A week ago Rich ordered a bicycle and yesterday it arrived! Today he took it for its first adventure, he is one very happy man to have wheels again! If you remember from previous posts, I sold his bikes in Newfoundland before we left, he loved those bikes 🙁 . This one not nearly as …

Friday was the last day of camp, and the kids put on a performance that the parents could attend. It was great, and not least because we actually got to meet some of the parents, which was really valuable for us on many levels. Here is Luca at the school, on one of the many …

As I have said, we live right next to a night walk. Most evenings a bus load of tourists arrive around 6pm and are escorted around the numerous trails by guides, (the tour company is owned by the same family that own this home). We barely notice them anymore to be honest, they are all …

The Purr saga continues….Sunday night Purr still had not returned! Luca went out 3 times by himself to search. He came home distraught each time, I said I would go with him after supper and help look. It was pitch black by then, so we took torches and off we went, nothing, the sobbing was …

Last night we decided we all felt like pizza! There just happens to be a pizza place, with an authentic wood fired oven, about 10 minutes walk away, so off we went. It felt very decadent and it was! This is not the sort of place locals eat at, all the customers were clearly expats …

We have had 2 days of rain, and then today was lovely. The rain days are warm, so it does not stop you getting out, but it was nice to be dry today 🙂 Yesterday we did a market shop,, and Luca. who loves watermelon, carried one home and has almost devoured the entire lot. …

As most of you will be aware FIFA world cup is on, and Rich a fan. He has found a place in town to watch it, (we have no TV), so he has been popping down there for a couple of hours if there is a game on he wants to watch. Luca and I …

Yesterday we headed off to do some climbing. Luca has always loved to climb, even from before he could walk. Rich and I found him climbing up a ladder once, onto the roof, before he was one! We learned fast to lie ladders down after we used them! We went to the grove near the …

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 …