Category Archives: Costa Rica

Did some shopping and Jaco and then took some pictures at Playa Hermosa (Beach) on the way home…. Happy Birthday Paul – this is a big one (60)

We have been excited about presenting a digest version of our seminar  “The Pleasure Principle” on giftedness, and “Living an Authentic Life” on finding purpose, for a group of about 30 young people here in Esterillos Oeste. Dennis and Kyle … Continue reading →

A couple of years ago I was looking at Costa Rica on Google Earth and noticed this interesting looking bay and town called Golfito. I Googled it and found that it was one of those off the tourist trek cruisers … Continue reading →

Our car rental (for 1 month) started today so we drove down to Quepos and Manuel Antonio which are ocean side tourists towns about 40 minutes from here. It was a nice day but probably the worst light for taking … Continue reading →

Happy Birthday JT….. from Mom and Paul!!!!!  

A few photos from today…..

Happy FIRST Anniversary Tye and Maria

Feliz cumpleanos Brenda!!! Eleanor is away right now and her dog Buddy is terrified of thunder. Last night it was a bit noisy and Buddy came down to our house and hid in our shower. In the morning we went … Continue reading →

Today we made the trip into San Jose and took the scenic route on the way home from dropping Eleanor at the airport. We also stopped to see the crocs as well.

More pictures from the Parrita Fair….Bull Riding Cowboys!

Cody and Matt decided to go to Parrita to the “Fair” and asked us to join them. We got there fairly early in the day while people were enjoying the music and the rides. The highlight was the bull riding … Continue reading →

Earlier this week I woke up to the sound of something moving around outside our house. When I looked out the window I saw our friend Karen’s horse standing in our front yard.  Apparently they don’t bother tying them up. … Continue reading →

Happy Birthday Mom!! (would have been your 98th) I am writing everyday but still taking a few pictures and having fun doing the film festival every Wednesday. Marg is writing music and playing some of her songs with Bri…..other than … Continue reading →

Happy Birthday Auntie Hilda – I miss you! Interesting thing happened on the way to the pool today. A white nosed Coati appeared through the hedge. We looked at each other in surprise, the Gorobo (Lizzy) darted for her hole, … Continue reading →

Happy Birthday Brenda!!! A few more pictures I shot over the weekend……

A FEW MORE PICTURES FROM THE PREVIOUS SHOOTINGS.

We have been busy writing and working on other projects and haven’t been touring around and taking pictures. We are planning to rent a car for a few weeks and do some extensive “touristing” soon. There should be some good … Continue reading →

Sometimes I wonder why we are so blessed to have so much fun, meet such cool people, and all of this in an amazing paradise – don’t pinch me!

I have been busy writing and haven’t done a lot of picture taking. We met James on the beach one of the first days we were here. He talked about his life of adventure and all the things that he … Continue reading →

We go to Jaco (hoc-ko) about every 10 days to get some food and fish and some things that are not available here in Esterillo Osete. I need a haircut but I thought I would let Bob be my “canary … Continue reading →

Something for you beauty lovers…….be inspired!

On Tuesday afternoon my computer went to heaven. Not sure what caused it but it died a rather sudden death. One minute it was “healthy” and the next minute I came back and it was DOA. I have been trying … Continue reading →

Usually we spend the afternoon in the pool but today we decided to do like the locals and go to the beach. This is their summer vacation, and a busy time at the beach as you will see from the … Continue reading →

We got a chance to go to Los Suenos (The Dream) in Herradura. This is one of the most up-scale developments in the country. We got invited because Eleanor and Bob knew we would like the boats. For those who … Continue reading →

I’ve been busy writing and working on other projects the last few days but I did take a few pictures of things that caught my attention.

Been busy working on the writing projects (currently working on The Forerunner Film)  – been making some good headway. Saturday we did shopping, walked on the beach at sunset and spent some time with Cody and Matt at the DVD … Continue reading →

Today is the celebration of the life of Chris Allerton, a friend, artist, father, husband, and naturalist. Chris was a part of our community and a man whose ideas and perceptions always contributed to the growth and stimulation of those … Continue reading →

Yesterday (Wednesday, Jan. 5th) we had our first of 8 film nights at El Vago (Beach Bar and Pizza). We showed Shark Water which in part was filmed near here in the Cocos Islands of Costa Rica. We had about … Continue reading →

Our friend Karen Young took this amazing picture of her dog “Gary”…I thought you should see it.

January 1st we went to the beach and played in the surf then talked on Skype to some of our friends and family. On Sunday we went for a drive in the country and had lunch at a river-side cafe. … Continue reading →

I have been waiting to get some good pictures of the surfers by using my waterproof camera and going out into the waves, which worked well, except when I was done, I put the camera in a velcro pocket only … Continue reading →

The pictures speak for themselves…..

One of our BEST days here in Costa Rica with a good morning up at Eleanor’s looking out over the ocean. Then we went to Parrita to the thrift store to find costumes for the New Year’s eve party. Marg … Continue reading →

Some more pictures from  Christmas.

Today is my 60th birthday. I enjoyed taking some pictures on the beach then later Marg and I celebrated with Eleanor and Bob.

Ahh today is the longest night (Winter Solstice) and from here on in days are getting longer (and nights shorter). In this part of the world, so near the equator, there is almost no change, but at home the change … Continue reading →

We are starting to settle in and meet people in the expat community. Last night we were invited to a wedding party for some Canadians who are in the process of building a home in Esterillos as their part time … Continue reading →

Happy birthday Bruce!

Here are some of the pictures I took as we started to settle in and look around.

We’re pretty excited because we just finalized our trip to Costa Rica from December 9 to April 1. We’ve rented a lovely house built by a Canadian lady who has been living there for almost twenty years. She lives in … Continue reading →