Thanks to lots of research and planning our trip back to the States went off without a hitch. Thank goodness! Over our last two weeks in Nosara, the Covid cases in the north of Costa Rica had been creeping up. The northern border between Costa Rica and Nicaragua is pretty porus.Traditionally, Nicaraguans just walk across […]
Read more "Back in the U. S. of A!"We are attempting to return to the States on June 22nd. It has been quite an experience! We have to admit, we have mixed emotions about returning to the States. We are over the moon excited to see the kids, we haven’t seen them since Christmas. However, the situation with the Coronavirus between Costa Rica […]
Read more "The Crazy World of International Travel in the Age of Covid"Most things in Costa Rica were very strictly shut down (including all schools) and are slowly and carefully being reopened. We had a three day weekend for the May 1st holiday. We decided to go to a remote ecolodge about a four hour drive away. We went with our friend Jan, who is living as […]
Read more "Getting off Quarantine Island"Spring Break trip to Guatemala San Juan Mountain Resort Bill Blog Post 4-6-20 Well, we were supposed to be in Antigua, Guatemala today getting ready to head out for a three-day trek in the Western Mayan Highlands. We started to have a few doubts about five weeks ago and then it became pretty clear three weeks […]
Read more "Spring Break trip to Guatemala"We have not been doing a very good job posting to the blog this year, so we want to share what the coronavirus crisis looks like for us here in Costa Rica. Currently, Costa Rica has 295 identified cases. Most of the cases are in the capital city of San Jose. There are several cases […]
Read more "No, We Don’t Want To Be Rescued!"Bill Blog Post 3-29-2020 This is long overdue as I guess we just got caught up in life here in Costa Rica and did not do a good job of recording what has been happening. Our time is looking a little different right now so we are going to do some catching up. Our 40th […]
Read more "Family+Florida=Fun"Sometimes Nosara feels a bit like an island. With 1.5 hours of travel over bad roads to get to the nearest town of any size, it might just as well be surrounded by water! Sometimes, you just need to get off the island. Although Bill and I are are not too interested in towns, it […]
Read more "Getting Off the Island: A trip to Arenal"Bill Blog Post Sept. 25, 2019 An unexpected holiday today gives me a chance to catch up on our latest adventures. Unexpected holiday because it was not planned in advance. The rainiest part of the “green season” arrived over the last weekend and into this week. Last night it started raining hard about nine and […]
Read more "Quepos and Manuel Antonio National Park"Bill Blog Post 8-31-19 We would have to say that the other two years must have been a charm too as here we are to start out third school year at Del Mar Academy and the beginning of our third year of living in Nosara. The big news is that after two years of renting […]
Read more "Third Time is a Charm"Bill Blog Post 7-9,10-19 We are back in the states and I can catch up a little on the events of the last six weeks. At school it was mostly just finishing the year on a strong note and getting students ready for their finals. There were also a few school events such as the […]
Read more "Wrapping Up School Year 2"
A Working Retirement in Costa Rica 