I had told Douglas about Milo, During the week, to prepare him for Milo coming to Jaco on Friday. This all has happened so fast, that I have not had time to think about what I really need to do here. I had to be honest with Douglas, I explained that I had feelings for Milo. When Milo showed up we sat at Rosies, talked for awhile nothing important but just sat and drank, watching the prostitutes and transvestites walking back in forth, all the cars driving up and down and just had something refreshing and talked,
then retired to my house. Where we sat on the porch and really talked about things. I was about to tell him all about how Douglas had saved me and how now I feel so impressed to spend some time with doug, But Milo Already knew and shared with me that he did. All hell broke loose, I began to cry and tell him that I also had feelings for Milo, as well Doug. I Am not married to either one of these men, I wish there was a way to date them both untill I find out who is really right for me. What happened to the days when you could date others with out fault and make a decision according to the feelings you have inside? Neither one wants me to date the other, both are great men, although they are very different types. But both have a similar background's. SELF TAUGHT BOTH OF THEM, and Both of them successfull.

One is and Architect, one is Builder, developer of a system of cement panels which he can build a house in less than a week's time. Both are learned in Building. I am a designer, with background in Events, Weddings, Floral, landscape Architecture, and interior design, allot of years of it so each of these men fit perfectly with me. One more affectionate than the other. This was the worst time of my life here the past weeks. With the foot, the bike, the money, the men... the emotional drain has been so exhausting. I cannot figure out what I really should do. I have loved Milo, although the past behavior has mad things different. Milo and I have not seen each other in four months, he only called me once since our dispute. But he has completely apologized for all his actions and I apologized for hurting his feelings on here.


Doug, has not had enough time for us to have any disputes, and I don' t know if we will yet he is really understanding, and extremely giving.. TIME TELLS ALL, I never dreamed in all my life I would be Here in Costa Rica, have two men who are inlove with me and both are pretty darn good.. Milo thinks this is a huge mistake, but I know in my heart it isn't had I not been here he would have never met me.... and had I not known Doug I would be still in Punteranas in some crack pot hosptial suffering yet with double fractures. I do not know how this could happen.. I never in my life had two men in love with me... I told Milo that I had to take some time with Doug. I just feel like I should spend time with him to see if it is really meant to be.. I tried to explain to Milo that I did not want to hurt him that I loved him too and I have never been in a situation like this ever.. AT MY AGE??

We spent hours crying talking laying on the bed with my Fractured foot propped up me in pain , crying and sying, he talking but in the morning. We just talked, he made coffee, then cleaned up my apartment, and waited on me since I can not do to much. He asked what my plans were I said none, I know that his friends were going to Parrita to lay on the beach, and I felt I needed to talk to Doug to tell him I was ok an I did what I said I was going to do, discuss with Milo what is happening. Milo did not want me to keep in contact with him he said he would leave and allow me to continue, but I was so shook up all I could do was cry. I Do love him, but I have feelings for Douglas too. THis is terrible...

He left in the morning, both of us crying and waving at the window, he drove off and I sat for hours thinking. I hope I did the right thing?

Later Doug showed up, took me to eat I couldn't I was too upset, he just was conforting and understood the whole thing. He assured me that I would be better in a day or so that I would miss some things about Milo.. but I know he has not been there for me especially when I needed him so . I told Milo that when a man loves a woman he will do anything to be with her or do things for her.. now is the time to see what will happen and what I should do.

Today I went to Manuel Antonio with three friends Doug was one. We had a very nice time it was beautiful there, the breeze was cool and the surrounds so gorgeous. I tried like heck to not think about Milo but I still did.


WE drove home and watched the Sunset in Hermosa Beach it was simply beautiful! I sat in the car they all got out... I thought about who would be the best man for me... while the sun went down over the sea, my thought's were heavy.

Driving back I was thinking about Milo, then We came and internetted he messaged me and told me the sadest story ever about how he almost drowned yesterday after leaving me.
About how he saw a dead monkey on the road with it's mate in the tree above it just looking upon its dead partner in wonderment? how he picked it up off the road and sad to the living one.. I know how you feel.. OH HOW SAD I WANTED TO CRY WHEN HE TOLD ME THIS.... I just want the right person in my life, and I am praying that I choose the best man... but as Any woman knows, ACTIONS SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS.

These are some of the lots that are for sale here in Jaco, if you are interested in building on them.. please contact me. They are all ocean view and the roads are paved.


View of the areas that are available for sale in Jaco, the view on the opposite side is also for sale

The flowers that the hospital gave me for my birthday
the view from the hospital room
look how big the bad leg is? WAAAAAAAA

The Overview, of Jaco from some sites that will be for sale

Weeks Synopsis


I wrote this once but we have been having power outages this past week and it destroyed the whole story or the daily blog let me try it again.

Monday was an early day I had to go to San Jose for a doctor’s appointment to check on the ankles status, and I was about to see Milo for the first time since we had a huge blow out. I have not seen him since Oct. Douglas was going to take me but his work was way over loaded so I suggested that Liz borrowed the car maybe picked up Milo her Husband on the way and we drive into San Jose all together. Milo is the name of her husband as well. Douglas brought the car around 7:30 I was about ready to leave the appointment was at 11:00 but Milo was at a Finca above Ortina a small cow town just north east of here. The Finca is a farm in the mountains that is very steep he has been staying there for a while working on. So we took a round about road winding up hill and around valleys and even went over a swinging bridge that is one car wide. I was upset and worried about my house and the foot, the meeting of my Milo and was wondering why we had to take this long round about way. But the ride was so pretty even though I was uncomfortable, it was beautiful..

We picked up Milo in this Mountain town, and then proceeded to go down the hills to San Jose. We came in through a back road, but ended up right at the hospital! When we got there Milo was waiting My Milo so I introduced Milo to Milo an Liz too. They put me in a wheel chair and we went up the third floor to see the doctor. I waited for a while and though, hmmm I better go in there alone as the doctor thought, at one point that Douglas was my husband. I went in he helped me up on the bed, and then took a saw and cut open, both sides of the cast, he made these rectangles and removed them. Then he pulled all the old bloody gauze out , then sprayed liquid nitrogen in there to freeze the incisions and then poked around and cleaned it up. Packed it again with clean gauze and took the pieces of cast put them back into place and taped all around it. He asked me who the man was out in the lobby I said my friend from NEW MEXICO, and that other were my friends from Jaco, then he asked where my husband was. I knew he meant Dougie. I said he is working and laughed. He sent me out with the foot being very sore and tender. But the prognosis was that, it is healing perfectly and the incisions looked very good. Said in one more week this cast can come off and hopefully put a walking one on!! Yeah I pray it happens as I need to the wedding at Villa Caletas!

We all then went into the cafeteria and had some lunch Milo’s were talking and liz and her hubby had some veggie sandwiches while Milo and I had salads. Then out of nowhere I had a tap on my left shoulder. It was Alejando, this man who is wanting me to start up a business similar to my own in the states and help with the development of it here in Costa Rica. I had to beg off on the offer to go and look at sites that day as the foot was way to sore and
I did not feel like crutching around town after that. We ended up making another appointment for the following week I said goodbye to Milo he said he was busy and he would see me on Friday in Jaco., so Friday it is..

The ride home was a good one the way we went was the same round about way but I saw so many pretty views that many people never get the opportunity to see. The Trees are in bloom up there the orange and the yellow and the pink, the whole trees covered with lots of bloom’s ever so pretty!! The view ‘s were incredible so I was happy on the way back. The mango stands and fruit stands were all along the way, dotted here and there in hillside towns. Basket stands and more! If I was well I would have begged to stop and look, next time!

We got home just in time for the community action counsel meeting at 6:00 so we flew over there in Doug’s car. But the meeting was so far back in the hotel
I had to crutch like forever…
I was so exhausted , but I made it, listen to the meeting reported what
I was suppose to be doing for them, that I had accomplished finding rice sacks for the la ferria.
Went back met Doug and had a beer with him at the colonial. Red this guy from New York was there. Douglas is building his house for him and its going to be in Architectural digest, I hope to god I get my hands in it some how!! Red is cool he is this red haired Italian man in his fifties long hair, so funny! He is a hair colorist and he is just wild! He and I laughed so hard, then Doug took me home.

The following day was bad, for some reason I was having a bad day, head ache foot ache just ache…. Doug came and got me to internet at this house and relax in the recliner, I talked to my daughter in law on line and my sis for a long time… we went and ate chicken but I didn’t feel good the power was out all day so no internet after that. The power finally came on around 5:00 so we went to Poseidon to have dinner. I had a filet mignon, and it was delicious!
Doug took me of course, he is my angel and Sean was with us.

He saw this girl there that he thought was beautiful so I told him to go and tell her that.. then as he got close he could see she was so young and so made up he was turned off..
Went home to bed, but in the middle of the night I got up to go potty and did a face plant on the floor. It was hard to get up but I did and hurt my shoulder.
The next day I was feeling much better. I cleaned up as well as I could its hard on crutches. I took a shower on one leg wow that was tough, but I did it, and the other leg was burning like a torch! But got out and waited on Doug, he took me to town to eat, and then to his house where Red was, I sat outside and internetted and watched the crew work and sing and bang on the house next door. The birds were flying all over and I saw a huge flock of peach faced parrots land in the timber bamboo next door. It was a huge flock, they make allot of noise they chatter and scream. So cute! Then red talk to me some more and we hung out for a while till Douglas came back.

