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Sunday, October 08, 2006

written on Sat, October 6th

What a busy week!! Last Saturday, we visited a Volcano (Volcan Irazu) with two friends of Josiah’s from Kentucky who had been leading a men’s conference in Cartago over the weekend. The volcano has the greenest lake I have ever seen.

On Monday morning we headed to the Caribbean coast, I had never been to that part of Costa Rica. First we visited Limòn; it sooo unbearably muggy and is a city that has been a terribly neglected area since an earthquake ravaged it in 1991. These Afro-Caribbean people are very isolated from other people in Costa Rica; both in location and in society. Saw a lot of Jamiacan flags and lots of hemp bracelets.

Once thru Limòn, we headed to the coast to Cahuita with a beautiful beach and national Park where we saw monkeys and lizards. We also spent a couple of hours in the waves and on the beach, no rain while we were swimming but once we got out, the rain poured down….the temperature was probably upper 90’s with a 100% humidity!!! Very sticky!! Fortunately, Cynthia is pregnant and needs air conditioning and since I was sharing a room with them, I had to have AC too!! We went out to dinner and had Marlin Sushi Costa Rican style and even saw a sloth, walking beside us in the restaurant.

Last night Josiah cooked burritos, the ground beef was a little pink so I asked him why and there were three choices, either it wasn’t cooked long enough, or the tomatoes had kind of colored the meat or he was horsing around and we were supporting the Equine Race. After I microwaved mine to see if the meat would brown more… I soon learned that this pink meat was not going to turn brown and I was sampling Mr. Ed.
When in Rome……

3 Comments:

At 12:50 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

You are a brave women, horse meat, ugh!!! Love tawny

 
At 10:08 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi there girl. Sounds like great fun. We to ate some odd food while away on our trips. All part of the adventure I suppose. Glad to hear your arrival went well, and your weeks are full. Our prayer for you is that you soak up the Spanish language like a spong and can be a light in a very dark place. Let your light shine girl cause sometimes words aren't required, just your heart. Speak in the language of love till you learn Spanish.
Love you. Paul and Ruth O.

 
At 3:54 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey Lana...are you ever gone to post again? I'd love to hear how things are going down there in Costa Rica! But...I know how hard it is to find time to post!
Emily Plater

 

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