Another day in paradise has passed. Yesterday we rented bikes and rode to Punta Uva...a gorgeous rainforest beach 10 km (6 miles) down the dusty dirty road. Daphne was a trooper! As you can see from the photos, this beach is breathtaking. I heard there were monkey in the trees at this beach, so I made everyone go! Unfortunately, we saw no monkeys. As we prepared to leave, I realized that I had a flat tire. I sent everyone on ahead and I walked it back to P...

Hello everyone! The last two days we have had beautiful sunny skies, but UNBEARABLE heat! The kids are running out of their own money and are looking for things to do. I am happy to sit on the beach and shop everyday. Saturday we hung out at the beach down by the barge. We finally procured two surfboards and two boogie boards. The first board Jon ¨rented¨ broke 3 times so he brought it back. The barge (an old rusty beached barg) is just down the be...

Hi everyone! It's raining today, so it's a good time to update the blog. Thursday was a picture perfect day. Blue sky, sunny warm. We rented bikes and rode to Cocles-- a beautfiul rainforest beach about 1 mile down the road. We had lunch and hung at the beach for a few hours. The kids had fun in the surf. I was a little nervous because the surf in Cocles is big and powerful. Holden ventured out a little too far from me and almost got pummled a few times ...

Hola! First, I must apologize to all of you for the verbal spanking....this website is supposed to notify me via email every time someone posts on the blog and i haven't received anything. so......lo siento (I'm sorry). I read everyones's posts....muchas gracias!!!! Today I am taking a surf lesson sometime after 8 a.m...(which could be noon...who knows) with a local named Alexander...Jon's new BFF. He's exactly what you would picture....dreads and all! B...

CORRECTION!!! Micki Janssen replied immediately after my first posting! Love you Mick! Come on people.....don't you miss me even just a little! sniff sniffffff, pout Lisa