Cactus plants are scattered throughout Costa Rica growing prolifically in the tropical climate. |
Low-lying morning clouds as seen from the veranda. |
In 53 days we'll sail away from Fort Lauderdale, Florida on a 30-night cruise to South America as we begin making our way toward Buenos Aires Argentina. Then in 114 days from today, we're off toward Ushuaia Argentina to embark on the Antarctica cruise.
Costa Rica is clever in using waste products as an alternative to expensive resources. |
From there, in roughly 132 days from today, we'll arrive in the fairly remote area of Mpumalanga/Nelspruit to make our way to Marloth Park, South Africa, a 90-minute drive from the airport where we'll be renting a car for the many months we'll spend in the country.
Old tires used as a retaining wall. |
It's not as if we constantly talk about these adventures. We've always made a concerted effort to live in the moment, relishing in our current surroundings. It's not hard to do in Costa Rica with the easy flow of life in this beautiful and friendly country.
Dirt covered road after a rainstorm. The rain has been outrageous during the "green season" over these past months and is expected to continue through October. |
The cost of partial day tours in Costa generally run over US $100 (CRC 57,232) per person plus the cost of getting to and from the tour pickup and drop-off locations. At this point, with a considerable outlay of funds for the upcoming adventures, we've had to curtail our spending.
An old shack along the mountain road. |
The cost of clothing we'll need to buy for the Antarctica cruise (which we'll ship to our mailing service in Nevada to hold for us for our next "cold weather" expedition) is expensive. We've considered renting the clothing but after considerable research, we've discovered its more cost-effective and time-saving to purchase the necessary items.
We'll make the necessary purchases online and have all the items shipped to our mailing service and then shipped in one package to the hotel in Fort Lauderdale. From there we'll board the 30-night South America cruise without any baggage constraints.
A shriveled banana blossom, parts of which is used in cooking in certain parts of the world. |
We'd decided to begin making the clothing purchases this month to ensure everything arrives on time and, to have the cumbersome task behind us. At one time, shopping online would have been fun but I've lost interest in shopping altogether other than for groceries. Tom never enjoyed shopping of any type, let alone online. We'll get it done.
A cloudy mountain scene. |
Have a happy day!
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Photo from one year ago today, October 1, 2016:
A man of the beach collecting miscellaneous items from the beach placing them in this cart attached to his motorbike. For more Bali photos, please click here. |
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