Then in the evening we went to this great place I love to eat at. It is in Tarcoles, near Villa Coletas, its on the sea it’s a fish place where the boats come in and sell the fish to the restaurant. We had cocktails, beers, and hors de orves, a whole sea bass friend ummmmmmm delicious… and lobster and shrimp in garlic and butter. Not to mention the ceviche before hand. The whole thing came to 39 bucks for the three of us… Wow

So good so fun and so beautiful there… RIGHT ON THE WATER I MEAN TO TELL YOU THE WAVES SPLASH YOU. After we went to Café Del Mar Rosie’s place to visit with the girls and have some socializing, Doug has been so great taking me there almost every night for at least 40 mins so I can keep in touch with people… Then today I woke and felt pretty good I sat in the sun early around 7:30 and then watered the plants as best as I could with crutches… we don’t know how important our legs and feet are until your handicapped and can’t do things I sure do appreciate all I can do because it is so difficult and takes twice if not three times the the length of time to do things.. I mopped the floors that was fun NOT! Then I showered made the bed and by that time it was 12:30.
Normally that would be about a hour… then Doug picked me up and brought me to his place to internet and rest. Then he is taking me to the La Ferria so I can buy some food for the week, but not allot he doesn’t want me to cook standing on one the leg its too hard yet…

Super Bowl Sunday


It began with Sunday morning having a knock on my window, it was Liz. The door was open because Douglas had been there early to give me pills. She came in and lay in the bed with me like young little girls, we pillowed talked for hours. She was sore from an adjustment. I was sick from pain and no sleep. The pain at night is the worst, like hot electrical shocks or volts of electricity shooting through the foot down into the leg. She could see my face was not doing well so no pressures to get up were pressed upon me.

Doug called several times worrying that I had not eaten nor took my pills, but Liz made sure I was ok but no food.
About 1:00 Doug came and picked me up, we decided to go and get some food downtown at the Café De Mar. I had Arroz con pollo, and a small salad. After an Iced Latte, with a slice of tiara Misu . But Sean Douglas’s son decided he needed the cake more than I did! So we all shared bites. Liz showed up and sat with us and ate too. Soon Steve was sitting with us, and before you knew it there were a whole group of people sitting laughing and talking. Doug and I smiling thinking because of all this it brought many people together.

Steve is this bulky, stocky weight lifter from New York. He has bright blue eyes and his heavy accent from the Big City is really apparent.
He begins to tell one of his ever famous stories about his health. He had diarrhea so bad here at one time he didn’t know what to do? He thought perhaps he had amebas in his stomach and needed something to kill them. Mind you I was crabby as heck the pain and my tummy has not been the same since the accident. Steve continued by saying he begged his room mate to go to the pharmacia to get some drugs to stop or kill the ameba, she returned and read to him to take one in the morning and one at night. So he did, the following day he felt better, then he went back to the pharmacia to get some more and asked just exactly how do I take this stuff. She said well you take one one week then the other one the following week. He had taken both of them the same day. He couldn’t read Spanish at all nor does he speak it. You have to hear him tell his stories, I am beginning to like this guy allot he’s hilarious! So he says to the pharmacy gal, I was suppose to take these a week apart? She replies yes he said but my stomach felt so much better… she said your stomach? He said yes I had like this terrible diarrhea it seems to help. She laughed she said this is lambmasal, it helps your fungus in your feet. He was dying laughing thinking he took both thinking they would help the stomach and yet it was for his feet and he felt better! So he said foot fungus aye he laughed.

I cracked up. Steve has been a friend now to me since the first week of December, he lives in Terry Boones Apartments the hotel Calif. Here in Jaco.
I met him one day visiting Terry at this place. Since then Steve and my paths cross all the time. When he found out I came here alone and I have lost more than a hundred pounds in the past five years he was very impressed with me. Plus hes in his fifties and you would not know it to look at him. He is in great shape. He work’s out constantly. Me I use to to Jazzercise constantly, now nothing since the accident and no works out till this foot gets well.

We left and came back to Dougs, I met Ali Red. The guy who Doug is building his home for right next door. The house is pretty cool still in some rough stages but its suppose to be in Architectual Digest when its finished. I hope he lets me have my hand it too!! Ali, Sean Doug and I all went to the Jungle bar, and watched the Super bowl. Ya see they close all the bars this weekend because of the election of the new President. So we had to sneak in our own booze. Which I found interesting everyone does it and no-one cares??? I only had one drink with fresh pineapple and some coconut rum. They continued to drink all they had. We ate some pizza made by a Jewish man down stairs, only in COSTA RICA.
They actually carried me up the stairs, and down when we left.

The Town this week end was very dead, almost quiet. Compared to the last week, Super bowl Sunday was not a good one for the Americans that were here. Although the jungle bar was pretty full with them.

God What a bloody mess yesterdays blog was... Terrible spelling terrible writting. But Due to 7 pins, a plate and rod what can I say? I expect to be doing much better soon with all this Blogging stuff.

I have to say the foot is better today, as I am forced by my friends to keep off it, and elevated it.

I had to double up on Medications yesterday, but mind you the medications they give are nothing like what I have experienced in the states. They gave me some meds, that were basically tylenol 500 with 30 percent Codine. I really know my body, I have a high pain tollerance, so I am not the kind to take a bunch of medications to help me. But the pain that I am experiencing must be really high., in order for me to be taking this much.

Generally you would take some sort of strong medication to keep the inflamation down and cut the pain. So I guess what I am saying is that I felt so bad the past two days that Doug made a decision to take me to this place to have them take a look and discuss with me what can be done. Inturn we found out that that what they perscribed was low level pain killers,so this darling doctor that spoke to me decided to ammend the drugs. What she did prescibe was this unusual little pill that does nothing to your mind nor does it make you feel sick, or drunk or high. All it did was work with the other medication to stop all the pain instantly!! YEAH... I slept so much better, but only after Doug and I sat on the front porch and talked for hours about life and what we wanted out of what we felt was left of life for us.

He is really a wonderfull man, I want to say to all the readers who wrote me today that I appreciate you saying THANK GOD FOR DOUG!! I want to take some photos of him and his son Shawn, his operation and tell you more about what they do and how things are developing for them and why they are such great people.

I only woke up once in the middle of night with excruitiating pain and had to try to fumble about finding the meds in the night, tonight its by the bed for sure! I had a quiet morning No roosters, no dogs slept late to wake up by the phone call of Douglas, wanting to know if I was alright then Rosie called she owns the Cafe Del mar, I took a shower but ohhhooooooo got water in the cast as I was standing up in there for about 20 minutes, the water felt so good. Later he picked me up and took me to Rosies, we did the rounds. Here in Jaco everyone rides around seeing each other waving saying hi, talking and socializing. We sat at Rosies, talk to Cliff, and few other people. The Election is this weekend so all the bars are closed, and some of the stores and restuarants.
The Trucks with speakers are driving around loud blasting, the dogs are barking, the kids are yelling and well the streets are alive with action.

The Cars and trucks with Flags of the parties are driving around honking and peeping and people are stocking up on Wine beer and booze. Nothing opens till Monday afternoon, So super bowl Sunday For Americans and Canadians is going to be a tough one... not many parties. DUMB REALLY With all these people you would think they would be open. But they don't like anyone to be intoxicated, as if that is going to stop them???? or have any altercations because of who is elected??? YEAH RIGHT!!! I cracked up watching the people, it was fun being out and in the streets.
I ate late breakfast around 12:00 of pinto de gallo beans and rice, and huevos con queso, Eggs and cheese. I had Rosies special Iced coffee that I love so much.

After this Doug informed me that he, Shawn and Kingsley have thought about adding me to the team. Doug took me up to some properties over looking Jaco and showed me some sights that he will be building. I think I am going to be a part of this too... GOD IF everything that I have gotten offered come's through here I am going to be one little busy Italiana designer! This makes like five offers in less than two weeks. Which one will transpire?

The properties are spectacular, It was awe inspiring to see the town from that level.
I took some photos but I am not privy to showing them yet untill we work out the details on how they will get sold and what they want for them. But I know I will be the one that will be the contact person for these beautiful properties.

Then I wanted Gelato, so Doug drove me to the Italian Gelato place in the center of Jaco, Seems to me that this is own by some very swarthy gentleman. I like there Ice cream anyhow! I had coconut sorbet, pineapple and watermelon. While we were sitting there some car drove by thinking that Doug was Anthony Hopkins, they yelled out look its Anthony Hopkins and he just smiled and waved. He does look an awefull lot like him.

Then back to the recliner to rest the leg internet and then dinner at Monica's a very small Italian place, the caprise was just ok, I am not impressed with the mozzerella here, I have not found one that taste right to me. I had pene with capers, olives red sauce and garlic. Not to bad concidering a Tico did it... too tomatoey for me not cooked enough. We then went to Rosie's as I promised her I would come and visit. she has missed my daily visits to her place. I did see Eida Early and well she was tan and looked a bit tired. I guess she is having allot of problems with her work the properties and people. She said she was going to bring the girls over Tomorrow so that will be nice to see them and spend some time with my girls I miss so much.

I did see her husband Joey, the blonde American recognizable no matter where he is, walking down the road just past pops. He grabbed my hand and wished me well I could see in his face that he was sad by my injury. Ihope that He and Eida get things straightened out soon, Eida look's worn, I do miss her.

