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[quote=”njackson”]was hoping to find a good place in Uvita to buy one of those on-demand water heater contraptions that fit right onto the shower head. We’ll be passing through on our way to the Osa. We have heard that there are a host of hardware-type stores there. Any suggestions would be appreciated![/quote]
La Jungla has a good selection and is located on the left side of the highway as you are headed towards the osa 🙂 It is on the south side of Uvita
[quote=”sweikert925″][quote=”mdpfeifer”]I found this book really interesting
Goldwalker: Tales of the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica from the Life of Patrick Jay O’Connell
It is also available through Amazon :)[/quote]
Thanks, I’ll check it out. Is that fiction or non-fiction?[/quote]
nonfiction
I found this book really interesting
Goldwalker: Tales of the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica from the Life of Patrick Jay O’Connell
It is also available through Amazon 🙂
How excited you must be! We also planned our first visit to costa rica in mid October of 2009 and stayed our first time for 16 days. I purposely wanted to visit during the supposed worst time of the year.
We are also from Canada and believe me I would rather face an exhilarating torrential downpour than a whiteout snow blizzard going over our mountain summits!! We absolutely fell in love with the costa ballena area between Dominical and Ojochal, and have since purchased property between Dominical and Uvita.
We found there were a lot of sunny mornings, but by 3 or 4 in the afternoon the rain could really get going, and you just have to go with the flow. We have since had the pleasure of being in costa rica during many different months and I myself prefer the rainy season.
The temperature is perfect and the wildlife is incredible, not to mention the miles of unspoiled beaches just waiting to be explored.
I would definitely rent a 4×4. It will allow you to be a lot more mobile and see some pretty incredible places. This is a very slow time of year for most hotels and vacation rentals so you can generally find some pretty nice places for good prices. Here are a couple of websites that may be of help to find some places to rent
http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rentals/costa-rica/r1021 and http://www.vrbo.com/vacation-rentals/central-america/costa-rica.
When you finally arrive take the time to talk to some local ticos and expats. Everyone is so friendly and nice and and can offer so much more valuable information.
Have fun, enjoy your adventure and pura vida 🙂
Thanks so much for sharing and happy gardening in the jungle to you costaricafinca:D[quote=”costaricafinca”]Yes, it is great to see ‘sticks’ grow!
Unfortunately, so does the supply of insects that can decimate your garden overnight.
If planting veggies you should try to use short-day seeds. Again, there really isn’t a good selection here.
The success I have had is to directly plant the seeds from tomatoes, chilies, sweet peppers that I have purchased from the [i]feria[/i].
Many folk don’t think it [i]ever gets hot[/i] in Canada 🙄 but of course it does, so in the cooler temps of the evening some like to tend their garden, but here, it gets dark so early, hence it has to be done during the day.:oops:
Since the weeds grow quicker, better, taller than any vegetable … possibly with the exception of Okra …which I don’t think appears in many Canadian gardens, it may be better to plant in raised beds. You may to provide covering for both the protection for both sun and the very heavy ‘showers’ you may get, that can flatten a crop.[/quote][quote=”costaricafinca”]It’s nothing like you expect it to be … and nothing like you have gardened before, unless of course you are used to gardening in the tropics…and the Kootenays ain’t tropical!
From an ex-kootenay gardener :lol:[/quote]Thanks so much for your reply costaricafinca:D I also love gardening in the kootenays!! I would really appreciate knowing what was different than what you expected. My husband and I own a few acres (up the mountain at about 900ft elevation) between Dominical and Uvita. The first couple of months we were there I went crazy poking all sorts of tropical sticks into the ground (from hibiscus to titi plants) and by the time we had to leave they had already started to sprout leaves. (This was very exciting for me). This time I am hoping to plant some form of veggie garden and a lot of this will be experimental as I know nothing about gardening in the tropics…but I am very excited to learn 😀
[quote=”johnr”]Just got back from Costa Rica last night and once again had a great trip. However a couple of interesting things (observations) on my departure:
1) They took my lighter from me (from my brief case) and said I could not take it on the plane. I tried to argue the point – did not win.
2) While I was in the waiting area at Liberia I saw two people get taken aside and questioned at length by two young Tico’s (plain clothes – a little dangle tag on their belts, carrying walkies). The first guy was a way’s down from me so I didn’t over hear anything but I did see them take a look at his passport. The next guy was much closer and I could see that it was a Red passport so I assume Canadian. It was loud but I did hear them ask him certain things like “where he stayed”, “how long”, “what did he buy”, “why was he in the country”, “did he rent a car and from whom” …. and it went on and on – about 20 minutes from each guy.
Once in a while they would talk into the walkies and then start asking more questions.
Any idea what gives? It certainly wasn’t a tourist survey.
Any one been through this?[/quote]
I am Canadian and have never had a red passport (not that it matters) but my passport has always been blue 😀[quote=”Scott”]Did you see the article ‘Costa Rica’s Chicken Whisperer Jessa York’ at:
[ https://www.welovecostarica.com/public/Costa_Ricas_Chicken_Whisperer_Jessa_York.cfm ]
If you like, I can ask her if she would be willing to to communicate with you via email?
Scott[/quote]
Thanks so much Scott. I enjoyed the article. That would be awesome!!Hi
We rented suzuki jimmy’s on 2 different occassions from 2 different rental companies. First time was Alamo and the 2nd time with Solid. I would highly recommend both. They have representatives at the airport that can transport your to their agency at no extra cost, and their rates were very reasonable.
We enjoyed the Dominical area (in the south pacific) and there was no way we could be without 4 wheel drive. Our first visit was during the rainy season in October and our 2nd was just this past January. Both companies knew that we had no choice but to use 4 wheel drive and that was not a problem. Be aware that some companies charge your credit card a large damage deposit which they refund once your vehicle is checked over at the end of your rental term. We had no problem navigating the roads with just our road map and did not feel the need for a gps system. I am already planning our next trip back. You will love it!!
