Do Those Straight Jackets Come In Tropical Prints

NUTS........or as Sherry says, "We are on the Crazy Train again this week."  We checked with our airline carrier Saturday morning about  baggage fees since we had purchased our one way tickets back in April.  Little did we know that there will be a fee for each carry-on (overhead storage) and a fee for each checked bag.  NOTE: The checked bag weight limit is 40 pounds with each and every additional pound coming at a premium price.........Got the scale out and now we are  "Downsizing our Luggage". 

Contemplating doing the Tarzan and Jane lifestyle and clothing line,  one large clam shell used as the soap dish, ice cream scoop, coffee cup, soup latel or bowl, back scratcher and mint dish, along with one loin cloth used as our towel, napkin, blanket, or a tablecloth when we're using banana leaves for our informal jungle themed dinner party .   I can hear monkeys laughing.

Our one-way tickets have become somewhat of a problem .  When traveling to Costa Rica you must have a return ticket or a ticket out of the country within 90 days as a tourist and we will be considered perpetual tourists .   So, we have to get a roundtrip airline ticket to Managua, Nicaragua and be out of Costa Rica for 72 hours on or about March 28, 2012 .  It really isn't that bad since we will be living about 30 miles from the Panama border, and Panama is where we will go every 90 days for our 72 hours out of the country .  A "Big Plus" to this is, Panama has everything we have here in the US.  David, Panama is about 1 hour and 45 minutes from our Playa Zancudo home and there if we want, we can shop at Cosco, Wal-Mart, eat in American restaurants or see an American movie at the cina-plex.........I don't think so, there are some sleepy little towns up in mountains or along the Pacific coast of  Panama just waiting to be explored .  Our journey is that of simple needs and not of wants, just being together enjoying our life in a most amazingly beautiful place . 

The photo is of the "Passion Flower" taken on our trip across the Gulfo Dulce to the Peninsula de Osa and our inspiration to move forward.

This week we want to say, "Thank You" to our new friends Carol and Paul, for their encouragement and for taking wonderful pictures of our house and property on their visit to their Playa Zancudo home several weeks ago.   Also, "Thank You" to our Zancudo friends, Elena, Sue and Carlos for their encouragement and support, keeping us focused.   Pura Vida!