Super bowl Sunday is Tomorrow, interesting to see what this town does.

The sunset from my room, the Imperial concert with the regaeton





The lady at the la Ferria who I buy all my lettuce and some veggies from, that head is huge about 75 cents. Big daddy crocodillios.

I have not posted in days so much has been going on I believe that the last one was about me cooking for the coffee shop that had to be cancelled because of this huge regaeton concert that was thrown on the beach here by Imperial.
They choose every year a beach and I guess this year was Jaco so we cancelled the dinner. The beaches were littered with people and trash. I never in my life seen so many people or trash.

I had gone to Orotina with Doug on Saturday to get some materials for his job but I ended up shopping and got some candles and some undergarments. Orotina has the best prices and it has things no one has in Jaco. We got to talk about allot of things on the way, the wedding I will be doing his projects and saw the crocks lots of crocks GOD I WAS SCARED... but he asured me they didn't like Italian! We ate Ice cream in Ortina and just walked around looking at things. This town is a cow town, farm village lots of fruits and veggies grown there actually the biggest Pineapples I ever saw! Its nothing fancy just a simple little town with a town center where all the stores are inclosed and the people have to look through counters to buy things. I can't understand the concept and Its hard to shop, I dont know what to look for or where and how do you see it behind a huge counter? Its hard to explain but some how I will take a photo and show it.

We came back to see all the people, and Sunday was worst. We ended up going to the beach on Sat night to see the concert but there were no bands only disco, and dancers... strange ok huge set up and no bands no body out there lots of food and lots of loud loud disco. I didn't like it so we left. There were guys bbqing on the rims of tires, yes using tire rims to cook? ok that was weird, creative but strange and they were welded on to shopping carts! I had to look, they were making terriaki steak and chicken? OK???

The following day Sunday I woke to tons of people even behind my apartment and its lawn to the beach? I couldn't believe this.... busses everywhere cars and an hour and 45 to get to town? wow.... it takes like 5 minutes from my house on the bike. We decided to post pone due to all the onloookers and the dinner wouldnt not be private like we had intended it to be.

I tried like heck to get Kens ticket delayed as he had no phone and no internet and was hoping I could help him so instead of preparing for the dinner Ken and Iwent over to del mar and tried to change his ticket but he bought a cheap one and they refused to do it without a fee.

Well anyway the dinner was cancelled, and I was suppose to do it on Monday, It was a hot monday I got up early cleaned up everything and began to get things together for the day.

I called Doug and asked if he could pick up my things to take to Rosies while I went to find linens and had my hair cut. He agreed to do it even with his busy schedule. He is a builder here, he invented this cool system of concrete, which make condo, house or huge buildings easy to construct. The name of his company is Modern Structures Jaco. Its a very interesting process that he developed and Its really becoming popular here as it makes good sense and it is a cost effective way to build and its fast! So saying all that Doug is busy but he took time for me.

I showered and got all dressed in white shorts and a pink shirt with butterflies on it.. got on the bike and rode down the Costa Nera, its the main road, this road is far better to ride on than any of the Jaco streets these days. I was coming downt this hill the road is steep I was going pretty fast, when this car came across the intersection and clipped my bike I didn't really see it it happened so fast but it did knock me down and Well I manage to catch myself but it bent my foot back and I fell with the bike on top of me. It manage to break the ankle pretty good in two places. I was screaming pretty loud I do not think have had pain as bad as this even with children! It was bent all the way back and I grabbed it and turned it back around. Then I heard a screach of tires it was a taxi it almost hit me but he recognized me and told the people in the car he was going to take me to the emergency. He sped off, I cried and really was praying Jesus jesus the whole way it was the only thing I could say... was JESUS JESUS and he repeated it with me I hopeI find this guy so I can thank him soon... THen he dropped me off I at this point could not speak a word of english or spanish was starting to go into shock and actually was throwing up. The emergency was not equiped with anything to take xrays or set the foot. Little did I know what was about to come.

They gave me a shot in the arm, it was morphine, could not remember any numbers or names to call all I could do was cry.. DUMB GIRL THING I GUESS but I was in so much pain, I couldn't think. The people at the emergency sent me to this cattle hospital in Punteranas that was seriously scary, it made me think of hanibal lector honestly. Dark dingy, they xrayed but they they didn't set the foot or give me medication for it. The ankle was broken it two places needing surgery.

I cried and died and worried, I was suppose to be cooking at rosies, and The next day or so was my birthday. I didn't know where I was at all. They put me in this room with no windows or screens it was up on the third floor. The lights were all out, and they bed sheets were USO sacks tied on to the bed. all the beds were rusty and the light fixture's were all rusty.

They gave me nothing for pain, no water, no food nothing all night some weird male nurse actually was fondling my bra when I looked up. I was frightened to death. I begged to use the phone they said no I needed money I said please they didn't understand, no matter what I said. I had a nurse call Eida I looked up her number in the booked I begged for. But she didn't come she didn't understand I don't think how serious this was.

I was up most of the night. When day broke I asked for a wheel chair, no one would give it to me I saw one in the hall and I asked this other paitent to bring it in in spanish and I wheeled my way with a splint and some tape on the leg to the desk or whatever you want to call it... I asked they told me nothing then the doctor came he said your foot is broken at the ankle and you will have to wait two weeks, oh NO I SAID OH NOOOOOOO I was absolutley LIVID! IN PAIN AND IN SANE NOW... So I got in the chair he said hey you have to wait your turn and there are other people here who need it before you. I NEVER HEAR OF THIS... IT WAS HORRIBLE. I really couldn't remember anyones phone or number. But I did remember that Doug lived behind Amapola, so I had this nurse who felt bad for me and asked me if Iwanted to use her phone call the hotel, THAT HOTEL IS GREAT BE SURE AND GO THERE IF YOU COME HERE. ITS CALLED THE AMAPOLA Jazz casino.
I told them they knew who Douglas was, they personally sent someone to his plant on the costenera, and told him I needed him. He called and was there in a hour. He yelled and told them off and got me out of there only after finding out the bill was crazy and they needed three signitures? why I never heard of this either but guess what ITS COSTA RICA!

Then he drove me over bumpy roads and across to Jaco to get somethings of mine and turn on lights, He bought me some chicken and we drove in flash two hours to San Jose to Cima, a great hospital. THE BEST IN SAN JOSE. It was two hours later I was in emergency surgery. Seven pins, a plate and a post later. The doctor there was apauled at what I told him.. they put me out and I was doing well. I stayed there for three days. Un fortunately spent my birthday there with no one knowing at all where I was. It was a sad birthday. I am now back in Jaco only after Doug came and brought me back, and got me set up in the house. Today liz came and bathed me and cleaned the house and took care of stuff, then Monte came by he missed me and the phone, ya know he always uses it. Then Doug showed and brought me to the emergency here to get better pills and then set me up in Shawns place his sons and his so I could be safe and internet all day and do mail and keep the foot up now all the swelling has gone down, Now were going to Shabat, at Josephs house then to mine and hopefully I will sleep good tonight. I didn't last night too much pain

Photos

The dinner at Alleujala fajita's rice, homemade tortilla's black beans, plantains, chicken with anote, deep fried pork...THIS ">

This is the guy at the soda in Orotian from Atlanta, and the view to the Sunset at Villa Caletas

t This is the theater outside over looking the sea, it was live jazz and live oil painting to the music, drinks and hors de orves. WOW ITS AWESOME!! I have more photos but the down load wont work today so keep looking!! MARIANNA





This the sunset view from Villa Caleta













Today is Weds, Tues was spent cleaning up washing and hanging up the new plants I planted. I got it all done when the phone rang it was Doug he was going to San Jose and he knew I wanted to go badly, but he said he was only going to pick up a starter for one of his trucks, for his company and would'nt want to shop with me, and that he was willing to drop me off. I agreed since I been wanting to go to San Jose now for weeks and weeks. So he picked me up wet hair and all and we rode in this old car to San Jose, I wanted mangos so we stopped on the road side and bought huge Mangos. The Avocados were huge too but I didn't get any. There was art work along a roadside too that I really wanted to stop and see But I thought it would be asking too much to stop again. Besides he had to get there to get the starter.

He left me off at this killer place in Aluejuela, where I got all sorts of things for the apartment, when he returned he laughed as he had this little toyota and I had furniture and more so we loaded it up like bevery hill billies and rode off in the sunset! We did stop at this great place in the town were they served this platter of food two appetizers, and dessert all for 12 dollars. We had Chicken, fajita's, pork, beans, rice, Plantains, home made tortillas, pico de gallo, and rice pudding. Cevechi and plantanos. All for that price! it was good and so tasty, and I got the name so I will be sure to take other people there that visit me. We drove back in the dark on that whinedy road scary to me but he drove just like a tico! ESTA LOCO! god I was so scared, especially when he almost rear ended this huge cement block truck and kept doing it over and over... I thought for sure that we were going to be eating cement blocks for dessert!

Then we stopped in Orotina at this little soda for Coffee con leche, and talked about his work. I think that Doug is going to be a very good freind. His son just moved here to be with him and to help with the thriving buidling business that he began some years back. Now its going gang busters, and I believe he may use me in some way to help.

He is a good soul, he use to be a rock star in Canada for some very well known band in the 80's.

