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Thursday, 2 Dec 2010 | Photo Gallery
No explanation needed - it was cool!
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Though I have not been as diligent as promised
with keeping a blog, especially while at Villas, this was a great experience. As
I near the end of my trip and prepare for my return to the states, I want to
say thanks for reading along,
following ... Read more >
Wednesday, 1 Dec 2010 | Photo Gallery
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You
know that weird feeling you get when you’re in a movie theater, like the
outside world doesn’t exist beyond the screen in front of you? When the movie
is over you walk back into the mall and need a minute to realize when and ... Read more >
Monday, 29 Nov 2010 | Photo Gallery
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Sunday, 28 Nov 2010 | Views [432]
One
of the main justifications for this trip and its timing was that I may never
have the chance to do something like this again (though meeting tons of
travelers along the way – I’m not sure I believe that anymore). Either way, I
feel that ... Read more >
Saturday, 27 Nov 2010 | Photo Gallery
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Thursday, 25 Nov 2010 | Views [379]
I
knew when I planned this trip that being away from family and tradition on
Thanksgiving would not be easy. Like Halloween, it’s one of my favorites, but
for all different reasons. A chill in the air, a chance of snow, everyone
helping in ... Read more >
Wednesday, 24 Nov 2010 | Views [328]
At
6 am I awoke in Montezuma and stepped out onto the second floor deck of Hotel
Lucy. What I saw gave me such pause that I literally had to sit down. The sun
had just risen over the Pacific Ocean, was shining brightly through sparse
clouds ... Read more >
Monday, 22 Nov 2010 | Photo Gallery
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Monday, 22 Nov 2010 | Photo Gallery
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Sunday, 21 Nov 2010 | Views [375]
This quiet little town tucked away in the hills
of Mastatal has limited communication and technology. What it lacks in
technology is makes up for in something we often strive for – quality. Here in
Mastatal there exists a life that is so perfectly ... Read more >
Friday, 5 Nov 2010 | Views [464]
Today
is the fifth day in November, and already there has been more rain recorded for
the month than in the last 20 years! Every day since my arrival in Mastatal has
been rain – for four straight days! And we’re not just talking ... Read more >
Wednesday, 3 Nov 2010 | Views [358]
Paradise is no longer elusive – I found it! When
planning began back in the states, I imagined this trip to have only one phase.
But as we know things rarely go according to plan. The first phase of my trip
was that of acclimation: getting around ... Read more >
Tuesday, 2 Nov 2010 | Views [727] | Comments [1]
I
knew it wasn’t going to be easy. Travel days during this journey rarely are,
and often test not only my soul, but also the will and desire to remain in
Costa Rica. Today was no exception. At 11:30 am, after waiting all morning ... Read more >
Monday, 1 Nov 2010 | Photo Gallery
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Sunday, 31 Oct 2010 | Views [367]
Halloween
and the season of change make for my favorite time of year. A landscape full of
oranges and reds, pumpkins for carving, apples for picking, cooler days and the
smell of wood-burning stoves. And Halloween… whoa! I mean, scary ... Read more >
Friday, 29 Oct 2010 | Views [370]
Next
time, if there is a next time, I’m traveling lighter. Even with the box of
stuff I sent home I still have way too many things, and hardly use any of them.
Anyway, during the grand event of packing this evening I stumbled upon my poor,
neglected ... Read more >
Thursday, 28 Oct 2010 | Views [386]
Hi-ya folks! No, I didn't forget about you over the last three weeks, and (thankfully) the snake meal was not the end of me. After a short trip to Quepos and Manuel Antonio with friends from Roberts Farm, I went to Villas Mastatal - the most perfect place ... Read more >
Wednesday, 27 Oct 2010 | Photo Gallery
For the second day in a row, Emily spotted a Fur-de-lance pit viper right off the front porch in a garden where she was working. The decision was made to kill the snake, with the plan to use as much of it as possible. We are drying the skin and head for ...
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Tuesday, 26 Oct 2010 | Views [449]
The
desired effect of working alone in the garden is to think. Not about day to day
life with questions like what am I doing next? how can I do this more
efficiently? where am I going this weekend? No - thinking in the garden is
about digging ... Read more >
Monday, 25 Oct 2010 | Views [347] | Comments [1]
I
really dislike itchy rashes. Poison ivy… vile stuff. I get it every year and there
is just nothing pleasant about it. I end up scratching until my skin is raw and
bleeding, then add some ethyl alcohol to dry it out and burn the stuff ... Read more >
Saturday, 23 Oct 2010 | Photo Gallery
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Saturday, 23 Oct 2010 | Photo Gallery
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Friday, 22 Oct 2010 | Photo Gallery
This week I worked on converting an old hay field into new planting beds. The field was first mowed by Robert, I raked, moved and raked again. In the spirit of using everything, the clippings were used for mulch to keep plants moist in the upcoming dry ...
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Thursday, 21 Oct 2010 | Views [337]
What a sight! The remaining eight
WWOOFers and Lady (the small headed / large bodied dog) all piled into the Toyota
today for a run into town. The mission was simple – buy some beverages for a
small fiesta to help see friends off to their next ... Read more >
Monday, 18 Oct 2010 | Photo Gallery
Good people and great friends here at Robert's Farm. I am sad to see people leave...
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Monday, 18 Oct 2010 | Photo Gallery
I haven't posted invertebrate pictures in a while, but often marvel at their beauty here at Robert's Farm. Here's some I've been able to capture on camera!
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Saturday, 16 Oct 2010 | Views [370]
Today we did some shopping at the farmer’s market, bought some goodies at Palí, and completed the Saturday morning ritual with a deliciously refreshing smoothie, juice or shake at Orgánica. During our visit the previous week I thought I recognized music ... Read more >
Friday, 15 Oct 2010 | Views [363]
Last Saturday night Emily and I
took a stroll to Rancho el Higuer ó n
for some cold beer and culture. Serendipitously, a man that asked to borrow a
chair from our table just happens to be a professor in California, a native of
Cuidad ... Read more >
Thursday, 14 Oct 2010 | Photo Gallery
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Thursday, 14 Oct 2010 | Photo Gallery
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Thursday, 14 Oct 2010 | Views [367]
According to the biodynamic
calendar, which considers not only sun and moon cycles for planting but also
the other heavily bodies, today was a “fruit day”. Based on previous long-term
studies, planting on a fruit day will enhance fruit production, ... Read more >
Thursday, 14 Oct 2010 | Views [516]
After much anticipation, we
finally made it down the dangerous cliff! Seven prepared for the journey as
Robert looped the hand-made rope ladder around the base of a large jocote tree
at the edge of his property. Emily was the first ... Read more >
Tuesday, 12 Oct 2010 | Photo Gallery
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Charlie has been in Costa Rica for
close to 30 years, living in and around Mora and having a number of interesting
jobs. For a time, he worked as a guide at the University for Peace. Owned and
run by the United Nations, the University ... Read more >
Monday, 11 Oct 2010 | Photo Gallery
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As a career student that once upon
a last year co-taught a college level course, I really appreciate novel
techniques to communicate ideas. Let’s face it, the blah, blah, blah lecture
approach often leads to bobbing head syndrome and ... Read more >
Monday, 11 Oct 2010 | Photo Gallery
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With so many people away for the weekend – it seemed a
good idea to tile the porch that serves as a hangout for the large group. While
at Finca Quijote I learned how to install barbed wire fencing, compost
humanure, prepare compost tea and some ... Read more >
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