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:?:How many expats buy a place in CR & live there all year, come howling winds or high water? We’d be one of those, & my husband is concerned that almost everyone bails with the onset of serious rain. He’s minimally disabled & doesn’t want to get lonely for English-speakers. He can’t really learn much Spanish due to his disability.
Tens of thousands of English speaking expats live here all year long!
The “howling winds” in the Central valley start AFTER the rains stop.
I live here all year long and LOVE the rainy season.
Anybody else have a problem with the rain season?
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comhowling winds and high water are still better than 5 feet of snow, a hurricane, tornado, or major flood. i’ve been here nonstop for 18 months now, after spending 8 or 9 months every year for the previous 4 years, so i’ve seen the worst of the rainy season and it’s not nearly as bad as some of the whiners said it would be. you just plan your day differently and get stuff done before the rains start. as long as you are warm and dry, the rains aren’t really a problem, imho. there are plenty of gringos here for him to communicate with.
The problem is that we are spread all over the country, so he would only meet a fraction of us anyway. Many take a vacation or go back to visit friends and family, but there is no clear [i]’exodus en masse'[/i] per se.
Plus the serious rain is spread out….over many months. In fact the rain has been really heavy this year, so it seems like the October rains, so we may be in for a long wet season.:cry:This is our fourth rainy season and we’re more used to it now than we were at first. maravilla is right that you plan around the rains which are pretty predictable. High on the mountainsides where the drainage is good, the rain doesn’t impede travel. The lowlands are another matter.
Right now, it’s raining snakes and I’m waiting for it to let up so I can take the dog out one last time. It’s an inconvenience, but I keep reminding myself that I don’t have to shovel it. That’s very comforting.
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