PVCR: Day 12 - The GOOD, The BAD, and The UGLY!

THE GOOD! I  have already given ALL the GOOD about Costa Rica, haven't I?

THE BAD! Well, it's not really bad here.  It can be less than perfect I guess, if you want to get really picky.  I don't!  However, there are a few things that some of you might consider bad. In Tamarindo it is very, very H-O-T. Es muy caliente!  You have -36 on the North Shore? Here it is +37, as I type at 12:45 pm. The heat can be crushing, if you aren't close to the beach, a pool, or air conditioning.  It is also VERY windy in Tamarindo. The wind blew our chairs right off our patio, onto the second floor deck, below us. It will blow your drinks away too, NO problem.

I am missing my Vimy terribly. I got a little weepy this morning, for the first time. Then Lou found a recent video online, of Vimy at his kennel, playing, and I am okay! Louise said "Haha! You were the first one to cry... you lose!"  Crying is DEFINITELY out of Lou's comfort zone, but NOT mine.  I can cry at the drop of a hat, doesn't bother me.  I have just learned over the years, to hold back those tears.  Tears terrify people.  I can't figure out why. THEY are so cathartic.  I will NEVER GET AN ULCER!!

Our little brother Pierre, sent us a message online to be on standby, while he drove over to our Mamacita's this morning. On her IPad, he enabled a video messenger chat with her, which was so wonderful. Maman s'ennuie de ses deux filles!! It was barely 7:00 am here. There we were on the patio Louise and I, chatting very loudly with Pierre and Mamacita. Out comes the owner, Joey, yelling upstairs to us, "Hey, are you guys okay?  I am hearing a lot of yelling!"  BAD that we woke him up, and other guests. Joey only got to bed at 2:00 am, cause HE went partying downtown. WE were in bed at 9:00 with a book. Joey is such a good host. He just wanted to make sure we were okay!

When we arrived on Monday, we put away some hummus in the communal fridge. Joey shortly after, cleaned it out, because guests had just left.  People leave food behind.  He THREW out OUR hummus.  When we were looking for it a few hours later, and mentioned it to cutie Jarred, he said he would find out what happened to it.  Lou and I said, "Never mind! There was only a little left!"  Later in the evening, sitting on our balcony, we heard them down below saying, "Those poor girls!  We have to get their hummus back!"  I yelled down, "Forget about it!"  No way JOSE!  JOEY DUG IT OUT OF THE GARBAGE.  It was in a plastic container.  No big deal. We accepted it graciously, but then we fed it to the dogs!  LOL

We found a gift in the refrigerator when we got back from town and the beach. You guessed it? A lovely little container of homemade hummus from Jarred and Jen, bought at the market yesterday.

IF you are not a DOG LOVER, do not come to Casa Bambora. There are four dogs here.  Raya and Scrappy belong to Joey.  Maya and Andre belong to Jarred and Jan.  They are sweet and make us feel right at home.  Scrappy was rescued by Joey, off the streets of Tamarindo, half dead.  He has gained seven kilos in the six months Joey has had him. Poor little thing, he eats everything he finds off the floor. Hence the  name Scrappy!

In most places in Costa Rica, you CANNOT PUT PAPER IN THE FLUSH.  So...you put your paper in the waste paper basket. Then you empty the waste basket, OFTEN!!

MANY Americans come here to have their dental work done, because it is so cheap. Claudia had a temporary cap put on a tooth last week, but it fell off today.  It is Sunday. No dentist is working, so she got some Polygrip to hold her cap on, until she returns for the permanent one.  NOT BAD,
BUT...?

THE BEACH in La Sámara is more beautiful, with bigger waves, less people and just more PURA VIDA!

THE UGLY? There is NO UGLY! We are on vacation!