Early walk to Playa El Roble to check out tide pools, then coffee at Soda La Plaza. Morning session at Carrillo, lunch at Mungo’s Headland, pool with ice cream, sunset…
Barrigona
After morning walks or pathetic runs, we let the Pathfinder drive us in luxury and with Cafe Britt mokkas to Barrigona beach. No sign of Mel, but Mungo manages to…
Birthday blue (turquoise)
Mungo celebrates the start of the day with a walk, whilst I lie dead to the world. Finally we make it to Carrillo for the morning session, where the ocean…
Parrilla @ Carrillo
We start early, going for walks. After breakfast and swim, it’s time for the morning session at Carrillo. Lunch is on Mungo’s Sea Promontory, an incredible spot found by Mungo…
En route to Sámara
We set off at 830, setting an unbeatable record, and arrive at 1230pm for a picnic lunch at Carrillo. And we are back for the first splendid sunset on the…
Neat taken
After tennis with Diego, Mungo kindly takes me via a few dodgy French Paradox cheeses to La Sabana at midday. Richard and Louise in fine form, we sit mainly in…
Exploring Rio Navarro
Or was it Perlas? Whatever and in spectacular weather, we drive towards Paraíso and then Orosí, turning right (west?) and stopping just after Rancho Rio Perlas. We walked up to…
Portraits
Sadly the Christmas tree decides it’s time to leave so Mungo confiscates all its fine possessions. Even the poor Inca girl is wrapped up and buried again for another year…
Chirogres and beyond
We drive through Aserrí to Tarbaca and then down towards Chirogres. After a short walk we test the car on the steep hill up to the cemetery. Closeby, on the…
New Year’s Eve 2021
Around 8 we meet at the pool and fire up the trusty barbecue. Each brings own food and drinks, except some goodies which are shared around. We are surprised by…
Bajos del Toro
We decide on a roundtrip to El Silencio, even emerging from slumbers early and setting off at the distinctly unfashionable hour (for us) of 8am. The weather is cloudless where…
Coffee fields
We go for a wee wander around the coffee towards University de la Paz. Roads were delightfully quiet as most have gone to the beach. As yesterday, most photos were…
BBQ by the pool
At 3pm Susannah storms in, followed by Eliette and Luis, and the BBQ begins despite clouds and wind. The pool tempts nobody, the BBQ does wonders with cheeky sausages, bacon-wrapped…
Christmas Eve
A short windy walk round the block, then all the fun of Christmas. Socks, more socks, beer, self- bought biking gear, and of course the tree comes to glorious light.…
Cerro Coyote
An afternoon wander up this touch of wildness surrounded by suburbia and the motorway. Only a few bikers to be spotted. Meanwhile on the roads everybody chases their tail, desperate…