Our experiences during the sabbatical year
Today, I went into Valencia to see more of the Fallas, that is of the ones one can find all over town. Rather than just the spectacular ones in the inner city. Many quarters have one, often of moderate size, but definitely very much worth the while. I just wandered from the Cabanyal train station … More More Fallas
We posted few posts in 2022, even less in 2023 and not a single one in 2024. It seems to say it all. It does and it does not. It seems to say that our project to start a new life in Costa Rica was not working out. It is the case that it hasn’t … More Going back to Europe
Click here to access the new photo album of our 2023 in images
It is now three months ago that we ‘started farming’. I can say: it has not gone very well, but it could have been worse. More importantly, it is a lot of fun and a great experience. And we are learning a lot. Here is what happened to all the little big projects. … More Farming update
A couple of weeks ago, I was walking Kika in the forest, as I do every afternoon when something caught my attention. I am always looking at the floor to avoid stepping on a snake. They are usually curled up and are hard to spot, so I have taken the habit of walking very carefully … More As Tweety would say “I thought I saw a Pussy-Cat” || Como diría Piolín…”Me pareció ver un lindo gatito”
Picture this. It is friday after a loooooong week of work. I am exahusted. It is 9 pm, I am in bed and about to switch off the light. I can hardly keep my eyes open. Frank has just taken Kika for the last wee for the night. In the haze of sleepiness I hear, … More Tropical adventures
New and brief photo album of some beautiful wildlife around Heredia and teh Barva Vulcano. Click on the link Pincha en el vínculo para acceder al nuevo (y breve) album de fotos
A couple of months before our departure to Costa Rica, I got my drivers license. I was proud as a peacock, but nothing had prepared me for the Costa Rican roads! … More Steep learning curve
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