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Saturday, December 15, 2012

Another day in El Pueblo, Atenas


Technical difficulties!  Tried to write a post, but I keep getting errors so will try a copy and paste technique.
Another peaceful day...my favorite kind of day.  Went for a walk down to the end of the road early this morning.  To my surprise, there is a moto cross course that apparently is pretty popular on Sundays.
I also managed to figure out how to install a VPN account on my IPad which allows me to view numerous television shows and movies from the USA.  I love my Spanish telenovelas, but I also enjoy a variety of English language programming so it is nice to now have a selection to watch in the evenings.  The sun rises here early and sets early ...up around 5:30 am and sundown by 6:00 pm...year round.
We went to sample the food at a very nice restaurant named El Mirador (the lookout) right down the street from our rent home.  We were the only customers at 4:00 pm.  Not only did we enjoy the food, but also the entertainment on the TV.  See link to get a snipet of what we watched while waiting for our food to arrive.  Who knew there could be such a crazy sport in Costa Rica.  At least in this sport, the bull wins instead of the humans!  Check out the wild action with the bulls at:  Costa Rica Bulls Zapote

Costa Ricans, like my compadres in Mexico, are a paradox.  Muy despacito or slow for most things hence the saying "mañana," but Lord help us all when they get behind the wheel of a vehicle or on a motorcycle!  Ay caramba, it's like Speedy Gonzales on crack once the motor is running.

Below is the picture (not great) of the black and red woodpecker I spotted and heard yesterday.  I need to work on my photography and blogging skills!

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