Our current digs...

For the first 2 weeks here, we have been staying at a little resort called "Poco Cielo", which means a little piece of heaven, and it is pretty great. Here's a picture of the view from the infinity pool, with the Poas volcano in the background.

Just over to the left of the above picture, there is a little hike down to a cool stream... The spider below was just one of many "locals" we saw. (So far on the trip we have seen parrots, toucans, tons of cool butterflies, a bunch of cool, big bugs that I can't identify, plus iguanas, and a gecko that Rachel used an earring!) The video at the bottom is of some leaf-cutter ants from the hike.

The location is great, but the people are great as well. The owners are from Priddis (go figure), and we had met them the last time we were down (in March, on a pre-scouting trip). They are actually in Calgary right now for a "vacation", which always makes me crack up. They are great people, but this time they left some friends to watch the place, and they are just as great. Jay and Melissa are a couple of self-described gypsies from New York. Jay is a fabulous cook, and they invited us to dinner with some of their friends in the "Rancho" at the resort. (A rancho is an open-air gathering place, usually right next to the pool, which includes an outdoor kitchen/cooking area, tables & chairs, etc. - most resorts and a lot of private residences have them.)

The food was REALLY good - he had grilled eggplant appetizers, fresh local veggies and chips with home-made guacamole and hummus (which he made specially for Megan as she had commented earlier in the week that she wished there was a store in town that sold hummus.) Then for the main dish he had jumbo shrimp in his homemade sauce over pasta. It was great! He has also shared some other dishes with us that he whipped up during the week, and they have all been really tasty and healthy! Here are some pics... Jay's the bald guy, and Mellissa's the one with tats on her right arm...

So, obviously we are getting spoiled here and haven't found our own place yet... For some reason, we're not in much of a hurry...

Wayne