Moving Day

After a month in our little jungle casita we have now moved up the hill to a larger, lake view house.  Due to the amount of rainfall we've had, we were starting to feel claustrophobic and the ants and biting flies were starting to take their toll on Ken's feet and legs. One of the gringos we breakfast with has been tracking the weather for six years (because that's what retired geezers do), and said July has had the most rainfall he's seen in one month. Although we miss being among the large variety of birds flitting around right outside our back door, the trade off is that we can now see the rain coming across the lake, sit outside under the large covered deck even when it is raining, see the lights of Arenal across the lake at night and the large cement patio is a deterrant to those pesky biting ants.  Here's our place - notice the papaya ripening on the tree outside our bedroom door

Patio doors from the living room and bedroom overlook the lake view and papaya tree.

We've decided to have an "at home" day and are enjoying the cool lake breezes from the lake - it's only about 22 C here.  We plan to do our Spanish homework and then go out to meet some gringos for 'happy hour' later this afternoon.  Salud!