Christmas Day 2010 - From: Atenas, Costa Rica
Wishing You the Best for a Great Holiday Season
and..
A Healthy and Prosperous New Year
Pete & Stef Bogatinoff
On November 30 of 2016, we celebrated our 9th year living here in beautiful Atenas, Costa Rica. We love the wonderful people, the weather and the low cost of living, and especially, the relaxing atmosphere that we live in. With all this, it was pretty easy to make our decision to stay and live here. As it is becoming more obvious every year - it appears that we are here to stay, and I can guarantee you that we have not looked back at all! Enjoy!
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Please Don't Send Your Cold Weather Down Here
Yesterday, it was very cold down here. They said that this was an effect from the cold weather in Florida. Below, is an article from the online news of www.insidecostarica.com
Tuesday Was Coldest Day In Costa Rica In The Last 15 Years
Cold spell to continue to tomorrow
Tuesday was the coldest day in the last 15 for the Central Valley, the temperature dropping to a bone chilling daytime temperature of 10.5 Celsius (50.9 Fahrenheit), according to the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) - national weather service.
The low temperature was recorded in El Carmen de Guadalupe, in the northwest corner of San José.
The last time the thermometer dropped was in 1995 when it recorded a low of 13.4 Celsius (56.1 Fahrenheit).
Other record cold temperatures were in San José centre and Montes de Oca (San Pedro) - 12.8 C (55F); Santa Ana with 16.9C (62.4F); and Cerros de Tapezco with 12.6C (54.7F).
In Escazú the temperature dropped to 13.9 C (57.2F), while in Coronado, 11.5C (52.7F).
Cartago recorded 11.9C (53.4F) and Alajuela with 15.9C (60.6F).
Even lower temperatures of 2.9C (37.2F)were recorded in Turrialbla and 2.6C (36.7F) in the Irazu Volcanoes.
The normal daytime temperatures for the Central Valley range from 28C (82F) to 32C (89F)
The cold temperatures are expected to linger until Wednesday afternoon.
Tuesday Was Coldest Day In Costa Rica In The Last 15 Years
Cold spell to continue to tomorrow
Tuesday was the coldest day in the last 15 for the Central Valley, the temperature dropping to a bone chilling daytime temperature of 10.5 Celsius (50.9 Fahrenheit), according to the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) - national weather service.
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The last time the thermometer dropped was in 1995 when it recorded a low of 13.4 Celsius (56.1 Fahrenheit).
Other record cold temperatures were in San José centre and Montes de Oca (San Pedro) - 12.8 C (55F); Santa Ana with 16.9C (62.4F); and Cerros de Tapezco with 12.6C (54.7F).
In Escazú the temperature dropped to 13.9 C (57.2F), while in Coronado, 11.5C (52.7F).
Cartago recorded 11.9C (53.4F) and Alajuela with 15.9C (60.6F).
Even lower temperatures of 2.9C (37.2F)were recorded in Turrialbla and 2.6C (36.7F) in the Irazu Volcanoes.
The normal daytime temperatures for the Central Valley range from 28C (82F) to 32C (89F)
The cold temperatures are expected to linger until Wednesday afternoon.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Coming to the Rescue
Week of October 25, 2010
During the height of the rainy season, much of the country experienced damage from heavy rains that they had not seen in over 90 years. It was caused by a Hurricane headed up the Pacific Coast. The hurricane did not touch land, but it sure got us wet. In fact, 36 inches of rain in 3 days! There were landslides, bridges out and roads caved in. Bob & Harriet were on their way back from Panama where they took a trip to renew their visas, and got stuck on the South Pacific Coast for 5 days because the road was out. Another part of their mission was to bring back 3 Butterball turkeys for us that were going to be the main course for our Thanksgiving Day Celebration.
Another thing that happened was that there was an incident involving a landslide at the property owned by Charlie and his partners - I called Charlie and said "you really need to come down here and check this out." He and Rick Dixon arrived and inspected the situation. Ricky is a builder and knows a lot about things like this. So they decided he needed to come down with Charlie.
Unfortunately, two days after they got here, Ricky got a call that his Uncle had died and had to head back home the next day. This picture was taken the day before Ricky left.