I got home late the power was out again! and so we took all the things upstairs and the minute I opend the door the power came on, when that happens here every one all over cheers and you could hear the cheers and the applause, and I bowed he laughed!1 I said see Im magic I made the power come on by the twist of my key!...

He left only after helping me unpack half of it since he wanted to see how things looked.

Later after putting everything away the kids down stairs the three eighteen year olds came up and checked out the apartment and asked if they could move in?? I said NOoooo then they talked with me on the balcony for hours untill 1:00 am.
I slept in today till 7:00, cleaned up again then I was getting ready to leave when I heard a knock. It was Ken this freind from New York who has a condo in Monterey he want's to Sell for 340 thousand, pretty nice place but he has a couple so he wanted to tell me to go with him to the century 21, Well This was my opportunity to ask if he would pick up my table at this little store.

I have no car, and its been sitting paid for almost a week now. So we traded off, he took me to get the table and I Talked to Carlos about his place to get it all set up. He doesnt speak spanish so I sort of helped him a little. Then we went and had a smoothie and he went home. Now I am at Del Mar Of course and its nice I am talking to Sara, Becca my sister and Milo all at the same time while I am blogging.

I can not wait to see what the rest of the day will bring..

Ice Cream in pineapple at the Bullfights

















Liz and the pepa man in orotina, liz is my friend. You may have seen this pepa man in an earlier Blog. He rides the bus in Orotina and sells for a few miles... Really different.

Wow has this been a very interesting past week with Zaida visiting, to
dancing at Monkey's with Rosie the owner of Cafe Del Mar till 4 am! to Seeing this incredible place in Herradura called Via Colettas.

Via Colettas sits on the top of mountain overlooking the sea, with the most fabulous set up ever. With three dinning areas, an infininty pool, an awesome amphtheater, bar and spa and rooms. The gardens are beautiful, the interior on the main dinning room is perfect

I will be doing my first Wedding at this place in Feb! I was so down that day feeling like nothing was working, nothing was left for me as though I called my life quit's in the states and now I had no real purpose but to hang out and be here, although its a great and really beautiful country, I want to do something more untill I die. That day after I had my down moment I got all dressed cute in a pair of Capris that did not fit me when I was in the states, and now fit me! I put on a smile and rode down the road on this beater borrowed bike that my friend from Columbia lent me.
AS I rode past this one Construction site near my apartment, where they are building these beautiful Condos I rode very fast because I saw the workers sitting all on the ground under the tree resting after there lunch. Prior to this day when ever I would ride past the site a couple of guys would wolf whistle at me all the time. But today I knew I was going to get more than a couple. Well they all whopped and hollered and yelled and whistle.. THen I turned my head because I was embarrassed, they hollered more. I kept turning my head and waved to stop! then they yelled more and one guy sounded the fire alarm, I suppose to suggest I WAS HOT THAT DAY! I never ever got a five alarm fire signal from anyone ever!! I laughed so hard I had to stop the bike, and just smile I knew the daywas going to be good!

And it was the rest of the day was great, from visiting with Liz to Seeing Eida and meeting a new person there to Seeing Via Coletta's and then dancing till 4 am with Rosie.

I have been talking to betty and trying to teach her English a little, Then that night when I was with Rosie she introduced me to her partner, he is Italian, they found out I know how to cook very well and asked if I would cook a special dinner of Italian classic or real Italian food for them at the cafe on Sunday night I said sure!

So sunday rolled around and I had phone calls begining at 7 am friends calling and Well MILO CALLED! we had a great conversation and it looks like things are begining to mend I hope it remains. I saw the kids I am doing the wedding for down at the soda so I went out on the balcony and waved! they invited me to come down and join them. I talked to Milo a long time then showered and went down to visit for a bout ten minutes. They are very happy I am doing the wedding, the funny thing was she asked If I ever did any! H AD TO LAUGH HARD in my almost thirty years of wedding work I think I may have done a thousand or more...

The rest of the day was getting ready for the dinner I was going to prepare at Cafe Del mar... I bought all the stuff for Chicken marsala, and had to go to three places to get all the items I needed to make the dinner. I dropped it off at the cafe, this friend of rosies which Roise is Lucy you know ricky and lucy? sister.
Anway she has this freind who is from Argentina he is beautiful! god... has the prettiest blue eyes, and his voice is so sultry. He took all the stuff and placed in one of the fridges, so I left and went down to betty's and hung out till time to cook.

I left at 6:30 and began cooking in the cafe, when a couple of people I knew popped in and thought I was working there! I said no I was doing a private dinner for the owner.
I talked to a few and finished the dinner had one of the workers to call Rosie and her mate.

I put the spread out and one of the guys I met from New York who I invited to come to dinner and that Argentinian and one other woman showed up to eat. Of course people walking by saw the spread and smelled it and were wowing and looking. We ate Chicken Marsala, gnochi Palmadori all fresh and home made, great peasant bread and butter, and a Salad of two kinds of lettuce avocado and tomatoe's with lemon olive oil and vinegar.
I also purchased this flat sweet that had honey and sugar on it to eat after with expresso. We drank wine and everyone really enjoyed the meal. As were sitting and talking Rosie and I decided that we would try on Every Sunday To have me cook a special dinner, we will charge it is by invitation only, or Vip list. There were be a set fee, including wine or beer, and dessert and cappucinos or Expresso's. She is going to Advertise me and get the list started for Next sunday which I may make the same meat and a different side dish. Maybe we will do one month of Italian, and one month of Cuban and one month of Japanese, and one month of Mexican, so on and so on.. I do know how to cook many different styles so it will be not just work but fun and I sit and eat right along with the guests like a private party only I get a little cash and meet all sorts of fun people! so this is a new venture I never thought of which will be a good experience here in Jaco. I am sure once is catches on Bella Esperanza will be following soon. If only now Investors come, and I find the right place!

The gentle man from New york was Italian too so he totally enjoyed the food and the company being new To Costa Rica, he offered to take my bike home and give me a lift so I accepted and we talked for a few minutes then he went home to his house in Monterey Costa Rica which is about 25 minutes away from Jaco.

This morning I checked on my airline flight and set it for March, to return and then fly back only after two weeks of a visit there. Then I came to Del mar Hotel and interneted. I plan on contacting the man in San Jose about the bussiness opportunity that was suggested to me tomorrow. Then Possibly stay with zaida and have some shopping time.

Plantain pancakes and the counter help


The food counter at the bull fights, look at the chinese noodles YUM! that is chicken in the far right corner.













I have been pretty busy the past few days, actually this week has been full of very different experiences here In Costa Rica. No jobs yet but each day I believe I am closer to something that may bring me some income. Being that I was self employed for the majority of my life, I find that that spirit of entrepreneur still resides in me. So thinking of ways to make money is really been my focus lately.

I had sent and Email to Zaida, a friend I met in Tres Rios who houses people and does recovery for Plastic surgeons, her place I showed a long time ago is beautiful, it is a total reflection of her herself, A vibrant smart, beautiful Tica woman. I asked her if I could some how get people to come here to stay at the beach for a week who are interested in Plastic surgery, I would house them here and cook then show them around prior to the surgery and we could work a deal out where I would then take them to San Jose introduce them to her, and the doctors, allow the people to make there decision's and if they do choose to do it then she would take it from there. Which is something she already does. BUt now I want to be a part of it, and allow the people who concider this to have a week of pleasure first and that way I am making a little income and meeting lots of new people.

I told her if she was every interested in Staying at my place of knew of anyone whom she trusted wanted to stay at the beach I would be willing to take them in and cook and at least make a little money.

Well she wrote me back saying that she and her friend whom I met in San Jose from USA was wanting to come down for a couple of days, so for the past two days I have been entertaining them, taking them On hikes and showing them around. Cooking and having a nice time with them in my home.It was great I loved the people she brought and they gave me some money for all my efforts! I was happy.

I did go to Ortina before hand and bought some goodies and prepared a bit before they came.
So it went very well.
,I hope that I have some luck with this other Idea I have. I have many angles here to work and I am trying to do them but it seems nothing really goes through its tought here to make things happen.
I WONT GIVE UP YOU CAN COUNT ON THAT, Even though just this morning I had a very bad situation that I don't feel ready to talk about happen... I still have hope that all things work together for a good situation! I really think that out of the bad something good does happen, Zaida is the perfect example, when Amanda and Rich left me High and dry when they got robbed I didn't know Zaida they just up and left me there to find them gone... well out of that bad came a great relationship with her,I know she is much like me, and it is going to be a good friendship.

I have been talking To Eida, I did refuse the job, She did offer me now the Tour job, but I am concerned about differences with her and I do not want to loose my friendship over mis understandings. I need to be carefull so I am still thinking this over too.

I got up very early today got on th bike and rode into town to see about something that happend last night and I found out my intutions where right .. I was angry and came home, prayed and asked god to forgive this person for the things they did, and came down to internet. Amazing how I have these strong feelings about things and it happens or its true or I feel it and something tells me this is going to happen Ya know?

I didn't eat I just drank juice, I ate so much pasta and bread while my company was here I feel so guilty, I am not working out yet, but I think this weekend is the weekend to put a set together and try to practice it to teach, and begin to focus on that part of my life too.

