El Viento

The past week was hard on much of Costa Rica. The wind blew off roofs and heavy rains flooded rivers, especially on the Caribbean coast. There were a few things blowing around in the neighborhood but mostly just thick fog and heavy mist from the mountains to the north.

Issa always has good things to eat, no matter the weather

We have been painting and taking our daily walks into town and visiting with our home family and friends. Eleanor interviewed a woman that had helped build the houses twenty or so years ago. The women were trained through a government incentive and did all the work themselves. I am sure Eleanor's visual portrayal will be quite revealing.


Late in the week we all took a bus to San Jose, the capital, to visit museums. Program artists have exhibited in the National Gallery and we wanted to see the spaces. It is an old, teeming city not unlike others we have visited in Latin America. Interesting sights and sounds around every corner.

 

 

 

 

Fossils at the National Museum

Pre-Columbian stone spheres only found in Costa Rica

Scouting out the possible show galleries

Muy guapo!

 

Negotiating the wind and traffic

Lunch in San Jose

 

On Sunday we decided to revisit a favorite restaurant, Soda Flory, in the mountains above San Ramon. A great meal and a long hike finished the week.

Stoking the cook stove

Hola!

Holger's family is flying in tomorrow and he is finishing his six weeks here and off to the Caribbean coast for two weeks. We are planning to head for the Pacific coast next weekend, but I am having to take it easy with an eye problem. Maybe we will work here instead. Would like to get more done as a month has already sailed by!