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Week 26. Hacienda Baru

July 15, 2020

Na alle activiteiten waar ik vorige week dinsdag verslag van deed hebben we de rest van die week inderdaad (vrijwel) niks gedaan. Er viel ook niet veel te doen want het regende en regende. Op de dag voor ons vertrek uit Drake moesten we onze plannen hals over kop aanpassen : Hacienda Baru werd de volgende bestemming. … More Week 26. Hacienda Baru

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Tropical adventures – Part 2

July 15, 2020

Why getting out of Drake felt like Matt Damon in “The Martian” Problem three: Driving from Drake to Jimenez Why, you might ask yourself, driving out would be worse than driving in? Well, remember the tropical storm that I mentioned earlier? It not only turned our local road into a mud river…but it also provoked … More Tropical adventures – Part 2

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Tropical adventures – Part 1

July 14, 2020

So, yesterday we finally left the Osa Peninsula. We had been in that remote part of the country for four and a half months. We thought that we were in a remote place…. The funny bit is that when you are there, it does not feel sooooo far away from the rest of the country. … More Tropical adventures – Part 1

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New photo album: Drake

July 13, 2020

Click here to see the new photo album of our time in Drake Bay Pincha aquí para ver el album de fotos de Drake Bay Klik hier voor het nieuwe foto album van Drake Bay

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Week 25. Vakantie!!

July 7, 2020

Het was me het weekje wel. Dinsdag in de auto naar Drake. Woensdag een dag niets doen, want we hadden het weekend doorgewerkt. Donderdag en vrijdag weer aan het werk om onze projecten af te krijgen. Daarna was het tijd voor boswandelingen en een walvistocht. … More Week 25. Vakantie!!

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Sunburns Corona style

July 6, 2020

Yesterday we went on a whale watching tour. We will post about that later. Back at home, I was about to start on the siesta when Cristina noticed not just the burn-shadow of my sunglasses but also that of the mask. Because I did get sun-burnt, in spite of spending virtually the entire morning in … More Sunburns Corona style

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The lazy whale watcher

July 4, 2020

‘So, why haven’t we seen one yet?’ I asked jokingly. ‘After all, it is the first of July’. At the end of the afternoon, I decided to point the telescope at the horizon … More The lazy whale watcher

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Week 24. Afscheid

July 1, 2020

De vakantie gaat beginnen, tenminste nu ik dit schrijf – is begonnen als de post on-line gaat. En dat betekent heel wat. … More Week 24. Afscheid

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Hello stress, my old friend…

June 25, 2020

I thought that I had left my stress in Lund. In fact, I had made sure to lock it up so he would leave me alone for a year. But it must have escaped at a time when I let my guard down and …managed to get into the suitcase. The fact is that since … More Hello stress, my old friend…

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Hola estrés, mi viejo amigo…

June 25, 2020

Pensaba que me había dejado el estrés en Lund. De hecho, me había asegurado de encerrarlo bajo llave para que me dejase en paz por un añito. Pero el muy cretino se debió escapar en un momento en el que bajé la guardia y se metió en la maleta. El caso es que desde que … More Hola estrés, mi viejo amigo…

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