That was a major part of my life here for the past six or so years so letting this go for the past two months is making me sad and worried that I will lose what shape I have now. VANITY I KNOW but hey at least I think about it.. Today I plan on resting and visiting with people maybe fidning liz and seeing how her feeder is, she copied mine but I made the top for her its really different than mine and cute!

I may just go out dancing tonight, but I will let the day have its course.. When Zaida was here we went on Miro's mountain the jungle here by my house... We walked early around 7 am it was beautiful and cool but we didn't see any animals at all.. I was mad cause I wanted her to see them! they were all hiding from us.

I hope to hear from Milo, I have been asking him to call for days and still no calls although I had an email this morning from him saying he got a card but the pin number was invalid? so Maybe he will call tonight I want to hear him, I feel sad that I have not heard from him.

Pura vida I suppose... The weather is pretty nice so far cool breeze this morning unusual than what I have felt here.. it was sweltering all week I was dying a few days ago and the power was off all damn day I MEAN ALL DAY so you couldn't do anything not even cook... I went into town bought groceries they have a generator allot of the big places do

THe past two days has been really interesting, I met this Taxi driver with Gloria and Danni I believe I talked about it already his name is Marvin Great guy really very hospitable, and kind. Well he took us the bull fights but the girls were so long in getting ready that we missed the entranced. It was the last night and there were so many people that we just couldn't get in. I was sad I really wanted to see the last night, we stood around for a while and I took some photos and got my shoes all dirty. So when Marvin came back from dropping off clients at Los Suenos` I asked him to take me back. He did.

Then yesterday was a good day, I got up pretty early was going to do a number of things , but then I looked out and there was Marvin eating at the soda,I opened the big window facing the soda, this window is huge almost the size of a sliding glass and I yelled out at him to be quiet he woke me up!! He laughed and asked if I had the coffee ready yet?? I said yeah and so did a couple of the other drivers they were all laughing and saying they were coming over, Here I was standing in my nightie yelling at them too funny!!

I got my coffee and phone rang I was going to wash all the sheets and make up the beds I felt compelled to fix the place. It was liz, she wanted me to come to see her bird feeder she copied from me! Said Milo her husband who is also Milo would pick me up, then after if Iwanted I could Ride to Orotina and they would drop me off to shop. They have a Finca in Orotina so she said she would go with me! YEAH I SAID OF COURSE!

So I washed the clothes, and hung them up and then cleaned the floors got ready and ate and they came. Before they came Zach showed up to get the Bbq that Chad left here at the Apartment, so he could start a bbq bussiness at night in town. HE is so poor I feel so bad for him I wish the best for him he is very sweet. So I helped him with the BBQ and told him my receipe for the best bbq you ever tasted. I won three contests with this sauce I made.

Then liz and milo came. We drove to there Condo in Jaco and I looked at the feeder it was great! they birds loved it so she was happy that I shared this with her. We then drove to Orotina, I had only a hundred dollars and I needed many things. I needed some nighties, some sheets, a radio, a pot for a plant, and more...
We stopped at my friends little food bar in Orotina its on a corner in the end of town where the bus leaves you off, hes from Atlanta Georgia and hes a great guy too! I ate this yuka root stuff with Beef and cream cheese. We walked the whole town, looked at so many things, then I found this store that is like dollar store I asked about the radios but they didn't know a thing about them, they have no cords on them and they don't play them they think your suppose to buy them because of the way they look! I went to two places to look at TVS and Radios none had cords and none would play them for you so STUPID!! I got mad at the one place and walked out. I told the second one in Spanish Hey you buy these because of the sound not the looks not because it looks pretty but sounds good.. finally after many hours I found one and he played it for me. It was very expensive and its tiny over 50 bucks, but I needed some noise in the apartment its so quiet and no one to talk to.

I found a neat jar, and the radio and some other stuff, I went to pay for it almost $75 bucks and they would not take the 100 dollar bill no one would I walked everywhere no one would take it I WAS SO UPSET!! then I walked to the bank and the bank was so full of people they would not let us in. So we walk to another bank and they would not let us in, then we walked to the clear other side of town and the bank was closed just a few seconds before we got there. So I tired the american's little restuarant, he didn't have enough change, you see it is not easy here In Costa Rica everything is a challange and the only way you will make it is if you are strong and patient. I AM BOTH Now and am learning how to be patient. Its tough...

I then tried again at the bank they let us in but the line was ever so long, liz being retired was sitting on the side while I waited in a line that would probably take an hour there... She was thinking OH I AM A PESIONAUTO, so she got in the special line, The security gaurd was eye balling me so he pulled me out of the line and her too told us to go to the side and get out things done, but I knew he was up to something! YEAH HE ASKED ME OUT I said no they dont make change here... so back in the line she went. After about ten minutes she got the change we walked again back to far side of town and bought the stuff now were at three hours of this.

We looked some more and then stopped at this soda who had a wall made of plants very cool and had a bite to eat, then caught the bus.

I was suppose to have a date with this Tico guy who has been begging me to go out I said ok I will go to dinner, I got there late 6:30 he said 7:00 Got ready showered and He didnt show up... its as well I really didnt want to go anyhow. So I took a cab and went to Tsunami and had sushi and came home! But I was happy I thought perhaps it was going to be fun but no it was not meant to be...

Morning, first started off with Monte asking to use the phone, didn’t make any coffee just warmed up yesterdays, and made a bowl of the Amish Granola with nuts and coconut, and some fresh liquid yogurt, I got dressed early to go and Internet by the sea, but for some reason it would not pick the signal up today.
It just kept saying no connection in range. So I messed around with the computer for a while then rode in to town only to stop at Trish’s house to see if maybe someone in her neighborhood had Wireless and Aerinal hotel did around the corner.
I was at this little restaurant in someone’s house on the beach by Trishes house. You see they have these little roadways on the beach and houses sit right on the beach with the road, This place is owned by French people Peter to be exact, and well its like eating on there patio. Its quite nice, although I didn’t eat I saw the food it looked pretty different compared to the Sodas food.
I over heard a conversation with six American Men, who were talking about investing quickly here in Jaco, Maybe Mob? I don’t know… but I heard that the Beatles bar which is basically all prostitutes got sold and that these guys were going to build another one similar to this bar. I really was listening to there conversation not internetting. It was very interesting but it made me sad because every since I have returned here this place has been upside down with Americans and Europeans, Canadians coming and rushing and buying everything. I am not kidding, even this week Carlos my land lord put his new apartments here for sale too, everything around it has sold in the last four weeks. I am worried now about investing here. The Americans have driven the prices up, because the ticos know they have money so they raise the price on everything during high season. The land has doubled since I left.

After eves dropping on this very interesting conversation with these good looking slick sharks, I decided to slide out of there before they noticed I was listening, I got on the bike and rode down the little alley past the little river and around the corner to Aerinal there is a soda called Hidalgo it’s a classy soda with table linens and candles at night. I sat there thinking I could order a café con leche with azucar and turn on the computer and catch Aerinals signals, but they had a code were on the unprotected signal. So I could’t use it. Now I am on trip three, I get the computer and go all the way to Galeone, the el centro the little mall in the middle of town. I sit and I internet there for as long at the battery would last, Talked to Sara a bit and then Made the MORTGAGE PAYMENT. GOD SOMEONE HAS TO BUY THIS HOUSE I HAVE NO MORE MONEY TO DO THIS!! I was chewing my finger nails while doing this and it makes me very nervious that I have to continue paying with no renters and no buyers.

While I was sitting there one of my American Friends walks up and says god your just everywhere I see you everywhere… and he kissed me and kneeled down to talk to me for a few. Then A moment later one of my Columbian girlfriends and her American boy friend walked up and invited me to dinner some time. She is about 4 feet talk if that, and he is about 6 foot 2 funny but shes so dang cute, Erica is her name, his name is Mike.


When the battery went dead, I made a trip to the end of the strip which is the whole street, where Century 21 is to pop in and see if Tom was there, Tom is this big heavy soft spoken man American with a high voice but he seems like he is cool. But he wasn’t so I left another note saying I am interested and to call me ASAP.

Talk to the other Carlos my Italian friend and Shawn, I am suppose to be Shawn and his lovely hunny poo’s wedding in a four weeks.

I then rode back to the house to plug the battery in to charge so I could finish my internetting. This is getting very frustrating not having internet.

I sat down turned the air on because the house was stuffy, I ate some watermelon and thought about the things I could use, such as a TV, a Radio, some sheets, towels, bed covers, and more. Wishing to my self that if I had a car I would be gone already to San Jose to get a few things, TVS RADIOS AND ALL Electronic are extremely expensive here.

I thought well while the battery is charging I wil ride my bike about two miles or so to this guys house where he repairs TVs and Radios, he sometimes sells the ones that people never pick up, So I got the keys and the bike and began to head out, when this taxi pulled up, it was abig one like a suv, I thought ok whos taking a taxi now? As I walked out the window rolled down and it was Danni and Gloria bell They were going to eat the soda next to me and wanted to invite me, but it is closed on Monday. So they didn’t know what or where to go. The driver asked me where I was going and said to the repair televison. He said I know where its at I will take you, I said no I will ride I don’t want to pay a taxi, he then said NO Get in I will take you. Danni and Glory said come on. So I did. He took me to the place, but wouldn’t you know it, typical Tico things. He closed at 2:00 and it was 2:30 so it was a waisted trip. Then he said are you hungry, actually I wasn’t I ate some sandia at the house but I said sure. He said were going to drive to Herradura for luch wanna go? I said sure. So we all went. He went and dropped off this gal we picked up on the way to Lost suenos, and then retuned to eat with all of us. MARVIN is his name a funny looking odd sort of thinner than shrek but a shrek looking guy. Kinda talked like him too!

