Thursday we went to a very large city,
San Isidro, about an hour away with our builder and his wife,
Christian and Charlotte. After we completed some business at the
bank they took us to a HUGE Farmers Market. There was so much there.
One picture can't even begin to show you how big it is. We can get
about anything we need related to agriculture there. Honey, jam, of
course fruit and veggies (some of which we have no clue what they
are), fish, meat, sausage, cane sugar in a block that you dissolve
for your drink or recipe or grate it, bread and a little crafts. We
will be going back on regular basis to get things.
Farmer's Market in San Isidro
We then went to lunch with Christian
and Charlotte. They took us to a restaurant we would like to go back
to if we can ever find it! Charlotte is from Pennsylvania, been here
for 8 years with her Costa Rican husband. So she obviously speaks
English and so does Christian. It is surprising how many Costa Rican
men in the building trade spent years in the US. It usually results
in pretty good English so it makes it much easier for us to
communicate.
John's Domestic Side
Retirement has brought out a side in
John that I haven't seen before. Today he swept the house (his idea)
while I did breakfast dishes. Then we did laundry together in a Tico
Washing Machine. You put your clothes in one side, turn on the hose
to fill with water, add soap and let it agitate. Then you put the
clothes in the other side, run water on the clothes as it spins out
the water to rinse and extract water. Aldemar (found out his email
doesn't reflect the correct spelling of his name) just bought a Tico
washer and is willing to share it with us until our belongings
arrive. The clothes then were hung up outside here at our house; all
shared together.
We were getting a few bug bites several
days ago but could never see what was biting us. I started applying
a very small amount of Avon Skin So Soft and no more bites. Much
nicer than putting insect repellent on. John said putting SSS on me
also resulted in no more bites on him! Haha! Two for one! So when
you come down to take your cheap tropical vacation in our upstairs
guest lodge you might want to bring some Avon SSS. Doubt I can get
it here.
We have found going down the mountain (and back up again) on the Pacific side is much harder than finding what we need up here in the mountains. We have a town about 20 minutes away, Pejibaye, and if we need a big city going to San Isidro, 45 minutes from there, is the best. The drive to San Isidro is one of the prettiest drives I have seen in Costa Rica. Can't wait to take you there!
Time to take off my sundress and put on pants and shirt as it is getting cooler. Nights can get chilly but nothing like what I hear you are experiencing! Wow! BRUTAL Norte Americana Invierno (winter). I really am sorry that the lows and highs are so bad. My heart is with you all!
Bye!
Love, Diane
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