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Playa Coco and a Visa Run to Nicaragua

On October 14, 2013 By Grant
Living here in Costa Rica we are required to physically leave the country every 90 days, to “reset your visa”. Luckily there are two different countries within driving distance, Panama and Nicaragua. After a bunch of research we decided we would go to the Penas Blancas border of Costa Rica. We figured we would make [...]
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Horseback Riding and World of Snakes

On September 28, 2013 By Grant
We live only about 25 minutes away from the airport, which is located in the city of Alajuela. (Yes the airport is called San Jose International, but it is not located in San Jose, it is about 2o minutes away from San Jose in Alajuela). Alajuela is a large city and has a lot of [...]
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We have our first visitor

On September 23, 2013 By Grant
We finally have our first visitor. My brother Troy made the trip to Costa Rica to visit us for a month. Now that we feel like we are somewhat experts, we will be able to take him to most of the “must see” destinations. We have trips planned to Nicaragua, La Fortuna, Guanacaste (Playa Coco), [...]
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Still a monkey and now a ladies man

On September 1, 2013 By Grant
If you haven’t read the post about GL, I’ve think  we’ve created a monkey, go ahead and check it out now. Not much has changed since that post, and he continues to swing and climb just about on everything he can get his hands on. I would have at least 8 additional pictures if I [...]
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Watching candy created right in front of us

On August 31, 2013 By Grant
We were invited from our Tica friend Melissa to visit Hacienda Los Trapiches, which is one of the few active sugar mills left in Costa Rica. Every Sunday they grind up (juice) fresh cut sugar cane and let people watch how they turn it into edible candy. The location is on the outskirts of Grecia, [...]
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New car and working on a new language

On August 17, 2013 By Grant
When we were first planning our trip to Costa Rica we researched the possibility of getting of car, but figured we would be able to get around using the public transportation, cabs, and then renting a car for longer trips. That plan did not last long. We learned right away, that having a car was [...]
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Manuel Antonio is a must visit

On August 7, 2013 By Grant
While we were at the beach we heard numerous great things about the Manuel Antonio area. It is a beautiful beach area with a large public national park. It was about an hour drive from our condo in Jaco, so we figured we would make a day trip out of it. Luckily, someone told us [...]
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Kids will be kids

On August 6, 2013 By Grant
Just wanted to make another quick post and share some pics. After a few tough weeks, the kids are really starting to get adjusted and have been enjoying the journey as well. Sometimes we forget that they also may be having a tough time and may be a little stressed. We gotta keep leading by [...]
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This could be the one

On August 3, 2013 By Gigi
After spending 9 days at beautiful Jaco Beach, we really had to make a decision on what we were going to do about finding a house. Most of our time at the beach was spent relaxing, and very little time and energy was devoted to house hunting (which was such a nice change of pace). [...]
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A nice visit to Punta Leona and Playa Blanco

On August 2, 2013 By Grant
Sorry for delay in posting, lots of different things going on. Our friends from Grecia came out to visit us in Jaco, so that was fun. They have lived in Costa Rica for 3 years so they have a lot of knowledge and tips to share with us. They told us of a very nice [...]
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