He was very soft hearted and paid for lunch. I thought I asked for Ensalada con pollo, which is Salad with chicken, instead the gal thought I said ensalada repollo which is CABBAGE SALAD NO DRESSING ok it was grossssssssss when Marvin returned the girls told him and he went right in to the kitchen and got me some friend chicken and tortilla’s and sat it on the table.


He’s a good person to know!!. Well on the way back he went down the road by this pet shop, I said stop stop lets look. I knew Glory was feeling down she had told met that her place was too small and they needed more room now that Danni is pregnant , cant work and the responsibility is now on Glory. She is only nineteen. I knew she was down so I begged Marvin to stop. He did, there were two toy white poodles and two medium white poodles and one german Shepard, and four white bunnies and lots of tiny birds. We looked and awed and ooohed and then Marvin gave in and bought Glory a bunny. I white Canejo. She named it Marianna since I asked Marvin and she was happy that he got it for her.
I think hes kinda sweet on her.

Then he dropped me off a the house only to tell me that he would return at 6:30 or 7:00 to take us to the Bull fights!! Yeah I was happy. So rushed got the computer and went to del mar, And like this morning No connection. I then got bold and went into the bar where low and behold sat Monte my neighbor. We sat together and internetted. I talked to Milo for like five seconds and he pushed me off had another if not always meeting.

So I did my thing went home and changed and got ready but they were late like and hour the bull fights start at 8 so I knew we were probably going to miss it. I was talking to Terri in Hermosa on the phone when I heard loud honking it was Marvin the taxi man. He was eating Pringles smaking and said get in the girls are not ready. We rode to the cabina ‘s where they stay which is not far from my place. I got out of the car and there was gilian this tico man who has been asking me out. He Runs the quad tours here and I always put him off.
He was on a motorcycle and called me his Amorish… Told me I was beautiful. Asked me to dinner for tomorrow night.

I went in and got Danni told them to hurry I wanted to go. But when we got the bull fights it was too late. Too many people and they wouldn’t sell me a ticket. I was mad but I took photos of the food court and ate a stuffed churro that is made like spingee, and Italian treat, with anise in it and filled with carmel. GOOD! Then I asked Marvin to drive me back. He told me this\” Marianna it was a great pleasure to meet you and I want you to call me if you need anything at all. Anything. I will find whatever it is for you.” I felt good I knew when he said that he meant it and Maybe I might have a good amigo who will take notice should I need to do something LIKE GO TO SAN JOSE!! HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO try to find me a cheap tv so I could at least watch television.

So here I sit in the dark on a totally moonlit night. The air is fresh tonight not humid but fresh its actually cool. Hoping that this week brings me good news on every turn.

I was missing Brandon tonight, I felt him really strong around 9:00 I hope he is ok,

This is actuall jungle mountains
This is from the top of the mountain on the other side I hiked five hours, the beach is Hermosa originally I wanted to build a house up here. overlooking the sea,





These are cutter ants and they actually make paths that are worn in the ground the ant hill's are HUGE

THis is view from the left side of the top of the Restaurant


The far south view from Miros New Restauarant, its not completed but I hope I have something to do with it before it opens.












This is just one of the many trucks that ride around adverstising loud messages in combination with music, very strange look at those speakers GOD!

Miros Mountain Hike

Finally after all these weeks, I took the hike I have been thinking about and talking about.

First yesterday afternoon, I rode the bike to Eidas shop to talk to her about the offer she made me for work. I decided not to take this offer. But she was going home and saw me on the way and did not stop, so I went to talk to Holly this young gal and her baby girl at the Century 21. We had a bite to eat at the soda where I first discovered Mechelada’s
A beer that they pour over ice with lemon actually its an orange lemon and salt on the rim. It is very tasty and refreshing in this heat. Although tempting because it was hot, I did not drink one, as I am on some antibiotics right now so not a good idea.

I rode home in the dark and saw several people who stopped me to say hi, one is this Israeli man whom I met last week and is a very very good artist, he sells his work sometimes in up to thousand dollars. He is interesting to me, I like the way he speaks and we have talked about demonstrating to me some better techniques for painting. He asked if he could come by my place and I said sure, so he came and we sat out on the porch talked and drank Ice tea.. it was a nice evening. I am excited to learn some better ways to paint that will help me see things more realistically. His name is Gil, thin Dark hair but very close to his head almost shaved, no beard no mustache but very pretty dark brown eyes and long eyelashes.
I also ran into the American that I talk to several times on the street who is helping run the hang gliding tours he stopped me and talked for a few minutes too, as well as the bicycle shop owner. He wanted to know If I would go with him to the bull ring, I want to go but I don’t know about going with him!!!

This morning I got up sore and cranky feeling, I decided immediately to go to Miros mountain and do some more thinking about Eidas offer. Making breakfast of eggs and cantelope, a few grapes and the last of my jummy toast, yummy it what we say Jummy is what they say. Wanting to see nature and feeling a bit down about my house situation, the sale fell through I thought Now is the time to go on the mountain and be at peace and find the answers.
So I put on some tan shorts and sheer top and some tennis and began to walk to the mountain. The Entrance is about two or three city blocks away. It begins right behind Miros house. He has canopy tours there too and nature rides on Horses, but I wanted to walk it its steep and sometimes very muddy the road is all just dirt and at some points is very narrow with drop off ravines.

When I was walking I was thinking about the incident with Miro and Eida, and how all the dreams I had went washing away after they got together, in other words any relation ship I may have struck up with him to be hired for his restaurant or help with the botanical garden was all washed away by what happened. I was thinking how could this be saved and how could I approach him to ask again if he would consider me to work for him and design the inside of his place? A long shot but it was a nice dream there for awhile, in fact I really believed in my heart that it would become a reality. I decided to go to the restaurant on the hike up the hill. Now imagine this….. It’s a very lush jungle terrain on a huge mountain that is very untouched and still has tons of wild life and flora. He will not allow anyone to build on it, but at the very edge facing Jaco he has begin to build this incredible Italian style two story restaurant, with bal straights all around the viewing areas over looking Jaco beach. Its really pretty spectacular and I so want to be a part of the opening and the design of the inside… But in my head I knew that would not happen now. I walked up the hill with out stopping much and staring all the way up looking for animals or anything in nature. I got to the top and stopped at the view point looked for a few moments then proceeded to the walkway that the last time I was on it had bamboo railing. Now there were light posts and cement railing and the walk way had gravel… I prayed God bless Miro for allowing people to enjoy his mountain and god bless him for trying to make some sort of impact on the world for people to remember with his nature reserve and the Botanical Garden that he wants to create.

I honestly was thanking god for him, otherwise I would not be able to see what I did see today or be able to enjoy what is left in this world. When I approached the restaurant mind you its not any where near finished but the floors are done and most of the exterior walls. I saw Miro sitting alone overlooking the best view of the whole Jaco. He sat facing the ocean, him and his two dogs. Blackie small female dog and Ice a white dog some sort of mut. They did not bark at me, they watched me approach him. Then when I spoke his name they barked onced he did not turn around I said MIRO! GOOD MORNING, he then turned and said Ice sit down. Walked over and greeted him and said I was just thanking god for you, because with out you letting people explore this mountain none of us would ever experience some of the things of nature that exsists. He smiled and said sit down. He pulled up a red plastic chair and we both sat over looking the sea. My timing today has been perfect.

I then spoke casual to him, no mention about any of his ideas or projects. I had my binoculars of course because I was hoping I would see some animals and birds. I sat them down. He said he was trying to see the people on beach, they had just got out of a huge bus and were now trying to enter the sea. I handed him the binoculars he smiled and liked the idea.

We then talked just small talk, about the tree that was obstructing a portion of the view, he said he should cut it down. I said no it’s got great arms and structure and is necessary for clean air you have a view from almost the whole restaurant, that one area could be a focal point with lights on it and orchids in the limbs HE LIT UP LIKE FIREWORKS! And smiled at me I knew he liked my ideas but I won’t give him any more. What I will do is go back now in a few days and suggest I become a consultant for the place and he can pay me for the ideas I have and if he uses them a commission is due. He repeated Orchids yes orchids in the limbs and I said yes and bromeliads too exotic ones! He just smiled then he began to talk to me more like a real human, more than ever before. I know that this was not accidental, it was meant to be. And now from this point on I will continue to be friends with Miro. I will make a point to go and talk to him very often every week, until he accepts my proposal. When I left him I kissed him on the cheek and he said softly to me, don’t walk to late its too hot and not good for you. I said ok have a wonderful day. I walked off and continued up the hill, I walked for hours 5 to be exact. It was beautiful, the farther I got up on the mountain in the jungle the quieter from the human world it got.
I only heard bugs and birds and humming birds buzzing right over my ears and head, they like to buzz you up there! I did not recognize a few of the sounds, at one point I was almost scared thinking that eyes were looking at me and they were! The higher I walked the cooler it got but not like cool in most mountains this is jungle and its very hot. I saw so many different plants and tried to be care not to touch to many so I didn’t get any poison on my skin. But I did pluck about six different varieties of ferns and brought them back the apartment to plant in an hanging planter. I saw butterflies of every size from teeny tiny orange about the size of kernel of corn, to gigantic iridescent blue and black ones that were about 8 inches across. Red and black ones yellows orange ones. Then as I walked ever so softly thinking about all the national Geographic’s I have seen and all the nature shows telling you to be quiet as to not scare up something. I came across six monkeys they were on the tops of trees I saw one jumping then looked up with the binoculars and saw a whole bunch of them. They were the black kind with the white faces. But they were just ahead of me so I stopped dead and stood still and looked up and watched them cross the road with the branches that met over the canopy. I could not get a good picture of them as they moved pretty fast. But it was exciting, one looked right at me and when I said pssssst he looked and stopped and stared at me. He didn’t move just stared like I was staring at him.
I saw few more as I walked on all in the same area, so I will remember the area next time I go and be prepared to take photos. I didn’t see any sloth’s but I did see toucans and some parrots and some other birds I never have seen I heard all sorts of calls and bugs that made extremely loud noise. I walked all the way to top on the opposite side of the mountain were you can see Hermosa beach perfectly, I saw some lots that were all cut away and thought yes this is where I would like to live some where overlooking either Hermosa or Jaco.

