Monday the school held a meet and greet for the parents, teachers and admin. This is typically done to start the school year off, a wonderful idea! It was separated into 2 meetings, one for the expats held in English, and then later for the Tico’s held in Spanish. All the expats brought their kids, …

I have had a few email queries about the cost of living for those considering doing something similar to us. Everyone’s needs and wants are different, but I will give you a rundown of our budget. It helped us to read others bloggers budgets in our planning for the move, so hoping to pass on …

Day 3 started out with a healthy breakfast I had been speaking on and off with our neighbor in the hotel, (the one who had recommended the first restaurant), she currently lives in the US, but originally comes from Kyrgyzstan. Another incredibly inspiring, lovely person. She told me about her travels through Kyrgyzstan , it …

Day two began with a swim of course, then down to the village for breakfast. We had a typical Tico breakfast at one of the many cafes… We had heard about an amazing jungle walk to a nearby waterfall, so off we went. The entrance was just up the road from our hotel so very …

Well we are back from the Nicoya Peninsular, and what a trip it was, absolutely WONDERFUL! Here is a map of where we went, Monteverde – Puntarenas – Paquera – Montezuma We were up at 4am on Saturday morning, packed and walked into town to catch the bus, it takes about 25 minutes at a …

Wednesday we went for a hike where Rich had gone biking on Monday. This direction leads past our bakery, so of course we had to stop in for Luca’s favorite treat! We really loved the countryside out this way, so serene, beautiful and feels so remote, yet it is not too far from town. I …

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 …