Since Sarah left we have been doing a few chores as well as enjoying time out of the anchorages in the area. One that we especially enjoy and where we went with Sarah, is Bahia Huevos. It is a small group of unpopulated islands, opposite the Papagayo Peninsula, and the Four Seasons resort. Most of the time we have had the anchorage to ourselves.
Windarra at Bahia Huevos
Sunday we went into Marina Papagayo, hoping to have someone dive the boat, do a few chores and to enjoy an evening out to dinner. Since we were on passage for New Year's Eve, and my birthday, we decided to go out. In April 2007, we had flown down to Costa Rica with our friends, Dan and Madeline Sego. During that time we ate at a fusion, tapas restaurant called Ginger's in Playa Hermosa. It was a great place then and the folks at the marina recommended it also, so out we went. I wore the new earrings and necklace that Rich has gotten for me in Acapulco.
We had wonderful food and a great time. It was well worth the wait.
Today we went to the Clinica Biblica at the Do-It center between the marina and on the way to the airport. The clinic is a pharmacy as well as having doctors. We went to get our Yellow Fever shots which we will need for Panama, Ecuador and other places in South America. The two shots cost $61,100.00 colones or $122 dollars. The pharmacists filled out the forms and gave us the shot and told us that we needed to go to Filadelfia to get our official certificates. At first I thought I was mistaking English for Spanish, don't you mean Philadelphia? No, Filadelfia. So off we went in the rental car to a small town about 13 minutes away. She did not know the address of the ministry of health but cheerfully she said, just ask anyone. Easy for her to say. We drove into the town and stopped at a building with a Red Cross flag outside. The door would not open so I pressed the buzzer. A woman answered and I asked for the ministry of health. No but she pointed down the street. Sure enough, there was the ministry. We filled out some paperwork and within a few minutes we had our certificates. That was easy.
Next stop, back to the Do-It center to check out the Do-It store. It is like a Home Depot but a little more of a hodge-podge. Rich found some Simple Green, which I have been looking for since we left the US. Score two bottles! On to Playa de Coco where we had heard there was a marina store. Well, if there is, we could not find it. We stopped for lunch and then onto the Auto Mercado to do some provisioning. We also picked up a SIM card for a month's worth of internet for the Ipad for $18 dollars. It is one of the few things that is cheaper than Mexico and it is unlimited internet, not limited to 3Gb as in Mexico.
With a trunk full of stuff we headed back to the marina. We had hoped to have someone dive the boat today but no joy as there is a red tide. So tomorrow we will do a few boat chores and then go anchor somewhere.
We think we can both get used to this lifestyle.
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