So I realize that in order for this to qualify as a blog, I'm going to have to update it on a semi-frequent basis. I'll aim for more than once a week, but I'm going to have to take baby steps here,...but remember, this is my first blog.
The other determining factors have been a) the rain. a lot of it and b) my inexperience in driving a quad. I'll expand upon those for you, since they have been a pretty big part of my life the last 6 days.
The Rain (or la lluvia) - the last 2 days have been pretty wet. Which shouldn't really come as much of a surprise it being the 'wet season' and my living in the rainforest. It got pretty heavy for a while there yesterday and basically the river flooded downtown Nosara. Which is like 6km away from where I live. A lot of the people who live down there had to evacuate to a nearby school over night. One of my friends actually spotted a crocodile 50 meters from his house. The roads have been fine, but riding in the rain is not high on my list of favorite activities, even if it is still in the 70s.
The Quad (or my wheels) - it's a pretty small town, totally walkable, but way more fun when you're cruising around on a four-wheeler. I had never actually driven one before and am using the quad that belongs to the people whose house I am watching. I was given a 5 minute overview and left to my own devices. It's pretty straightforward, but since I wasn't comfortable going up on the main road (with the cars, motorcycles and pedestrians) just yet, I was just driving around the block in my neighborhood a lot. Which isn't the worst thing ever, we've got a mini-super (think expensive bodega) and an internet cafe/dvd rental place, who are very happy to have me sign over the rights to my firstborn son for 20 minutes of internet time.
The ideal scenario involves getting on the quad when it's not raining, and driving over to the Tucan (the hotel/restaurant my friends own) and stealing erm, I mean, borrowing, web access from here. Hence today's update. :-)
I've been able to take my neuva tabla (new surfboard) out a few times now and am a very happy camper. It's extremely responsive and easy to manuever -- of course that's only been in the whitewater, so we'll see how she does on the greens this afternoon. :-)
The casita I'm living in is one of the oldest in Nosara and I'm sharing it with 2 crazy gatitos (little cats) Ron and Bina. They are totally wild and get in to everything, (they have a special fondness for the fridge) and are constantly on the hunt for cicadas (sp?), geckos, etc. which they then bring in to the house to play with.
Public enemy #1 right now are the nasty biting ants...which isn't bad in the grand scheme of things. Fortunately, I can outsmart them most of the time, and I've got the secret weapon - Off!
Speaking of which, I should be off since I've got to grab a bite before I head out to surf this afternoon. Hasta luego!
Pura vida!
2 comments:
WOoooooT! First POST! I pwnz teh comments section of the blog! Well, for this post anyway.
Hallo liebe schwesterlein! Nice picures.
Looks like a nice enough place to be surfing an playing with cats. Sounds like you're doing alright there.
Keep posting, there's a whole community of people here yearning to live vicariously through you!
Tener cuidado con gatos y el refrigerador... A friend of mine had a cat that really liked hopping into the fridge. So they would play a little game: cat jump into the fridge, he would shut the door, wait 10 seconds, open it, etc. But once, he accidentally left the cat in the fridge while he went out to the movies. No casualties, but needless to say, the cat was a quite chilly when he returned!
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