10 days here have been filled with the bank, ICE for changes to the cell service, some legal stuff with the property taxes, and getting the Riteve (mechanical certification) on the RHINO. Then there was the sorting of the media files, hooking up the AV stuff ok and such.
Then there is the catching up with friends - Jan and Sonya came by, as did Keith and Karen. We went to Dean and Michelle's for a glass of wine, and Sebastian invited us for fish dinner (trying to keep his sanity as he is with Mila while Liz and Nolan are in Toronto).
Yesterday we went for a quad ride with Dean and Michelle - this is my first. Yes I have driven the RHINO around the village, but this was up into the mountain to Pejibaye (a little town in the middle of the mountains). A beautiful day (the first without rain) but the road was little more than a track, and there are many folks living up there - Ticos on farms and in little clusters of homes, and ex-pats with gated compounds. Huge tracts of mud and ruts - steep and rocky and slippery. It was great fun.
You drive a bit - stop and see the vista or a waterfall or interesting vegetation then drive some more.
Pejibaye is a real town - a soccer field, school, many businesses and restaurants, a supermercado etc. We ate at the pizzeria - great pizza, thin crispy crust and fresh toppings - very yummy.
Then back - over two ridges and through valleys. Celebrated a great day with beer at Nani's.
They often do this in large groups (16 or so) Just the 4 of us was nice for a first time.
Good thing we did that yesterday - it was raining heavy before sunrise, and hasn't stopped all day - dropped in intensity this afternoon, but still like sitting in a cloud. Is just clearing a bit - a hint of orange on the horizon as the sun sets.
Don't I look butch with my Quad!
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