Barrigona
After morning walks or pathetic runs, we let the Pathfinder drive us in luxury and with Cafe Britt mochas to Barrigona beach. No sign of Mel, but Mungo manages to find a tree with fewer refugees and hangers-on than the…
Birthday blue (turquoise)
Mungo begins the day with a walk, whilst I lie dead to the world. Finally we make it to Carrillo for the morning session, where the ocean is incredibly healing. Around 3 we drive to Mungo’s Hideaway, where bubbles and…
Parrilla @ Carrillo
We start early, going for walks. After breakfast and swim, it’s time for the morning session at Carrillo. Lunch is on Mungo’s Sea Promontory, an incredible spot found by Mungo overlooking 2 bays. Just after 5 we head back to…
En route to Sámara
We leave at 830, setting an unbeatable record, and arrive at 1230pm for a picnic lunch at Carrillo. And we return to the spot for the first splendid beach sunset. Chile con carne follows at Lo Que Hay, a far…
Neat taken
After tennis with Diego, Mungo kindly takes me via a few dodgy French Paradox cheeses to La Sabana at midday. Richard and Louise in fine form, we sit mainly in the garden, some portraits taken with tripod, and several bottles…
Exploring Rio Navarro
Or was it Perlas? Whatever and in spectacular weather, we drive towards Paraíso and then Orosí, turning right (west?) and stopping just after Rancho Rio Perlas. We walked up to the river and up past it, before driving on upwards…
Chirogres and beyond
We drive through Aserrí to Tarbaca and then down towards Chirogres. After a short walk we test the car on the steep hill up to the cemetery. Closeby, on the edge of a coffee field with panoramic view, it’s picnic…
New Year’s Eve 2021
Around 8 we meet at the pool and fire up the trusty barbecue. Each brings own food and drinks, except some goodies which are shared around. We are surprised by the sudden arrival of midnight heralded by thunderous fireworks from…
Bajos del Toro
We decide on a roundtrip to El Silencio, even emerging from slumbers early and setting off at the distinctly unfashionable hour (for us) of 8am. The weather is cloudless where we are going. First stop is Zarcero, where we visit…
Coffee fields
We go for a wee wander around the coffee towards University de la Paz. Roads were delightfully quiet as most have gone to the beach. As yesterday, most photos were again taken with the still-new but neglected Sony, to test…
BBQ by the pool
At 3pm Susannah storms in, followed by Eliette and Luis, and the BBQ begins despite clouds and wind. The pool tempts nobody, the BBQ does wonders with cheeky sausages, bacon-wrapped pork fillet and cucurma chicken skewers. And then a long-extinct…
Christmas Eve
A short windy walk round the block, then all the fun of Christmas. Socks, more socks, beer, self- bought biking gear, and of course the tree comes to glorious light. As for dinner, after the always delicious paté, Mungo conjures…
Cerro Coyote
An afternoon wander up this touch of wildness surrounded by suburbia and the motorway. Only a few bikers to be spotted. Meanwhile on the roads everybody chases their tail, desperate to do the last Christmas mandados.
Dam snake!
Before breakfast and before the sun hides behind clouds we amble down to the dam for an extended photo shoot. Right at the start we meet Jonas on his bike. Then shortly after Mungo, in true mongoose form, spots a…