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Last night Luca announced we were having a dance party to celebrate being here in Costa Rica. We do have spontaneous dance parties as a family periodically so not so unusual for us 🙂 Anyway Luca set it all up including the admission sheet.. and arranged for the snacks… and the apple bobbing, (because that …

As I filled the jug this morning to wash the dishes I realized I had not mentioned we do not have hot water, only cold comes out of the taps. Anytime we need hot or warm water we boil the jug. Our shower is what’s casually known as a “suicide shower”. Those of you who …

Yesterday Rich and I had a lazy morning, went for a jungle walk with Pica, and then walked up to Luca’s school to meet him. I took advantage of the opportunity to take some photos. The grounds are huge, it is 106 acres in total, really hard to capture in photos how awesome it is, …

There are moments where I am filled with self doubt about our choices, yesterday was one of them. I was anxious that we were pushing Luca too much, we had been here a week, and here we were sending him off to a place by himself, where he knows no one, does not know the …

The last couple of days have been busy but productive, we are feeling more and more at home. Luca has started school summer camp, he came home last night exhausted,filthy and happy – wonderful! 🙂 He has made friends and spent the day outside exploring and being taught out there. The school has its own …

Monkeys freak Pica out 🙂 Yep, going to take a bit for her to get used to them. We went for a jungle walk close to home and ran into a whole troop of them. They were very vocal and curious. Not a great photo but you get the idea, they are pretty darn cute! …

We have our little casita all set up, it feels very homey, here is the desk I sit at while writing these, not bad eh?!!!!! This morning I saw Agouti stroll by, I was not fast enough to take a photo, but here is what one looks like: So cute! They are about the size …

We were all awake by 5am! Technically as our bodies still on Newfoundland time we slept in 🙂 Though still feeling a little “foggy” we wanted to get going, so unpacked, put everything away, all the pictures and knick knacks up, and now it feels really like our home! Luca loves his room, best room …

We made it!!!!!! Sunday was QUITE the journey! Sunday was a gorgeous day in Newfoundland as Cavelle mentioned, it was a wonderful send off, both from friends and the island itself. Little sleep was had Sunday night, up at 2:30am to pack, a quick finish clean of the house, and got to the airport at …

My last post from Newfoundland! Rich and I did a final pack and weigh yesterday. It is close, within a couple of pounds, but we have met the bag and weight requirements – whew!!!! Above are our 5 suitcases, carry on bags and Pica’s crate, everything we own in the world. Luca’s mates have been …