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Category Archives: Costa Rica
New Dundee, November 20, 2014
I think this is the 4th day in a row that it has stormed. Today we got the most snow and last night it was REALLY nasty. I had forgotten how bad the weather can be. It isn’t usually this … Continue reading
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Atenas Climate Fair
This weekend Atenas had a music and craft fair in the central park…here are some of the pix I took of the fair and our friend Alvaro (with the Sax).
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Trip to San Isidro el General
Our friend Jeanette Klus invited us to join her on a trip to visit her friends in San Isidro (el General) which is about a 4 hour drive from Atenas. The town is situated in a high-plains valley in the … Continue reading
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Trip to Santa Maria de Dota
We met our friend Esteban in Atenas and his friend Yeimy (pronounced: Jamie) in San Jose and visited the Art Festival in La Sabana Park. Later we took a 2 hour bus ride into the mountains south-west of Cartago to … Continue reading
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Election Day – April 6th, 2014 – Atenas, Costa Rica
The Presidential (run-off) election was held today and contrary to the North American way elections are festive and fun in Costa Rica. Our friend Alvaro’s band preformed traditional CR music for voters as they cast their ballot.
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Cooking
We both enjoy eating good food and preparing it. Marg whipped up a few amazing meals recently that deserve special mention.
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Punta Leona – Playa Blanca
Our friend Ruth (Canadian) invited us to Playa Blanca – a private beach on the Pacific coast near Herradura. A beautiful beach and a beautiful day…..
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Chicken little (Pollo Pequeno)
Just another morning in paradise……I was sitting at my computer but the Internet was acting up so I got up to check Margaret’s computer and as I did….the ceiling fell down on my desk and in about 1/2 the dining … Continue reading
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Out the Back Door
Ok, so here are a few shots out our back door….the other is just an interesting shot of a red onion sitting in the compost bucket that caught my attention because of its beauty!!
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Fire in the Hills
The last time I remember that it rained was back in November. So that would make it 4 months without rain and everything is very dry. The Ticos tend to like to burn fields as a way of clearing up … Continue reading
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Pat and Dan’s New Casita
Our friend’s Pat and Dan bought a lot awhile ago and this year decided to build their dream home in Esterillos Oeste. Dan has years of renovations so I was interested to see what they both created. Amazing well designed … Continue reading
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Andrew and Tati Wedding, Playa Bejuco
We had the pleasure of celebrating with Andrew and Tati and their families the biggest day of their lives…..and what a beautiful day it was….here are a few shots that I took.
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Los Angeles de Atenas, Fire
I usually don’t chase fire trucks but my neighbour’s friend had a fire on his property so I went and took some pictures. They show just how devastating a forest fire can be.
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Atenas, March 10, 2014
Not much to say, but here are a few photos I took in the last couple of days. Now that the film festival is over I have time to take a few more pictures…..I like the Jacaranda tree shots the … Continue reading
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Asociacion Proyecto Forerunner Costa Rica
We have been working (for a year) on setting up an Association which is equivalent to a non-profit charitable organization (in Canada) called “Asociacion Proyecto Forerunner Costa Rica”. In the last few weeks it became “official”. We decided to use … Continue reading
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March 3-5 Montezuma, Nicoya Pennisula
I know it sounds crazy but we ended the Film Festival about 10:15 pm on Sunday and at 8:00 AM on Monday morning we were on our way to Montezuma on the Nicoya Pennisula. We wanted to get away to … Continue reading
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AFF – Feature Presentations Feb 28 – Mar. 2
Though we had challenges, nothing prevented us from presenting 8 great films over 3 days.
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Friends of the Atenas Film Festival
A group of supports became “Friends of the Festival” and helped make it possible……Thanks! We also had a group of businesses which sponsored the Festival.
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Atenas Film Festival – Films in The Park
The AFF launches for 2014 with Films In The Park…..
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Atenas Film Festival – coming soon
AFF 2014 Poster…… working hard on getting ready.
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Valentines Day at La Finca (The Farm) Restuarant
Alvaro is back in School (Computer Programming and IT) but still likes to get out and entertain – especially if they pay him.
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Trip To San Jose
Photos from a trip to San Jose to meet with our lawyer….
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The Chilli Cook Off
Some really kind Christian people from the US came to Atenas and began taking in orphaned and abused children. Some other kind people decided to help them and started a Chilli Cook Off to raise money for the Ophanage that … Continue reading
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Feb. 5-7 2014 -San Juan Del Sur – Nicaragua
Visa trip to Nicaragua….getting our visas renewed and have a great time in a great place.
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January / February 2013
Some of the pix I took in January and early Feb…….
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December 29, 2013
Alajuela (pronounced: al -a-whale-a) has one of our favourite restaurants which we hadn’t been to in a while, so we took the bus (45 minutes) and had a great Mexican lunch and hung out in the park and enjoyed some … Continue reading
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Time lapse of the skyline
TO VIEW THIS VERY KOOL VIDEO 1. click the link below and wait for the dialog box – select play in Mediaplayer ( 2. wait for download – video will automatically play (windows) Time Lapse 2 Skyline
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Back in Atenas Costa Rica – November 2013
Hi everyone, we are a back in CR continuing our work for the Forerunner Project. In this chapter we will be working on the Atenas Film Festival, teaching a series on leadership for the locals, rebuilding our website and launching … Continue reading
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The Atenas Film Festival – May 3-5, 2013
For the love of film…..this was a gift to the community of Atenas of the best films we could offer. Our theme for 2013 was to Inform, Inspire, and Challenge. One of our favourite new films was “Genetic Roulette”. See … Continue reading
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April 1, 2013
They burn the sugar cane fields after the harvest to replace the carbon in the soil. This is a tradition that has been going on for thousands of years. Lately the fires have been very large…it has been very dry … Continue reading
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March 28, 20113
We spend most of our time outdoors both day and night. These are some shots I took as the sun went down while sitting on balcony.
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March 24 -31 Semana Santa – Holy Week
This is Holy Week in Costa Rica. The Schools are closed and most of the government workers are off. It is common to go to the beach for the last big holiday at the end of summer. It’s sort of … Continue reading
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March 24 – Tree Pods
About a month ago our tree was in full blossom but now it has grown what looks like a bean pod which opens up to seeds that fly in the wind like milkweed. After this the leaves should come out … Continue reading
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March 8-10 2013 – No GMOs Seed Festival
Costa Rica is voting county by county to allow transgenic products to be grown here or to go GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms) FREE. One of our friends is setting up seed banks throughout Latin America and together we put on … Continue reading
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Feb. 28, 2013 – Waterfalls
These two waterfalls are among the best in Costa Rica – approximately 60 m high and they are both easily accessible in the middle of the jungle yet only 40 minutes from Atenas.
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