Beautiful Sunsets and Sunrises

Last Friday was the first day that we had our toes in the Pacific.  And much to our surprise, it was a lot warmer than either of us thought it would be.

We headed down to the beach in the afternoon; and found a nice little quiet spot; and sat on a log and watched the waves.  There was a man up the beach from us a bit; and he had 3 dogs with him.  The 2 bigger ones had no problems going into the ocean; but the little one wanted nothing to do with the water.  It was fun watching the antics. 

There doesn’t seem to be any dog laws in Jaco.  We have seen countless dogs walking around the streets.  Some with collars, but a lot without.  We haven’t had any problems with any of them being aggressive.  And it was nice to see the dogs on the beach.  At home, there’s a lot of places that you can’t bring your animals.

We continued strolling up the beach; and then headed for our favourite smoothie place.  We had also been told about a grocery store downtown.  Much bigger selection and the prices were comparable to the other place.  This time, no overcharges, and the cab ride was $5.00. 

A few weeks before arriving in Costa Rica; there was a big storm that went through.  Tore up parts of the highway; and did lots of damage.  Glad that we weren’t here for that.  The road leading up into our complex was in pretty rough shape.  Big gouges in the road; and the drive up with a cab was usually pretty interesting.  The other day we walked down; and it had been graded.  What a big difference, not only for walking on it; but the last cab ride home was way less bumpy than usual.

We also found a new way to walk to the grocery store.  We don’t have to walk on the highway anymore.  But we do have to walk up the hill to our place.  Thankfully, the road levels out just as your legs are at the screaming point.  Then as you’re getting closer to the condo, one more hill to go down, then straight up to our place.  Like I’ve said before… no need for a gym membership here.

Last night, we were entertained by a beautiful sunset.  The sun lit up the clouds over the mountains; and it made for a nice photo op for a while.

Then early this morning - 4:15 am to be exact, we got up to watch the meteor shower.  We had a nice patch of open sky above us; and after watching from the balcony for a few minutes; we headed up to the road.  Ended up seeing about 25 in total. 

We also noticed for the first time since being here; the big dipper.  Mike had thought that we wouldn’t see it because of being so far south.  But turns out, we just weren’t up late or early enough.

Mike went back to bed shortly after 5 and I sat on the balcony; listening to nature and the waves hitting the shore.  And just as the colourful sunrise started; I woke Mike up; and the two of us were once again entertained by mother nature’s magical beauty.

Some of you know that I wear a red-tinted sun glass; and boy does it ever add beautiful colours.  I’ve shared that with a few of you over the years.  Well with my glasses, the sunrise looked like hot lava.  What a great way to start the day.  Of course, I went back to bed and got up at a more reasonable hour… well for me anyway.

We were back at the pool for a few hours today.  The rain seems to have come to a stop; and the past few days have found us at the pool.  It’s a great way to cool off.

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