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

Hola! We are now on our third day in P.V. Our Spanish is improving and we're feeling a lot more comfortable and "at home" here. In the last two days we've spent our time doing various things. The kids are adjusting to no TV, but have found the Internet cafe to catch up with friends. Fortunately, it costs money so they don't sit in front of the computer all day. We have a pool table outside our place so we spend time hanging out there. The front ...

Hola!We arrived in Puerto Viejo today. On Saturday we traveled from San Jose to Arenal. We saw some amazing sites! We were going to take the public bus but decided to invest in a private driver name Manuel. He was worth every penny. He was able to translate for us, took us to a great place to eat and stopped at some unique places (see photo album). We arrived in Arenal on Saturday afternoon and relaxed around the pool and explored the grounds. Beautiful place! ww...

Hola'! We arrived safely in Costa Rica around 9:00 p.m. Long lines in customs! This computer is running verrry slowly so I am making this brief. WE've hired a driver to take us to La Fortuna to see the volcano. He's here now. Love you all! Lisa, Jon and kids