Costa Rica Is So Beautiful

So it is official. We've bought a piece of land in the southern pacific side of Costa Rica in a little town called Ojohol. It has a beautiful view of the mountains and a distant view of the ocean. We are off in the hills, so the roads are a little rough from the coastal highway. We will have to get a 4x4. From the highway it is about 5 minutes to the closest beach Playa Ventana. There are a few beaches close by that is great for surfing too. It is so green there and wildlife are plentiful. We saw Toucans and Macaws fly and land on the tress right in front of us. Wow, I thought that I would only see those in a zoo.

This picture is of the "Whale's tail", in the Whale Marine national park. Very good for snorkling here. The sky cleared enough while we were flying there for us to snap this picture.


Life will be totally different. No one is ever in a hurry there, everything is "10 minutes". Something we will have to adapt to. I am just looking forward to the "warm winters". They consider their rainy season(September-October) the winter season. We almost didn't make it to Ojochal from San Jose(capital of Costa Rica). For one there is only one flight a day in the morning and it rained 14 inches the night before we arrived and it was still cloudy in the morning. If the pilots cannot see the landing strip, they will not land the plane. The airport in Palmar Sur right now is just a strip surrounded by an oil palm plantation. The new airport due in 2010 will have runway lights so it can cater to larger planes can land at any time of the day.

Even though we are in the middle of nowhere, there are many things to do, places to see and restaurants. There are German, French and Dutch restaurants, just to name a few and even a French bakery. You can go birdwatching, snorkling, kayaking in the ocean and hiking to the waterfall. If you don't want to hike, there is a ATV tour that takes you to the waterfalls. I coudl do all these things when I am here or just enjoy the peace...

There are so many great investment opportunities here too. It is amazing. Let us know if you want to join us down here or just buy some investment properties. I will help as much as I can or at least steer you in the right direction.