The Story of guy and gal!

A NEW YEAR  and a new way to communicate with you all.  Just click on the arrow  and see us in real live color!!!!!  This is so much fun!   Always wanted to be a movie star! Luisa y Claes  

Here we are the last day of the year 2012 to get those projects done .  Our list is short!  We have Migal on board helping us with our Diesel issue.  Looks like he and Claes will conquer the problem.  The picture is Claes opening his new grandpa mug he got this year --- he just loves it !  Check out our Photo Page linked to our Picasa Album for more shots. The day is covered with a lovely blue sky today,  small breeze which is refreshing.  We spent the evening on the malecon in Puntaranas last night  Walked and walked with all the other many folks.  The huge cruise ship that had  been in port left  leaving behind many local merchants with more Colones in their pockets to begin a new year.  We so enjoy being with the local people,  eating carne on  stick........and listening to their laughter, and family times........music on the corners and lots of lovers sitting on the edge of the shadows of the street lights.......

After a full week of preparations and planning the lull of time between Christmas celebrations and New Years welcome parties, we are enjoying some quiet time.  The White Shell is safe and sound at Puntaranas and we are being lazy in Athenas.  The newspapers reported yesterday that Puntaranas was the second warmest spot in the country, second only to Liberia.  Our time here in this very temperate location is not only timely but comfortable.  I am challenged by a huge novel, the journals of Cleopatra and enjoying the excellent writings of this North American author.   Her descriptions and excellent research results in a very well worth read...........over 900 pages so I will be occupied.  LOL Fasting today after so much good Central American fare. The Captain is managing to collect the different items he has need of:  ie  fuel filters, new fuel line and a responsible fella to clean out the tanks on Monday next. Spending lots of qualit...

Please click on the link below and enjoy our Christmas Greeting to you.  Trusting that you have got all your shopping and preparations done!!!!  Sending you our love!!!! http://smilebox.com/playBlog/4d7a51314f5451304d6a513d0d0a&blogview=true

This is our first time here  by sea and we are extremely taken again!  Our travel time from El Salvador was short with lots of days filled with sail able wind.  Such a treat.  We found numerous bays to tuck into as our pictures tell.  The few ports we reported to were all very friendly and made our entries very easy to do.   Though our Spanish is still minimal we communicated and built relationship with those in charge.   Folks are usually keen to befriend and we love it.  We took our time exploring the Northern part of Costa Rica and slowly made out way up the Nicoya Peninsula were again we found many welcoming little bays.   The water is so clean and such a pretty green color,  the birds busy each morning and evening its kinda neat to be sung to..   Lots of fishing jumping and Pelican patrolling them as they wait and watch to get their fill.  We were escorted by the dolphins a few tim...

For those who dont know........... the Blog has gadgets........little things set up in the  back ground to make viewing  the blog fun and exciting.  Well as mentioned the other day the Photo gadget broke and is not getting fixed by the makers of the Blog software so I have created another page.............titled  OUR STORY IN FOCUS...PHOTO ALBUMS ...open it and you will be linked to our Google Albums.............all the pictures we upload are there for you.  Enjoy and know that as we have access to the Internet we can and will  continue to offer you pictures.  Tonight we are tied to a mooring ball in the estuary at the Costa Rica Yacht Club in Puntaranas Costa Rica.............we will be here for a month.....celebrating Christmas with Gerald and his familia.......then Daniels wedding in January the 12th actually then we will depart for Panama..........talk to you soon. Tomorrow we visit the Port Captain and check out downtown Puntaranas........

Seem to be having trouble with our photo link on the blog......... please be patient as the maintenance crew is up late tonight to rectify the situation.    Certainly am contemplating changing our Blog Server.......anyone have any suggestions?   Many of you use Word Press...........is it user friendly for one such as me?  Thanks   The First Mate aboard the White Shell   up way past my bedtime tonight LOL