Steve's older brother and his wife and kids came for a visit. It was wonderful to have them here and I think it is safe to say that everyone had a good time together.
Because I backed up their photos prior to their departure, I've got a few highlights to share, in no particular order and without any particular agenda, here we go!
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Nothing says "great start to a vacation" like an air conditioner failure!
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A/C or no, the pool worked fine
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I'm just as tall as my 13 year old neice, unless we both stand flat-footed :(
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Austin was enthralled by the complete works of Calvin & Hobbes (thanks Ky!)
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Steve's first attempt at homemade pasta. His dough came out well, his ravioli looked a little like a poached egg, in a bad way. Isabelle is much more skilled in that arena.
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Clue. Good fun for everyone. (Wine helps)
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Marty rolls pasta
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...wine helps...
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Lazy Saturday, a little beach and surf in the morning... some darts in the afternoon
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Such form! Such Grace (I lost)
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Brave photographer
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There was also a game of Scrabble
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Breezy and shady
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Austin throws well for his first time
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Caly: keeping it real
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everybody wins at Scrabble!
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Sorting beach treasure
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Labels: dog, family, food, house, photo, tamarindo, visitor, weather
# posted by Steve Broyles @ 8/23/2009 11:30:00 AM
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The first week of 2009 has been busy. We were lucky enough to have some friends (Katie and Brad from Atlanta) in town, and spent NYE camping at Playa Avellanas, which is wonderful in its own way. The camping trip included some bonfire time, some surfing, lots of reading/lounging, the occasional adult beverage, and building a big ole sand castle on the 2nd. Fun times. There are sandcastle pictures on
my facebook page (yes, I joined facebook, I'm not so sure about it yet, but I'm there under Steve Broyles).
Installed a new center console into the Cruiser. That's a custom paint job, by your's truly. Let's just hope it lasts a little while (the paint, not the console, which should last a good long time). now we can take the camera on trips and have some security, which means... more photos! Yay.
We made delicious Thai food. Yummy. Including fresh lemongrass from our very own garden. I love cooking with stuff we've grown. We grew (and ate!) a delicious tomato as well, not with this meal, but all by itself. Didn't even take time to photograph it, just gobbled it right up. Yum!
Pulled, cleaned, rebuilt, repacked, and replaced the knuckles on the Cruiser. This is the mother of messy jobs. You can see the sort of goo that has to be removed in order to proceed. Yuck. I made a few mistakes along the way, including an embarrassing moment of putting the wrong axle shaft into the wrong side of the housing. Rookie move. But I'm feeling great now that the job is finally complete!
The Cruiser's inaugural voyage after finally getting re-assembled was a trip to Playa Conchal. A spectacular local beach that we really enjoy. Hot day, very crowded, but we had our own little slice of sand and enjoyed it.
We also did a day trip to another beach, but had no camera, and we made some food, but didn't photograph it. Enjoyed a very nice bottle of wine- Erath Pinot Noir (thanks to Brad and Katie) and mostly just enjoyed... the week.
**Still trying to sell my 88 diesel Landcruiser, by the way. I'd even consider driving it up to the USA to sell it there, if you pay for the $1,000 or so of fuel that it'll take to make the trip. GREAT truck, motor is in wonderful shape, driver's door got a little dented by an unknown assailant. Please buy my truck, I hate having a car for sale.
Labels: 4wd, beach, Costa Rica, day trip, landcruiser, photo, tamarindo, visitor
# posted by Steve Broyles @ 1/09/2009 04:21:00 PM
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Steve's parents are here and we are having a great time. Everyone in the house seems to have caught a little bit of a flu- Jocelyn hit hardest, but we are still enjoying each other's company and enjoying some un-seasonally cool weather. Air temps this week have been in the high 70s instead of mid-hi-80s. It is nice. Cloudy skies have also made for excellent sunsets.
I'm still battling my Landcruiser transmission- mostly neglecting it, at this point, as working under a car with a heavy beast of a tranny is hard. Doing it with flu symptoms is too hard for me to do right now.
Labels: landcruiser, sunset, tamarindo, visitor, weather
# posted by Steve Broyles @ 11/24/2008 06:36:00 AM
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The first week of 2009 has been busy. We were lucky enough to have some friends (Katie and Brad from Atlanta) in town, and spent NYE camping at Playa Avellanas, which is wonderful in its own way. The camping trip included some bonfire time, some surfing, lots of reading/lounging, the occasional adult beverage, and building a big ole sand castle on the 2nd. Fun times. There are sandcastle pictures on my facebook page (yes, I joined facebook, I'm not so sure about it yet, but I'm there under Steve Broyles).
Installed a new center console into the Cruiser. That's a custom paint job, by your's truly. Let's just hope it lasts a little while (the paint, not the console, which should last a good long time). now we can take the camera on trips and have some security, which means... more photos! Yay.
We made delicious Thai food. Yummy. Including fresh lemongrass from our very own garden. I love cooking with stuff we've grown. We grew (and ate!) a delicious tomato as well, not with this meal, but all by itself. Didn't even take time to photograph it, just gobbled it right up. Yum!
Pulled, cleaned, rebuilt, repacked, and replaced the knuckles on the Cruiser. This is the mother of messy jobs. You can see the sort of goo that has to be removed in order to proceed. Yuck. I made a few mistakes along the way, including an embarrassing moment of putting the wrong axle shaft into the wrong side of the housing. Rookie move. But I'm feeling great now that the job is finally complete!
The Cruiser's inaugural voyage after finally getting re-assembled was a trip to Playa Conchal. A spectacular local beach that we really enjoy. Hot day, very crowded, but we had our own little slice of sand and enjoyed it.
Steve's parents are here and we are having a great time. Everyone in the house seems to have caught a little bit of a flu- Jocelyn hit hardest, but we are still enjoying each other's company and enjoying some un-seasonally cool weather. Air temps this week have been in the high 70s instead of mid-hi-80s. It is nice. Cloudy skies have also made for excellent sunsets.
I'm still battling my Landcruiser transmission- mostly neglecting it, at this point, as working under a car with a heavy beast of a tranny is hard. Doing it with flu symptoms is too hard for me to do right now.
