Month: October 2017

  • Sun, Sitting, and Laundry

    No rain last night. Thunderstorms predicted for this morning and afternoon, but those umbrellas I carted around all day were only for shielding Melanie from the sun. We woke to sunshine. Breakfast was a repeat of yesterday. A walk along the beach, now in a different direction and lunch…the same place as a couple days…

  • A Quiet Day in Playa Del Coco

    Rain for most of the night. Heavy rain for the morning and by 11 the sky had broke to let some sun shine through. Gutters alongside the sides of the streets were flooded and the rental cars almost squeaky clean. We had a simple breakfast in, with our non-coagulated milk, and waited out the downpour.…

  • Day One in Coco

    Cereal for breakfast. Sure it doesn’t sound like much in the way of excitement, but considering our morning diet for the last few years has consisted of either bran flakes or oatmeal for breakfast…we really were looking forward to something simple. A month now of dining out for breakfast has now been put on pause…

  • San Juan del Sur to Playa del Coco

    The sun came streaming in through the window at 5:30. We managed another 90 minutes of tossing and turning before the alarm went off. This was the first day since we left where an alarm clock was needed. Despite my stuffiness from the night before, I slept well. Waking…well i hoped i might be magically…

  • Really? A Cold?

    It rained all night. Nice and cool, but the humidity must be at 120%. Our towels havent dried in two days. Any quick dry gear we have is still damp. In each of these rooms there is a salt lamp sitting on a desk. These lamps are kind of like the rough look lamps sold…

  • A Rainy, and very chatty day

    We woke to rain. We breakfasted in a little rain, this time with our housekeeper Sonja making fruit and a really big pancake for us. Afterwards while I sat enjoying a little coffee I got chatting with her. Chatting is a bit of an overstatement as it implies two way dialogue and assumes we can…

  • Playa Maderas for the day

    We switched rooms yesterday. We opted for the smaller, darker and quieter room tucked at the back of the property for the extra days we added on here in San Juan del Sur. Probably a good choice as we now can’t hear the trucks noisily climbing the hill out front or the barking dogs nearby.…

  • Relaxation and recovery

    This morning I was a little pink on anything that isn’t already brown. They joys of vitiligo. Our mission today was simple…find a hat and stay out of the sun. I already have a hat, but not near enough coverage with a ball cap to shield me from this sunshine. Breakfast was simpler this morning.…

  • Feel the burn in San Juan del Sur

    Finally, I have figured out what is making that click, click, click noise that really sounded like someone constantly rapping on a door. Considering it was in Leon that we first heard it, that actually was a lady open palm smacking the door with a ring on her finger to try and get the attention…

  • Shuttle from Granada to San Juan del Sur

    6:30 and I was up. Melanie sound asleep even though sunshine was streaming in through the window and that morning breeze was starting us off at 28 degrees C. We might be adapting, and if we are it seems to be ever so slowly. A strong pot of coffee was prepared by our host Brian,…