Sea breeze, waves and tides

Rosie
Nous avons pas eu le temps de vous écrire parce que nous étions trop occupés. Jeudi, Willy, l’homme qui vend des légumes et des fruits étaient vraiment en retard. Jeudi soir, papa et moi sommes allés chez Océano’s pour souper. Il y avait une grosse tempête de pluie et nous avons marché à la maison avec un parapluie. On a marché dans les flaques d’eau - beaucoup de fois. Nous sommes finalement arrivés à la masion et nous avons perdu le pouvoir électrique. Nous avons regardé un film sur l’ordi. Ma mère et Suzanne sont arrivées à la maison en riant.
Vendredi matin, nous sommes allés en avant du resto Sol Y mar pour jouer dans les plus grosses vagues. Ensuite, on est allé au magasin. En après-midi, deux personnes religieuses mennonites sont venus vendre plein de pâtisseries. Nous avons acheté des rouleaux de cannelle, du gâteau aux bananes et une tarte au noix de coco. Plus tard en soirée, nous sommes allés au Sol Y Mar pour le BBQ. C’était vraiment bon. J’ai mangé du poulet cordon bleu et pour dessert, du bon gâteau au fromage avec une sauce aux cerises. Yum! Ensuite, on s’est couchés.
Samedi, on s’est préparé pour aller au déjeuner chez Oceano et maman m’a donné un « cross-bar » sur son vélo. C’est amusant. Pour déjeuner, j’ai mangé le « American » qui comprend des rôties, des oeufs, des petites patates et du bacon et des fruits. Yum! J’ai aussi bu un ‘smoothie’ aux fruits. Yum encore. Ensuite, on est allé au magasin acheté du lait de noix de coco et ensuite nous sommes allés chez Alberto pour voir si sa petite sauce épicée était prête. Suzanne en a acheté mais maman va attendre pour la prochaine « batch ».
Ensuite, on est retournés à la maison et on a fait des DEVOIRS longtemps. Pour souper, on a mangé du poulet cuit dans le lait de coconut avec du riz. C’était bon. Ensuite on a dit aurevoir à Suzanne qui s’en va dimanche, visiter une autre partie du Costa Rica. Ce matin, lorsque je me suis réveillée, il y avait une boîte de mouchoirs de Disney, laissée par Suzanne. Bye by.


Tim

The last couple of days we have been hanging around the house and beach. It has been much windier so the boogie boarding has not been as good as the waves are much close together. Sylvain tells us that the high tide will be on Tuesday so the water will come up very close to where the beach starts.

This morning I took a walk on the beach and found a shell called a silver dollar that I have found once before in British Columbia. There were many Costa Rican families out early taking a swim.

Last night here was a real rain storm that lasted for a couple of hours. Lots of rain in such a short time. As a result today will probably be muggier than usual.

This morning also we saw one of the bright blue butterflies.

I am writing this out on the deck and there are lots of birds on the branches of the trees where we leave fruit as well as 3 or 4 lizards who come to eat fruit also. In the next yard there is a rooster who comes every so often to eat fruit. He also crows at all hours of the day.


Francine
We’re a little late writing in the blog only because our pace has slowed down to that of a tortuga (turtle). The tide is really different, with extremes in highs and lows. Look forward to Tuesday which will mark the tide’s peak. Interestingly, Tuesday is also Mardi Gras and yes, Sol Y Mar is having a celebration at that time with a feast of sorts. As I write this on this bright Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m., it is about 95 degrees in the shade. The big blue butterfly flickered by a few inches away from my head when I was cleaning the bottom deck with the broom. It is the 6th or 7th time that I see this species out in the wild. Last night, we had a torrential and tropical thunderstorm and of course, that comes with a power failure. It is part of the culture -- power failures. And you know what, they are nice because the sounds of the ocean and the rainfall lull you to sleep.

We have two ceiling fans out on the wide 30 foot wide x 10 feet deep porch, and four other ceiling fans inside the house. So we always have the constant breeze which is really comfortable. I try to stay out of the sun because once one hot, it is difficult to reduce the body temperature to a comfortable level. It was sad to see Suzanne leave but I’m sure she’s up to some wonderful adventures in other parts of Costa Rica.

We have a little over a week left and we’ll be capturing as much as possible on video and on stills the beauty of this place. If someone ever needs to take a break from it all -- and not expecting to be entertained by outside sources , this is the place. It is secluded, out of the way, remote and stuck in a time warp from the 60s and 70s….You are responsible for creating your own entertainment and games. The house has all the amenities from home -- gas stove, full size fridge, microwave, coffee maker, blender , washer and dryer but none of the over-the-top luxury items like television , phone, bath (but we do have a shower). We requested internet access and that has been fun to stay connected. But bring your books and your creativity!

We haven’t decided what to do today, and will play it by ear. I am watching Tim walk into the low tide of the ocean (oh, a coconut just fell out of the tree beside the deck - those suckers could really damage someone’s head!), Rosie reading a book…I might just go for a swim and play with those angel fish. Yesterday, they were rubbing against my ankles just like a hungry cat in the kitchen. One of them let me pet it…but only for a second. They are beautiful white with angel-like long yellow fins…three vertical stripes adorn their flat little bodies. They like my feet for some strange reason.Do fish have noses? Must be the salt and vinegar chips I ate! Tata for now!