Iguana Delight

We have quite a few iguanas in and about the yardsite of our condo.  But my favourite one of all is this guy.  He is quite tame.  He also has a favourite bush that he climbs into and has a munchfest.

Hanging Out in Jaco, Costa Rica

We are being pretty lazy!!  Our day consists of swims in the pool(to cool off!!), walks down the beach and around town, catching up on emails, listening to the news, afternoon snoozes, reading books, and restaurant dinners later in the evening.  Today we get a car.  The perimeter to our snooping around will expand!

Funny Pee Sign

I had to take this picture.  It belongs to the bar down the street.  Pee Aqui means to pee here(a bathroom was provided).

Jaco Beach

On Tuesday we took a walk down the beach of Jaco(pronounced Hawko).  The is a lovely beach with very nice sand.  One part of the beach does have some small rocks though.

Condo Nasua Pictures

Condo Nasua is a small 6 unit building that is about 4 blocks from the beach.  The neighbourhood is quite, but we are also very close to the grocery stores, restaurants, and bars.

Hot Springs/Flight to San Jose, Costa Rica

 After touring around Boquete, we spent some around the Baru(caldera) hot springs.  The walk to the hot was very interesting.  A rocky path lead the way.  They were shallow and not too heavy with the scent of minerals.  We then cooled off in the near by river.

We also found some very interesting trees.  Insects have made odd shapes on the trees that look like spikes.  These spikes are extremely pointed and sharp.


Our Flight to Costa Rica

 The David Airport makes the Regina airport look large!!  Your luggage is physically checked, and they made us buy a return ticket to Panama which was totally unnecessary (it was promptly cancelled once we arrived in Costa Rica).  Our flight was delayed by five hours because of a mechanical difficulty but a free meal was offered to each passenger due to the delay.

Finally, we were set to go and our small 50 passenger plane took off.  The beginning of the flight was extremely turbulent, but as we gained altitude the ride smoothed out.  We quickly made our way to San Jose were we met the Sousbys, got into our hired van and our driver got us safely to Jaco.  We found the Condominium Nasua (our lodgings) booked in and then settled in.

It is a very nice place.  I did have to get the housekeeper to do a bit of extra cleaning, which she kindly did, but she also showed me were the mop was and how to use it (ha, ha, ha)!!  I guess she doesn't clean the kitchen, which is totally fine by us.

The grounds surrounding our condo are heavy with vegetation.  Many birds, butterflies, geckos, and iguanas
can be seen all day long.  It is a comfortable place and I know we will enjoy our stay.

Goodbye Panama ):

Today is the day we leave Gerald and Wanda, and fly out of David, Panama to San Jose, Costa Rica where we will meet up with our friends Norm and Marie Soulsby.

Good bye dear friends!!  Enjoy the rest of your stay in Panama!!