The Fourth Week and Beyond...

So!

Saturday feb 27, we moved into our own home in Quepos. The land lady is a sweet woman with a sweet familiy, and they all do whatever they can to help and make sure everything is ok with us. Only a few days later we discovered what would turn out to be our topic for our thesis; Kids Saving the Rainforest! It just happened to be located in the hotel right next to us, AND the president of the organization just happened to be our neighbour. So Im thinking there were many reasons for us to move up into this little appartment on the hill.

Dominical was a really nice experience. We went for the horseback riding, going into the forest to a waterfall...which turned out to be one of the most beautiful spots I have ever seen! We got breakfast and lunch at this cozy little place, the food was great and the ride was so much fun - as we came closer to home base for the horses, they could not hold back...as soon as one started running, they all broke into a gallop and there was nothing you could do about it, they wanted to get home!!! And as I hadn't been on a horse since I was about 10, I was a little hesitant at first, but by the end of it, I wished that I had let my horse gallop ALL THE WAY!!

The days drifted away, with interviews and research for the thesis and a lot of tanning!!!!! Since getting in this apartment, we havn't been to the beach too often - we have a garden, right??!! And of course - we've been going out every weekend, with the rest of the norwegian guys and other people coming to visit us

Very long story short - I was robbed last week...some was my own stupidity, the rest was the loco guy who did it...at least there was no contact between him and me, no physical damage! And - for some remarkable reason I got my camera back...apparently Ive gotten to know some very ok people here. All the other stuff was only of value that money cannot buy, like my picture of my kittie(the ONE pic I have of her as a kitten)and a cute little book that one of the girls from school gave me... Of course my bank card was stolen as well as freshly taken out money, but I feel so lucky, it could have gone so horribly wrong! Tico friends are good to have!!

Tomorrow we'll be going to meet up with a friend of ours in Uvita to see whales and dolphines, so that should be a fun trip! Hopefully we'll be going canopying next weekend...coz we're starting to feel our departure date closing in on us...3 weeks and 3 days, and we'll be heading out of paradise! 3 months here is not enough!

I just have to say - Costa Rica has so much to offer, from the nature to the culture, to the food and the people, and the beautiful, always sunny weather (well, almost...) If I EVER get the chance to come back, I will swim if that's what it takes! I have travelled some before, and have now found my #1 spot!!!!!!!! BTW - you have to try the mahi mahi...it's the best fish I have ever had!!!!!!!

Go the PURA VIDA way, go to Costa Rica!!!!!! just don't ever let your gard down I did, and of course at the exact moment someone was waiting for it...

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Im lovin it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...please don't make me go home...