Jaco is definitely more tourist-oriented than some of the other places we’ve visited in Costa Rica. There are many advantages to living in an area like this! People who want to live in Costa Rica, but feel like they are in Canada or Mexico might prefer a place like Jaco. Jaco has a wide variety…
Jacó – Costa Rica’s Party Town? Jacó is a big party town so Saturday night we figured we had better go check out what was happening. There were a number of bars pumping loud music into the street although none seemed to have too many people. But it was still early. We found a sports…
Sunday marked the return of the home owners. I picked them up from the ferry terminal while Claire made lunch for us all. I think that everyone breathed a sigh of relief that all four of the animals were healthy after two weeks with us. After a rocky start, we had managed to keep them…
Saturday Social Claire and I decided to ‘hit the town’ on Saturday night! While running earlier in the week, I saw a couple of bar/restaurants that looked like they could be fun. As we drove down ‘the strip’, our decision was pretty easy. There was one place with other people! We pulled up two barstools…
If you just found us, you may want to read about Week 1, Week 2 and Week 3 first! What is housesitting really like? This was our first week of housesitting and we had a few ‘moments’ to keep us on our toes! I wouldn’t have wanted to take off on big adventures when the…
Claire and I were lucky to have had the chance to spend some time in the Playa Guiones area. There is a lot of potential here! The waves are great for surfing. The beaches are beautiful. While walking down the beach both of us found ourselves thinking “We could definitely get used to this place”….
TAMARINDO I really like teaching! It’s great working with kids and I feel very rewarded and valued in my job. However, if I was able to retire and exchange lesson plans, report cards, and staff meetings for golf courses, surf sessions, and squash matches, I’d do it tomorrow! Our current retirement vision is similar…
Ready to Take our Surfing on Tour? How has it been three weeks already??!! If you’re just joining us and want to read about our journey from the beginning, click to read about week 1 and week 2. This week we continued to take advantage of our ‘free’ surfboard, heading out first thing every morning…
Unexpected Costs Week two continued much as week one ended – surfing, relaxing, eating rice and beans! A couple of rainy days gave us the opportunity to get some trip planning done. Very boring I know, but we are now sorted until October 22nd. If you’re coming straight to this page, click here to read…
40 is the new 65 Claire and I are ‘a little’ different. We’ve just finished our first week of a +/- 50 week exploration of unemployment, homelessness, TRAVEL, and ADVENTURE. This is not our first rodeo. We lived and taught in Mexico for two years and last year we lived in Trinidad while I was…
