This afternoon, our boat guy, a rastafarian came over to take us to his restaurant. This was down a path we’d never been down, through small tree-covered valleys, in a village about 10 minutes away, down small criss-crossing trails that would not boggle Google Maps quite thoroughly. The place itself was up the side of […]
A very long day
And still many hours to go. I woke up early, around five, as I have been in recent days, and then had a phone meeting about a bit of work that remains very fuzzy and unclear and is due very soon. Then there was some frenzied packing – frenzied largely because I did a wash […]
Journey’s end
My last day in latinoamerica (well actually tomorrow, but it will be entirely in latinoamerica’s airports) and it feels like the end of a journey. From tomorrow night till early February I’ll be in places I’ve called home at one time or another. Yesterday I met a family connection who had settled in Costa Rica […]
Old hat
The poor Gentleman Friend landed in Montreal to learn, at immigration, that someone with his passport has to have applied for travel authorisation before entering the country. All the countries seem to be doing this now, following the US lead, and while it’s pleasing that those breezed through immigration while the rest watched them, clutching […]
A bit of a surprise
Yesteday morning we left Puerto Viejo. At around 10 minutes after 8 a very large man arrived with a small 4×4. He was a jolly, friendly fellow albeit one gregarious enough that he kept whatsapping all the way to San Jose. At about two thirds of the way we stopped for a coffee, largely because […]
Another sunset
Today was our last day here. We were supposed to go for a final bit of surfing so went into town early for the usual Saturday brunch at Cafe Rico. It was even more delicious than usual, and I didn’t even mind the slim, quick lizards that would materialise on the branches around us, look […]
Howling in the night
I slept badly last night, and have done so for a few nights past. There was first the anxiety about the land, and whether or not we should buy it, which manifested in dreams. Last night for some reason my feet felt very cold, as though we were back in London in our poorly heated […]
Shock, horror, terror
Much to our horror, the seller has almost accepted our offer – he’s given a strong indication that he’ll accept something only slightly above our offer, whereas previously he’d refused to even consider budging. This has put us in a tizzy and we’ve been talking about it all day, veering between a yes and a […]
Bidding
We put in an informal bid for the land we liked. It’s far lower than the seller is asking, but it’s what we can currently afford. The chances are that he’ll say no, in which case we will see how regretful we are. And if he says yes, we will consider whether to move on […]
South at last
Yesterday morning, we rented a pair of bicycles from the place we’re staying and cycled down to the market for the week’s supplies. As usual it was a quite successful excursion, and the cycling was, perhaps unsurprisingly, a little easier, meaning I didn’t nearly fall on my face every time the cycle came to stop, […]