It’s totally nuts around here

This is not the week to visit CR.  It’s totally insane. I guess the government shuts down for the week of Easter. All of San Jose is here at the beaches. Traffic, rude city people, and the police are everywhere setting road blocks. The locals are paranoid because most of them have illegal cars. Everyone on scooters and motorcycles are wearing helmets. It really is nuts.

Got home from work today, parked the car, and vow to not go anywhere in the car except work. I’m going on foot or hanging here at my pool on my off time. It’s impossible to get through town. My usually quiet town is bursting at the seams. The grocery stores are packed since they too will be closing. The banks closed yesterday for the rest of the week. When the Tico’s take a holiday, they run for the beaches.  I’ve never seen so many people on my usually deserted beach.

Next year, I will plan on being in the US for this week.  Every hotel, apartment, and hostel are packed. I wanted to go to Tamarindo, but next week I’m going to look at two homes for sale.  The more I think about it, Coco is a better place to make my roots.

I found a perfect home right around the corner from me in the Las Palmas district that is for sale. My neighbors who are Canadian told me about it as they are looking for an investment business here.  They, too, agree that this area I’m in is the more prosperous and safe place to be.  I could walk to town at midnight and feel safe, not that I would, I’m in bed by then, but I could.

This little house is so perfect, but even the realtors are not working. Tomorrow is Good Friday, and I expect the traffic to be even worse. This is the bigger holiday than Easter Sunday.  So,Monday I am going to meet this realtor. Beautiful home, 2/2 huge patio, big swimming pool with a waterfall at the end of the street. Asking $199K, but…may get it for $170K.

I’m serious, I have to stay here till I’m 65 or they change the health care system.  What I pay in premiums a year, I could get a new knee. It’s really bothering me, more here than at “home” standing on cement all day, walking.

All the monkeys are good and the rest of the critters are thriving, too.  I had to work alone today. I’m telling you, it takes forever to feed all the animals. They all have different diets and types of food they eat.  It was busy, non-stop till quitting time, which is when all the animals are fed and watered. That’s what I call quitting time, anyway.  It’s so hot and my knee and back can’t take much more than I give.

Until later…I’m off tomorrow, but have 4 in a row after that. Can’t wait for Brian to get home from the states.