Our experiences during the sabbatical year
This week we have been a little busy. Hence, the neglected blog. At the end of February, the end of our beach vacation was also there and we had to get back on the road. This time in the direction of the region that many consider the wildest and most remote in Costa Rica: the … More Beach, mountains and jungle … in the same week
Hoewel vorige week dinsdag en woensdag relatief leeg waren, oftewel vol met niets doen, hebben we best veel gedaan, de afgelopen week. … More Week 6. Surfen, op weg en vogels kijken
Costa Rica is home to a large number of accredited wildlife rescue centers The other day, on our way back from the Rio Celeste and the Volcan Tenorio National Park, we visited Las Pumas wildlife rescue center. This is the second wildlife rescue center that we have visited since we arrived in Costa Rica in January. … More The bitter-sweet feeling of visiting wildlife rescue centers
For a long time, I thought that I did not like water sports. Until I met Cristina and found out about the pleasures of snorkeling around the islands of San Blas (Panama), scuba diving in Nosy Bé (Madagascar), or snorkeling and scuba diving in the Mediterranean sea. Three totally different places with one thing in … More Learning how to surf
The other day, Frank and I were having dinner at the porch talking about the wildlife around the house. You know what? I said. Of all the night creatures that the house taker / gardener had warned us about, the only ones that we haven’t yet seen are snakes. Not that I had any interest … More Manchita and the viper
My ecological conscience tells me that it is not the bugs that enter our house but that it is us, the humans, who are invading their territory. The problem is that in the minutes that pass between I wake up and drink coffee, my brain and therefore my ecological conscience is anesthetized. And it is in those moments when my killer flip-flops attacks. … More The killer flip-flop (a proper English version)
Op de een of andere manier leek deze week veel sneller te zijn gegaan dan de vorige. We hebben weer een hele hoop niets gedaan. Dat wil zeggen we hebben veel thuis gezeten en avonturen beleefd met een slang en een hond. In de categorie iets doen, is de luie vogelaar uit zijn stoel gekomen en hebben we een dag vogels gekeken aan de rand van nationaal park Palo Verde. … More Week 5. Vogels kijken
As mentioned in the post on home-made Tico food, one of the downsides of strictly following the Tico recipes is that the traditional recipes have an enormous amount of fat in the form of sugar, butter, cheese or milk. Of course, cooking at home has the advantage that one can (1) substitute the original ingredients … More The quest for low-fat, unsweetened food at the supermarket
Home-made Tico food One of the first things that Frank and I decided when arriving in Costa Rica was that we would try to cook using local ingredients only, preferably fresh fruits and veggies bought on the farmers’ market once a week. We also wanted to experiment with preparing local recipes. We had had some … More Learning how to cook Tico style… Or sort of.
This morning, some vultures started circling low around the open patch next to our house. Something was going on. This is a sad story about the violent death of a dog. Not a fun story. … More Death is a part of wildlife too
THE FLIP FLOP LIFE 