May 31, 2019, will mark our 8th year living in Costa Rica. The time has flown by and we still love living here. We are now in the dry or “summer” season (verano) and experiencing the strong trade winds known at this time of year as the Christmas winds or vientos Navideños. We did not experience them so much at our little house in Atenas because we were surrounded by trees and down low on the mountain. Here at our house in Hacienda el Paseo, we are much more exposed. I have to watch that my orchids are getting enough water as they dry out so fast. It’s all sunshine and blue, blue skies. This is also the time of year for tourists and the children are out of school until early February. They have another mid-year holiday from July 1 to 13.
Here is a video I made of the enormous Guanacaste tree on a property near us blowing in the strong winds. This tree loses all its leaves during the dry season and you can see that it is on its way to becoming bare.
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I have never cooked a holiday dinner and this year was no exception. We joined friends at the San José Marriott Hotel for Christmas brunch - excellent. Lots of Costa Rican dishes.
There are four gate guards that work at our complex, on different shifts during 24 hours, plus a pet rooster. The guards are always friendly and helpful. As a thank you gift for them, I made cookies and they each got a 5 mil note (roughly $10 USD). The rooster received a bag of deluxe chicken feed. Lance saw him chowing down on it, so it was a hit.
There are five ridges around our town of Grecia leading up to Poas volcano. I don’t know all their names but last week we drove up El Cajón ridge. The views are stunning. These photos show the amazing vistas and all the coffee fincas.
From our house to yours, best wishes for the new year.
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