We arranged for our hostess to cater our dinner
on the night we arrived. She prepared a
wonderful dinner with ceviches and sweet potatoes (different from our
American) for appetizers, fresh red snapper (caught by her brother that
day) and best of all - we did not have to do a thing!
Our clothes arrive clean
and folded on our beds every three days. The house fairies
magically appear and the house, deck and pool are cleaned daily.
We have had two earthquakes that shook us
awake in the middle of the night.
The drive to get here is on a gravel road
that IS the Coastal Highway. The drive from the highway to the
villa is more than a 6% grade (this is more steep than is legal in the
US). It is definitely a one lane road and we met a loaded
dumptruck that was coming down as we were going up! That was
definitely an AW SHIT! moment. He stopped and we worked our way
around.
We have
seen iguanas, anteaters, kotamundi, monkeys, snakes (in the bedroom),
geckos (on the walls), several species of parrots as well as tucans,
vultures, three species of frogs or toads and other animals we have not
yet identified.