Then I heard the quads coming on the main dirt road not the one I took but another one, such a shame because I know in time that is going to ruin the nature of the place and change the environment with the fuel and the loud noise they make. NOT ECO FRIENDLY!

I walked back and was quieter than ever after hearing those quads I was mad in side thinking they are ruining my walk, but as soon as they were out of hearing, nature returned and bird sang and bugs chirped. I stopped and pulled up some ferns and then I saw a cute black and bright lime green spotted frog, wow I got the camera to take the photo and he disappeared in a snap.. oh I was disappointed I wanted Kelsey to see this frogy, so I will have to look close next time and spot it and take a photo too. The down hill part was easy, as the closer you got the bottom of the hill the louder it became the sea the people screaming the cars and trucks.. THIS IS WHY I WANT TO LIVE ABOVE and just be able to have some real peace. You know we really don’t know how loud our world is unless you do something like this to show you really what the difference is.

I walked down the road the sodas was stinking full loud people and now the new tenants below blast there music way louder than mine and its like heavy metal, and they left the gate unlocked. I was upset I hope that they lock it because I do not want Helene’s bike stolen or my house broken into!

I came in called Eida first thing and told her I would be by, I am going to give her the news that I am sorry but I must decline the offer. I made a tuna sandwich, the tuna here is delicious, they can it like we do but they put Oregano and herbs in and its so dang good I want to eat the whole can. I put avocado and lettuce and tuna and some diet Pepsi, sat down put up my feet and ate and now I am blogging, I just looked up and saw a blue tananger looking in the window.

Those are pretty birds. Now I will shower and clean up ride into town go to Eidas then x Mas Permanos to get some more toasts, and some items I want. Got to see who will go with me tonight to the bull riders in Herradura.


Well I didn't go to Herradura, instead I was so tired I rode my bike to Eidas to give her the answer to the offer. I declined the offer because I really felt it was not the right job for me. It was ten hour days, 6 days a week in a hot small kicthen on cement floors running the register, ordering all the food and making sure it runs right and collecting and hireing and fireing for $500 a month. I just felt like I worked my whole life like a dog really hard phsyical and mental work sometimes my days in the states with my business were 15 to 16 hours then I would do all the paper work on the computer. I just felt it was not they way I would want to spend my time here in Jaco. I need a better position so I went to her personally and let her know but I did say thank you for the offer. She wanted me to stay and eat but Iwas so tired I just wanted to go home which I did but god the new neighbors are dang loud.. so I guess I will see how this goes now?

To the left is a real gecko, to the right is a fake one I thought this was funny they are small in size and most are tan or brown, this one is black he posed for me at the souviener stand.












This is the freeway connected to all the areas, concidered the American I 5 This is the one I rode to Herradura. Its a nice freeway but it's busy.








Saturday

Woke to birds again it was pretty early, I didn’t get up I decided to lay in bed for awhile and just rest. I was so exhausted last night, I suppose from the long rides. I laid on the bed last night for a few hours and just stared, then I got up and made a huge bowl of granola and milk. I really wanted some cereal but I didn’t have any so granola sufficed.

This morning I was sluggish, I don’t know if it the medication or the infection I have, but I was slow to getting around. The good thing was though that the swelling under my eyes went down, its almost normal now.
Yesterday I bought some sheets for the guest room why? I just felt it was necessary incase someone does decided to visit, I have the room all ready for guests. I am sure I am just hoping! They had to be washed so I washed them by hand which is what I have been doing since I don’t have a washer and I found that taking the clothes in town to have washed can add up quickly. Every time I do it might be about five or 7 items. It runs around 8 bucks. Or sometimes 10, this would be about $40 bucks a month, so I am saving for the time being.

No birdies today at the feeder, even though I put fresh fruit scraps and new things every day for them. Maybe they are in different areas today?

Carlos rented the apartment to some seedy looking guys, about 30 years old I believe, Tico’s Now I am worried. If they find out I have nice things they may tell there friends. I will be sure to keep a close eye on those guys. I had bad vibes when I saw them.

Besides I had met these two nice ladies from the states that wanted the apartment, and I got there number and talk to them a long time for Carlos, but they didn’t return his call he said…. I don’t know but I don’t feel good about these two. They look a little rough.

Monte the new neighbor now has a habit of coming to my place in the morning and using my phone to call cabs and talks to me frequently. I really like Monte, he always has a big smile on his face and his eyes are beautiful! He is short about five foot 6 or 7, and medium build, nice dark hair pretty greenish brown eyes, and beautiful teeth. He has a nice voice too. I bet he’s about 38 or so, not married no gal. Great personality, He is from Florida. Lots of people from Florida here.

I washed all the clothes and hung them out, and now there is pounding and sawing going on in the apartment down stairs, funny when I got him the renter for the upstairs they redid all sorts of thing, and mine sits as is??? Now he is doing all sorts of special crap for these seedy guys, I don’t know maybe I should give them a chance but I felt strange when I saw them.

The sheets are blowing in the breeze, it’s a hot breeze, They are orange and coral and yellow with some brown design on them, Really wild but I like the colors they look happy. The surf is rather loud today; I just looked up and saw a pretty appaloosa horse go galloping by on the beach with a long haired tico on it.

I plan on going to petras today, she has a cute little Furniture store here. I saw a nice bed table with palms on it that would be good for either my side of the bed or between the two twin beds in the guest room. Its about $89 dollars. It is made in Guatemala, so the craftsmanship is not very good
I have been waiting for Heidi to take me to San Jose but she never shows or calls. She is very busy with real estate I am sure, I know she offered me a job too, but people just do not follow through on things here. Its kinda making me mad to be honest, anyone that knows me… knows I like integrity, I do what I say I am going to do and I expect others to do that. But here Forget all that… no one does what they say they are going to do, unless you hound them. Not that Heidi doesn’t I am sure she does, but she probably has so many other things going on that I am not even on the agenda. I would though like to get to know her, as she seems very on the ball and right up my alley as far as personalities go.

I just called and talk to her sister Vrenni, she seems very nice too! Maybe this is the week we go? I don’t know but I am dying to go to San Jose to shop.

I did email Zida about the plastic surgeon and possibly hooking up with her on sending people to him, she has a beautiful place that houses people after their surgery, so her and I are going to work on setting it up on the net, connecting people with the right doctors. I have been thinking of every angle to make some money but nothing has come through yet.

I really thought about Eida’s offer, and Well although it would be nice to meet new people, since lots of people go to her little taco shack, I think that the hours and the money is way out of bounds for me. I worked most of my life long hours and very hard, and now is the time for smooth sailing, not 10 hour days, in the heat 6 days a week. I understand its Costa Rica and the money they offered was probably generous for here, but not enough for me to want to work there. I need to tell her this today,

I phoned Tom I heard he wants me in a special service office to the clients that buy property. Like a design office and I would really like that. I just hope as I said this comes through, and if it doesn’t well it wasn’t meant to be. Frankly, I am enjoying the ease of not really doing a whole lot except working on putting the apartment together and enjoy some life for once, but I will grow tired of not really doing allot. This is what I believe Heidi wanted to, so to work for both would be devine!! I pray something comes. Or the Internet sales would be good too!! Simply good!

Milo has not given me any idea’s as to when he might be working here again, we have just been talking online, no phone calls.. wish he would I would like to hear his voice.

I talk to Sara everyday on line and its nice to have that communication with my daughter in law, she is always positive and well I feel like its been good to really get to know her. We laugh on line and talk about everything really… I miss Kelsey her daughter my step grand daughter, she is so cute and so smart! I want her to come and visit, I know even at her age 5 she would like it here, but she would SAY IM HOT HOT HOT I AM SO HOT… she is always hot… its funny!

Maybe tonight or Tomorrow I will go the bull fights again, I bought a darling brown peasant skirt, with a sheer cream colored top with no sleeves only straps its so cute… I have the brown and tan shoes to match that have sequins on them just like the skirt. I think I spent like 28 dollars for the top and the skirt. I cannot wait to wear it, TO THE BULL FIGHTS!! I was surprised last week when I saw how the women dressed. They all dressed very nice but sexy.. Sexy here is everyday, some women wear hardly any clothes and the shortest skirts you ever saw, not including hardly but a drop of material on top!

