Costa Rica Journal - Sunday, 5-3-09

It has been almost a week since my last journal entry, but not much has happened in this time. We traveled to Liberia with Fred and Amy on Monday to buy some groceries and household items. That was nice to get out, although we realized that we tend to shop faster than they do. We bought a laundry basket, a rack to dry our dishes on as well as some other household necessities. Throughout the week we bought a much needed table and two chairs, though we still need to buy two more.

It doesn't seem as if we'll ever get used to the moist heat here, yet everyone we've talked to says we acclimate. Now it looks like we are going to buy a car instead of an ATV. This will make errands a lot more pleasant in the rain, and it will enable us to travel on road trips whenever we want. The Morgans said that they will send their mechanic Joaquin with us into the Central Valley when we are ready to go car shopping. They even offered to let us go in one of their vehicles, we just have to pay for gas and Joaquin's time. I have to admit it will be very nice to have a car again.

Without easy transportation, I think we've both been feeling a bit trapped here in Cabanga. Not only would we like to get around to see more places with greater ease, we would also like to see if there are better food options outside of the immediate area. The local food trend is mainly fried chicken and rice and beans. The grocery store doesn't offer much else, especially in the way of vegetables. Leafy greens are all but unheard of here. On a better note, we bought some seeds so we could start growing some food on our own. We also bought a blender and a rice cooker which should make meals at home a little more interesting.