To paraphrase Richie McDonald's song, the most beautiful view in the world is our front porch lookin' out! Mango and coconut trees, vivid flowers whose names I do not know, critters including monkeys, iguanas, armadillos, geckos and, of course, the spectacular blue and gray of the Pacific ocean--what a master artist God is.
David and Allison Slade spent this week here, supervising Berry College students and helping them wrap up their seven-week internships in CR. It was a joy to meet them and to spend time with them! They left this morning and, now, it is just us Huckaby's down on the farm (Pequena Finca).
We went to Santa Cruz this morning to visit the Sat. a.m. market--another adventure and opp. to use my Spanish! The drive was beautiful with lush, green pastures and mountains flanking us on two sides. The market teemed with locals selling muchos vegetales y frutas y ropas (vegetables, fruits, and clothes). We discovered a TCBY and gobbled up good ol' frozen yogurt--yeah! I really like this town--modern enough, yet has maintained a quaint Costa Rican atmosphere. After Santa Cruz, we drove to Guaitil. This tiny community is best known as the center of handmade Costa Rican pottery, so of course we bought a couple of pieces. Hope to get them back to TN in one piece.
Came home (Hacienda Pinilla), walked three miles on the beach, watched a gorgeous sunset, ate a homecooked meal of CR chicken and rice, platanos, salad, and papayas, then wrapped up this gift-of-a-day playing Skip Bo. Sweet dreams.
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