Friday freeway blues

Yep its Friday, the last two days were spent in town trying toborrow a bike from my friend Helene who went back to Columbia, she did lend it to me so that is a relief for the time being untill I can buy another bike. I went all down town looking again to see I saw anyone, but there are many that are very similar to them so its hard I do have a distinction on it so If I see it, sounds terrible but I have the good mine to knocked them off the bike and take it back... and believe me I will!

I have been Teaching three days now for two to three hours a day this gal from Columbia some english, its been interesting. We sit on the sidewalk where she sells her souvieners, and we write and talk and laugh. She has no money I just do it to help her. Betty is a very different sort of person, but I am begining to like her some.


I rode the bike nearly to Herradura today to pick up some pillows I ordered from the bed store, I asked a couple of people to take me but noone replied so I borrowed Helens bike and went its like 15 or miles. then I rode the la Ferria, its five or so from my house. GOT A GOOD WORK OUT I WOULD SAY... ate chicken at the chicken walk up restaurant

I woke up today around 7:00 got a sinus infection and was groggy so Didn't sleep well either . I had plan to ride today not internet till tonight. I made coffee, ate pineapple n eggs and this great toast thingy that comes in a bag already toasted... I LOVE THESE there delicious...
I turned on the Boccelli Cd and played it loud for the birds, I am sure waking up Monte the new neighbor, I sat on the back balcony and stared at the waves and the palms all the birds. the macaws in pair's flew over and then a pair of peach faced parrots came close to the balcony... A few customers at the feeder... I ate and watched and thought about a propsal I got last night from Eida, about working in her JACO BELL, I really don't know about this. so pondering on it for a day or two may help.

Got dressed and put on the gray and black camofloge tshirt, and some black shorts.. tennis an got on the bike and rode to Herradura, it was hot lots of traffic but I made it there and back. BEfore I returned I heard someone yell my name... I looked and I didn't see anyone then I heard it again mind you I am on a bike and along way from Jaco. I look again its DANELLA!!! SO went back and sat at the bus stop with her and talked for a long time it was nice to see her.

She is pregnant now third baby to send back to Nicaragua, what a shame...

When I got back Carlos was working on the other Apartment, I got my purse and left to the Farmers Market where I bought a bunch of things, I did see Eida and she stopped me said to come by but I didn't have it in me to stop. I just rode on home and bought a cute skirt and top to maybe wear to the bull fights tomorrow night I wanna dance too!

The skirt is all brown with sequins on the top and bottom and little ivory beads, with bigger brown beads the top is ivory and I have the shoes to match that have the sequins on them!! the skit is like the ones they were wearing when I left kinda full like an old time hippie skirt.

Then I got home turned on the air cause it was hot hot hot today and came to the seas to watch the sunset and here I sit. I hope I sleep well, I went to the farmacia you go there instead of the doctor and you tell them what hurts, what you feel and they give you the medicine you need so I got some meds to take tonight before bed and for the next five days. I hope it kicks it out of my system its bad. It may be the dust that is everywhere

Helene the Columbian pedicurist and hair stylist


This spider was on the table whre I internet, it was about 6 inches
The feeder and a huge Strangle root tree




















Great Day Tuesday was, I woke up happy and singing, the birds where chirping loud again. I turned on a CD called Foreplay its jazz and I really liked something mello for the morning. I mde the coffee and ate some Papaya with salt and lemon and some yogurt that is fresh here, made by a local man. I put the homemade granola that I buy at the farmers market from the Amish its very good! I sat out on the balcony and watched the wave's the birds and listen to the music while ate and got ready for the day.

Iwas suppose to met Milo on line early so I got all dressed up with a cute dress, and sparkley shoes earings thinking he could see me with my cam, but he wasn't on line for more than an hour. I Sat and blogged and emailed all the people who have written about this blog and my one of my friends. Then we chatted for a hour or so till he went to a metting. I walked back to the apartment in a rush it was very hot!
Went up and began to sweep and clean up as usual, worked on applying this bamboo bathing mat I found at the farmacia, to the counter that is in the kitchen. It was really unsightly so I used the mat and nailed it with little copper nails to the counter, the mat has the same color tirm on it as the walls that are painted. The color is like a pumpkin very pretty. So the mat has a small pumkin trim and its light bamboo. Funny it fits perfectly around the whole cabinet. now it looks very classy and it was really inexpensive to do. So I decided to do the same thing to the sink area that has no storage or doors. That way I can build some shelves under that and store my tools and cleaning products. It fits perfectly the opposite direction. So Today Will go and see if I can find a spring tension rod to use and some clips.

After I did this I got my self together and walked down town, its along ways but I did it anyway . I stopped and talk to the bycycle shope guys, and then progressed into town. I went to El largar the hardware store and got some calking so I could glue the velcrow onto the mat where its tile and I canno't nail it. The guys there are begining to know me now and greet me with a smile!.... simply because I harrash them they all look so glum.. I said SMILE NO FROWN!! now they see me and they smile... oh you know it begins with you ok? you have to smile first or be freindly first and others will follow... like cows we are untill there is the head cow the other heffers just stand there... you know what I mean? this happened this morning too!

Monday the Soda is closed next to me... I go over there on monday and get the rake and rake up all the trash that people just throw on the ground and I put it all in the garbage, I been doing this several times, because it buggs me that they don't care and I have to look down at it everyday... yesterday when I got up.. they were out there cleaning it up! I yelled down to them Thank you for cleaning! and I applauded them they smiled, And whenI returned from Internetting the guys who I bought this huge fishtale palm from came and brought me a brand new one.. because I was nice and insistant that they come and look at it as it had a fungus and I knew it was going to die.. I love my plants and I know tons about it since it was part of my business, after the third time of riding my bike on the freeway to talk to them they finally came and saw it, when he did, I showed him an article that I wrote about landscaping and the photos, I explained what I did as a job... OH BOY HE WAS EMBARRASSED... I didn't harrass them I just asked nicely. Then Yesterday they showed up with a beautiful healthy HUGE FISH TALE PALM I WAS SO HAPPY I CLAPPED... So now two wonderfull things in one day! After I walk to town... now back to town..

After the Hardware store, I looked for the bike, of course I wont find it someone has it and probaly dismantled it and painted already... but I still have hope! If I see it believe me I will knock the people off and take it!

I walked to Bettys and ask about Helene, to get my glasses and to aske to borrow her bike.

The town is alive and busy with people tourists and kids... it was blazing butI walked anyhow... I saw Zach and asked for a coconut cause I felt as if my kidneys were bothering me. I found out that Agua de pepa, the juice of the fresh coconut heals many things so I bought one from him.. He then left I talked to Helene who is going to Columbia today and got my things, she said borrow the bike tomorrow.

I talked to several people whom I have met... then went To century 21 to see if Tom was there he wants to talk to me about work. He wasn't but I got Shawns number as he and his gal are having a wedding on the 19th and I am doing it here... MY FIRST WEDDING HERE. I didn't advertise it but I have the feeling that others will be calling, and thats fine but I really didn't want to do this again.. if it brings some income Im ok with it, but it is very hard work and very stressfull, almost Thrity years of it now im doing it again??? OH WELL PURA VIDA

After I walked across the way to say Hi to Eida, the tica friend of mine that has been distant... I greeted her with a kiss and said she looked pretty, she never compliments me ever but I always try to be kind to her. We chatted, nothing big nothing important then she said she needed to sit down with me and talk... I don't know what this is about but I am game... I then walked back and saw another columbian girl I know I worked out with her, I Told her I wanted to begin teaching aerobics at Allens gym, Johns is too little. She said you?? I said yes so Then started to spread the word that I WILL BE TEACHING! I don't know how Im going to correograph it all but I am working on. I think it will be great and I need to work out so if only a few people come in the begining Im ok with it... I am going to try anyway.

Then I walked back home, as I was almost home I saw Trish my friend whom she and I did the Charity function for the children, she yelled out I would give you a ride but I am going to a community action meeting, I said oh I heard about that I am interested! she said yeah? I said yeah My landlord had spoke to me about it and thought I should get involved. I said I thought it was on the 12th she said no its tonight at this hotel. I said lets go! So I hopped in and rode with her to pick up liz the canadian I talked about and then to the hotel.. WOW THE HOTEL WAS BACK OFF THE MAIN ROAD AND SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO COOL!
I have seen the sign when I was riding the bike and thought I shuold go back and check it out but I never did. Wow It was incredible, and I was surprised it was there all alone on a dirt road with many little cabinas on the way to it. Astounding landscape and great design and layout of the buildings.
I may contact them and try to see how much they charge so I can help people who inquire about coming here.

THe meetting was cool, It was all about the community and efforts to help it, which I am all about! so I believe now I know part of the reason I am here. The meeting was filled with Americans five ticos so nineteen to be exact. We had a good discussion about many issues. I am alread assigned to finding Rice sacks for the la ferria the farmers market so they can stop using so many plastic bags, and recycle the rice sacks. If anyone has information about where I can buy these cheap let me know. We would need lots of them.

I met several new people, but amazingly, even though I have only been here a few months I knew more than half the people! like minds seem to attrack each other.

Then Trish took me home and I ate and went to bed early the feet were killing.