Breakfast - !donde! MAYE, Grecia

We discovered this restaurant through a recommendation on Facebook. We are always looking for places to have breakfast and the Facebook recommendation mentioned that they offer Denver omelettes, also known as Western omelettes in Canada. We have now been there twice.

And that is what we both ordered on our first visit:

These omelettes are loaded with everything - spinach, onion, ham, gooey cheese, pimentos, etc.  Price: 2,500 CRC, about $US 4.65.The three pieces of toast and the omelette are the perfect size.

And let’s not forget the batidos. Lance ordered the mora (like a blackberry) with milk. They are delicious and appear to have ice cream in them. The second time we had breakfast here I ordered a pineapple batido with milk … it was icy cold and so good. Price: with water: 1,000 CRC, about $US 1.85. With milk: 1,600 CRC, about $US 2.97.

Total for one omelette with toast and one batido with milk: 4,100 CRC, about $US 7.62.

This little restaurant may be hard to spot at first but keep looking. They have 4 tables and a lunch counter with about 10 seats. It’s pure Costa Rica to me. We can sit at our table and people watch the street outside, which always seems busy.

Here is a map to their location. You may want to get there early or you may not find a convenient parking spot.

On our first visit to this restaurant, we met the owner. As best I can remember, he originally came from South Carolina, then moved to Alaska. He also spent some time living on Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada. Now he is in Costa Rica running his restaurant. Everyone has a story to tell here.

Their menu:

Drinks.

Breakfast.

Lunch.

Snacks.

Their hours - and they do deliveries.

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Eyes on Costa Rica and Weather Records - May 2023

During May, visits to this blog were received from the following 9 countries and an unidentified country in Europe:

From the time I started to keep track, the total number of countries and non-independent jurisdictions from which visits have been received remains at 135. Of this number, 13 records are from non-independent jurisdictions - e.g. Greenland (an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark) from which 1 visit has been received.

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The following is a summary of weather for the month in the area where we live:

The rainy (aka "green") season has begun. Almost two thirds of the total rainfall during the year to the end of May occurred in May. The days with measurable rain in May almost equaled the number of days in the previous four months.

In our area, rainy days are often marked by clear sky or broken cloud mornings with rain beginning in the early afternoon and sometimes carrying on into the evening. Generally, we have found mornings to be the best time to do whatever we might want to get done outside - whether that be shopping, walking, jogging, biking, gardening, etc.

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Off topic

The sidebar of my blog includes a link to the website of the Association of Residents of Costa Rica (ARCR). Lance and I have been members since our arrival in Costa Rica and have found their information and services to be first class.

Apart from its website, ARCR publishes an impressive periodical magazine (El Residente). Many who may be planning to visit or move to Costa Rica or who simply have a general interest in Costa Rica may find this magazine to be of interest. A digital PDF version of the current 2023 May-June issue can be found HERE.

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Why Did the Knee Need a Vacation? Part 2

To carry on:

Besides the anti-inflammatory injections and the painkiller prescriptions, Dr. Baltodano also wrote prescriptions for x-rays and an ultrasound.

For these, I went to Clinica Medica Eidita in Grecia. Cost of the x-rays: 39,600 CRC (about 73.00  USD). Cost of the ultrasound: 30,000 CRC (about 55.00 USD).

In Costa Rica, patients are sent home with their x-rays/ultrasounds and we then take them to our doctor appointments. They remain in our possession. This works out well if you need to go for physiotherapy, for example - any therapist can see the test results.

The final diagnosis was medial collateral ligament injury of the left knee. Dr. Baltodano referred me for physical therapy. 

I’ve been going to Physio Terapia Física in Grecia once a week. Cost of each visit: 13,000 CRC (about 24.00 USD). Each visit lasts about an hour. This is a very modern clinic and they have another one in San Ramon. I don’t know how many visits I will ultimately need.

When I went in to make a first appointment, they were able to see me right then and I had ultrasound and electro therapy. The second appointment was the same, but the electro therapy was stronger.

The electro therapy being applied.

Electro therapy machine and other gadgets.

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