It’s time to begin the contemplation of going home as my visa is expiring soon. I won’t become an illegal because they could not let me back in for 5 years and it’s not worth it. I really am working toward residency the quickest way possible.
Looking at flights for my return are crazy expensive at this moment…and it’s off-season. What do I do? It’s causing sleepless nights and anxiety. Almost feel like I did at home with too many decisions.
The biggest questions are when to come back, how long to stay, and where do I ultimately want to live? I definitely do not want to reside in the US, that much I know. I’d head for Tamarindo if not for work. I love what I do with the people I do it with. Honestly, I’ve visited many refuges on my off time, and this is one of the best. If you come to Costa Rica, The Congo Trail, aka, Monkey Trail (NOT to be confused with the Monkey Farm), is a must. There’s a lot of monkeys, howlers and white facers that you can actually interact with and feed everyday. It’s definitely a highlight for the visitors and for me, too. I love the monkeys.
The only thing about Coco Beach I don’t like is the huge Canadian population from Jan-April. Seriously, everyone is Canadian and French Canadians are difficult and rude. They truly think this is their town. Now, that they’re mostly gone, there’s a huge influx of Americans, yeah. Disgruntled with the way the US is currently, or retiring somewhere warm and beautiful to cure those arthritic blues. My whole complex, all 8 units, is now occupied with Americans.
Just as I’m learning Coco so well and meeting friends…my MO for sure. Leave and start anew. I keep searching for Paradise and I hope it’s not just a state of mind.
Tomorrow is finally my day off. I feel like this is a job, just worked 5 days in a row to cover for my amigo Brian while he’s in the states, re-uppping the supplies.
EVERYTHING is three times higher here and the import taxes are crazy high, too. I’ve been hearing a lot about the high season not being so high this year. I think the word is getting around how ridiculously expensive it is here. Housing, dental, and medical care are cheap, really cheap, but everything else is crazy. Gas $6.00 gallon for regular, for example.
My day off tomorrow I’m going back to Tamarindo, I think. It’s Easter week here and all the government is on holiday. All of a sudden Playas del Coco is invaded by big city people. Definitely a clash of two worlds. Beach vs. city community. It’s gotta be the worst week all of the year, so maybe I just hang here. We’ll see. There’s definitely no vacancies if I wanted to stay the night in Tamarindo. It’s only 57 kilometers between Tamarindo and Coco. It’s all over April 17th. The winter crowd, the city crowd, and high season is OVER. I’m anxious to see how this town really is, but I really want to live in Tamarindo, but only if I am able to buy. Renting, I’m staying put, except moving units for the next year.
This is an example of what you can buy for under $225,000. In Tamarindo, block from beach in quiet neighborhood. The picture above is a brand new development. My next door neighbor bought one of these. Both are turnkey and nicely furnished. Upgraded and I like that. I think I’m done with remodeling projects for a while.
My Tahoe house will be on the market as soon as I get home, if I can’t get a renter for one year while I determine my best options.
Out of the snow and into the heat 