Sylvan Collection
Jocelyn Broyles Jewelry
is constantly updating. This piece is from the Sylvan collection. Beautiful stuff in gold and/or silver that coordinates with jeans and tee or an elegant dress. Check it out.
is constantly updating. This piece is from the Sylvan collection. Beautiful stuff in gold and/or silver that coordinates with jeans and tee or an elegant dress. Check it out.Labels: jewelry
# posted by Steve Broyles @ 4/25/2008 11:27:00 AM 
Hikin
One of the best parts of working in Costa Rican real estate is that I get to go hike/horseback ride some stunningly beautiful properties. Spending the day out in the sun, looking at farms and development parcels hardly even seems like works sometimes.This one has amazing ocean views, and looks down into a big green valley. Green even at the very end of the dry season... absolutely emerald during the wet.
An excellent development property, measuring about 250 acres (100 Ha) and priced to sell.
Also a fun horseback ride, and a great hike (though hot at noon) up to a view spot that takes your breath away.
Tamarindo Recycles
GREAT news for Tamarindo (and the local environment): We now have a bi-monthly recycling program. It doesn't have all the convenience of what most North Americans are accustomed to doing, but it isn't all the tough to gather stuff for two weeks at a time, then drop it off. I'm sure they'll be working kinks out of the system for a while as well. But it is exciting that we can recycle now and should help keep our landfills from overfilling. More personally, it means that I no longer have to save my used batteries up for months and months then tote them up to the states to recycle them. Used batteries are full of all manner of nasty chemicals- please don't throw them in the garbage. Nuff outta me, it's a beautiful day, I'm going to go check out a great property we just got listed-- 7.5Ha with Ocean views at a really low price. If you or anyone you know is interested in doing a small, green development project in Costa Rica, send them my way!
Labels: Costa Rica, garbage, tamarindo
Bonfire and Satellites
I don't have any pictures yet, but a good friend hosted a great bonfire dinner last night out in the hills near town. Living so close to the beach it is easy to forget the beauty of the local hill areas. We enjoyed a cooling breeze and tried to pick constellations out of about a bazillion stars. It was actually tough to see the "main" ones for all of the little ones that you can't usually see.
And speaking of celestial bodies... found a new product out there that I really wish we had owned during our trip down to Costa Rica.
SPOT is a GPS unit and satellite transmitter that can allow you to provide real-time location transmission. In essence, it reports your position on a Google Map about every 10 minutes. It also has a 911 feature that purports to contact local authorities and search & rescue folks that you are need of assistance, also sending them your exact location. Finally, you can hit a button every now and then, if you like, to email to your pre-arranged contacts a little "Hey, I'm ok" message.
I think that if we could have used on of these on our trip, our families would have slept a little better. We might have taken some comfort in having it along for the ride as well.
On a totally different note: I was trimming some palm fronds this morning (a constant battle here.... too many dang palm trees in our yard) and a snake fell out of the tree onto my arm. Startling. It was about the diameter of a pencil and maybe two feet long. Olive brown on top, lighter underneath. Pretty little thing. It wasted no time in slithering right back up into the palms, pausing briefly to look around only after it was well off of me. I imagine that I startled the snake at least as much as it startled me, but since snakes don't type (no fingers) you're only likely to get my side of the story.
And speaking of celestial bodies... found a new product out there that I really wish we had owned during our trip down to Costa Rica.
SPOT is a GPS unit and satellite transmitter that can allow you to provide real-time location transmission. In essence, it reports your position on a Google Map about every 10 minutes. It also has a 911 feature that purports to contact local authorities and search & rescue folks that you are need of assistance, also sending them your exact location. Finally, you can hit a button every now and then, if you like, to email to your pre-arranged contacts a little "Hey, I'm ok" message. I think that if we could have used on of these on our trip, our families would have slept a little better. We might have taken some comfort in having it along for the ride as well.
On a totally different note: I was trimming some palm fronds this morning (a constant battle here.... too many dang palm trees in our yard) and a snake fell out of the tree onto my arm. Startling. It was about the diameter of a pencil and maybe two feet long. Olive brown on top, lighter underneath. Pretty little thing. It wasted no time in slithering right back up into the palms, pausing briefly to look around only after it was well off of me. I imagine that I startled the snake at least as much as it startled me, but since snakes don't type (no fingers) you're only likely to get my side of the story.
Labels: garden, travel, weather
Two More Travel Websites
I'm too lazy to go back and update our Links page right now, but I've recently found two new sites that I like.
They are both travel-centric more than Landcruiser-centric, which should please many of you. Neither is Central America oriented, but they are still fun.
Robb and Cat hop around the world some, they share pictures onBella's Adventures. Bella is their dog, might be as spoiled as our dog.
Also Dare 2 Go. Yasha and Juergen have been working their way through the USA, then Central America, now South America in a Ford with a camper. They've got some great stories and their site is a fun read. Wish we could have met them when there were in Costa Rica.
Hope you enjoy their sites.
On a less positive note: To the person (people?) writing multiple, empty comments that refer back to a website with the letters HQ that is based in Costa Rica. Stop it. You're annoying me. I let the first comment post because I'm nice and your blog has some decent content.
To end on an upnote: had an excellent dinner last night here at Laguna del Cocodrillo. Boy-howdy those guys make a mean potato-wrapped Corvina. Delicious!
They are both travel-centric more than Landcruiser-centric, which should please many of you. Neither is Central America oriented, but they are still fun.
Robb and Cat hop around the world some, they share pictures onBella's Adventures. Bella is their dog, might be as spoiled as our dog.
Also Dare 2 Go. Yasha and Juergen have been working their way through the USA, then Central America, now South America in a Ford with a camper. They've got some great stories and their site is a fun read. Wish we could have met them when there were in Costa Rica.
Hope you enjoy their sites.
On a less positive note: To the person (people?) writing multiple, empty comments that refer back to a website with the letters HQ that is based in Costa Rica. Stop it. You're annoying me. I let the first comment post because I'm nice and your blog has some decent content.
To end on an upnote: had an excellent dinner last night here at Laguna del Cocodrillo. Boy-howdy those guys make a mean potato-wrapped Corvina. Delicious!
Labels: blog, expedition, travel
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