verb conjugations and vocabulary. We’re both a little better off for the training, but disappointed that the classes didn’t propel us forward more. We’re practicing often and getting better. … Continue reading “Spanish School and Your Spanish Lessons”

As described in the August 31 entries. Here are some photos of us enjoying the lighthouse’s (semi) private pool and the lighthouse itself. Here’s Carolyn cooling off in El Faro pool. And here, Fred resurfaces in El Faro pool. And here is the Faro from outside – see its tower shape.

Pictures coming soon! Could we live at the beach? Could we live in Costa Rica? Can we live quieter, slower lives? Could we do it without killing each other? These were some of the questions that drove us to spend this extended vacation and what I call “sampling retirement”. So we found ourselves a place … Continue reading “Our Lighthouse”