As I said, I wouldn't be blogging much this year simply because we haven't been doing much other than doing a bit of hiking, hanging out around our little casita, reading books, knitting (not Dan), playing Words With Friends and watching Netflix. So really not much to write home about. Today we went into town to do a little shopping, and we came across this guy selling fish to the Mango (a newer restaurant in town - part of Isla Verde). He was selling tuna and a fish called amberjack. I've never heard of it. He said it was even better than tuna, so we bought a few pounds ($7/lb) and will have it for dinner tonight.
I had an interesting experience the other day while hiking up Volancito Road. I was walking along when I looked up ahead and saw a horse, a huge golden creature with a long blonde mane and tail. No bridle, no lead, no human. I stayed well back until it turned down a dirt road, I'm thinking it probably just roamed off and was now going home. So, I continued on my walk up the hill. Later, as I was coming back down, I looked up and saw the same horse about 100 yards down the hill from me. I froze in my tracks. As I did so, the horse looked up at me, threw back its head, let out a whinny and came charging up the hill. I jumped off the road, over the culvert, up the bank and into a coffee field. The horse came charging by on the road and continued running up the hill. When I was certain that it was well away, I came down from the field and continued on my way home, heart pounding. I soon met a family of Ngobe Bugle on the road and asked them if they knew the owner of the horse. They said they did and were calling him. (I think it is very interesting that even the poorest indigenous here have cell phones.) A little further down the hill I saw two guys jump the fence at Rancho Aparte (a huge horse ranch) and head up the hill. Apparently the horse must have jumped the fence from there. I did see it there yesterday quietly grazing in the field. I guess we're not in Wisconsin anymore.
We've been watching some excellent movies while here, thanks to Netflix. Last night we watched one called Nicky's Family. It is a story about Nicholas Winton, a Brit, who led a movement during the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia to evacuate young children to the UK. It is an amazing story and even more amazing that we have never heard of him.
Two more weeks here. Maybe I'll sneak in another post or two.
I had an interesting experience the other day while hiking up Volancito Road. I was walking along when I looked up ahead and saw a horse, a huge golden creature with a long blonde mane and tail. No bridle, no lead, no human. I stayed well back until it turned down a dirt road, I'm thinking it probably just roamed off and was now going home. So, I continued on my walk up the hill. Later, as I was coming back down, I looked up and saw the same horse about 100 yards down the hill from me. I froze in my tracks. As I did so, the horse looked up at me, threw back its head, let out a whinny and came charging up the hill. I jumped off the road, over the culvert, up the bank and into a coffee field. The horse came charging by on the road and continued running up the hill. When I was certain that it was well away, I came down from the field and continued on my way home, heart pounding. I soon met a family of Ngobe Bugle on the road and asked them if they knew the owner of the horse. They said they did and were calling him. (I think it is very interesting that even the poorest indigenous here have cell phones.) A little further down the hill I saw two guys jump the fence at Rancho Aparte (a huge horse ranch) and head up the hill. Apparently the horse must have jumped the fence from there. I did see it there yesterday quietly grazing in the field. I guess we're not in Wisconsin anymore.
We've been watching some excellent movies while here, thanks to Netflix. Last night we watched one called Nicky's Family. It is a story about Nicholas Winton, a Brit, who led a movement during the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia to evacuate young children to the UK. It is an amazing story and even more amazing that we have never heard of him.
Two more weeks here. Maybe I'll sneak in another post or two.