Now, it was up to Charlie to handle the situation. This he did in fine fashion and the repairs are now being made.
Sure wish you guys could have stayed longer
During the height of the rainy season, much of the country experienced damage from heavy rains that they had not seen in over 90 years. It was caused by a Hurricane headed up the Pacific Coast. The hurricane did not touch land, but it sure got us wet. In fact, 36 inches of rain in 3 days! There were landslides, bridges out and roads caved in. Bob & Harriet were on their way back from Panama where they took a trip to renew their visas, and got stuck on the South Pacific Coast for 5 days because the road was out. Another part of their mission was to bring back 3 Butterball turkeys for us that were going to be the main course for our Thanksgiving Day Celebration.
Another thing that happened was that there was an incident involving a landslide at the property owned by Charlie and his partners - I called Charlie and said "you really need to come down here and check this out." He and Rick Dixon arrived and inspected the situation. Ricky is a builder and knows a lot about things like this. So they decided he needed to come down with Charlie.
Unfortunately, two days after they got here, Ricky got a call that his Uncle had died and had to head back home the next day. This picture was taken the day before Ricky left.
Now, it was up to Charlie to handle the situation. This he did in fine fashion and the repairs are now being made.
Sure wish you guys could have stayed longer
The Artist at Work Again
In a previous post, you saw that my lovely wife was getting into the world of painting water colors. This is getting to be one of the most pleasurable times for her - when she goes to class on Monday and really gets into painting. Take a look at some of her latest work.
Not bad at all would you say? Stay tuned for more of her fine work.
It Is a Small World
September 20, 2010
On this day, the couple who rented one of our apartments on a long-term basis moved in. They are Bob and Harriet Cates. Bob & Harriet got frustrated with the life in the big city, sold everything they had and moved to Costa Rica in May of this year. They first settled in on the South Pacific Coast, but found that to be too far away from San Jose with not a lot of things to do to occupy their time. In addition, that area can get pretty hot during the day. So, they decided to check out other areas. Somehow, which I'll tell you later, they contacted Stef to get some advice on the Atenas area. They set a date and time to visit us and showed up right on time.
Now, would you believe that Bob & Harriet are from Nashville, Tennessee? Yes, I said Nashville, Tennessee!! They told us that they got Stef's contact information from a friend of theirs who is a mutual friend of our friend Carol Milam - Who would have known. Anyway, after we chatted for awhile, they asked if we knew of any places that were available to rent - Well guess what - Stef leaned back and said "right over there" while pointing at our guest house. They took it on the spot and went back to the coast to give their notice.
These are two very wonderful people who are an absolute joy to have staying with us. Bob is retired from the jewelry business where he owned a store close to Nashville. Harriet is retired from an architectural firm in Nashville. You will be hearing more about Bob & Harriet as I work to get this blog updated.
Folks, you are welcome to stay here as long as you want.
On this day, the couple who rented one of our apartments on a long-term basis moved in. They are Bob and Harriet Cates. Bob & Harriet got frustrated with the life in the big city, sold everything they had and moved to Costa Rica in May of this year. They first settled in on the South Pacific Coast, but found that to be too far away from San Jose with not a lot of things to do to occupy their time. In addition, that area can get pretty hot during the day. So, they decided to check out other areas. Somehow, which I'll tell you later, they contacted Stef to get some advice on the Atenas area. They set a date and time to visit us and showed up right on time.
Now, would you believe that Bob & Harriet are from Nashville, Tennessee? Yes, I said Nashville, Tennessee!! They told us that they got Stef's contact information from a friend of theirs who is a mutual friend of our friend Carol Milam - Who would have known. Anyway, after we chatted for awhile, they asked if we knew of any places that were available to rent - Well guess what - Stef leaned back and said "right over there" while pointing at our guest house. They took it on the spot and went back to the coast to give their notice.
This is Bob & Harriet with Stef
These are two very wonderful people who are an absolute joy to have staying with us. Bob is retired from the jewelry business where he owned a store close to Nashville. Harriet is retired from an architectural firm in Nashville. You will be hearing more about Bob & Harriet as I work to get this blog updated.
Folks, you are welcome to stay here as long as you want.
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