Monday, August 22, 2022

Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica

Puerto Jimenez

The untamed shores of the Golfo Dulce, what more can I say?  Sigh. You can buy sunglasses for as little as two bucks (my husband always loses a pair in the rough surf), roam shoeless, abandon all matter of outerwear, pan for gold, park wherever you damn well please, and lose yourself, seemingly forever, in the wilds of primitive jungle and beach.  

 Is there something new to explore?  Not really.  But who needs new when you have rusty, shabby, old, neglected, and downright wonderful things to see?

 Old things have always fascinated me, and these weathered boats have seen better days.  At low tide, they're landlocked and ripe for a photo safari. Follow my feet down memory lane…



The waters of the Osa Peninsula lap against the southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica. 





What lies beneath...






Now, where?






 Blue and orange is a personal favorite color pairing. This scene is beautiful set against the warm cerulean sea and blue-gray mountains in the distance. I can still feel the warm, mushy sand beneath my feet.  Paradise.  



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Monday, August 15, 2022

Nicaragua in 23 Photos


We were gone for twenty-three days, and on one of those days, we visited a beach in Rivas; seeing a colorful bus dominating the sand is quintessential Nicaragua. In the background, the Concepcion volcano looms over Ometepe island like an enormous water tower. 

Bold and breathtaking.

 Nicaragua is no stranger to unrest, and the nineteen volcanoes that boil and bubble—seemingly everywhere—add sufficient drama and tension. But there is more to Nicaragua than volcanoes. Discovering this long-buried highlight post sprinkled a hefty dose of wanderlust over my feet. 

Take a look.



A bird's eye view of the harbor in San Juan del Sur. 


A frolicking pig on the beach in Las Penitas. You'll share the beach with cows, horses, and pigs in Nicaragua.


The Grecian rooftop of the Cathedral of Leon.


A horse and cattle drive near Poneloia beach


A colorful street is explored on my morning photo safari in Leon.


Villas de Palermo in San Juan del Sur. Heaven.


Waiting boats in Las Penitas.


Puffy my rent-a-cat. Love. 💖


A vibrant carousel in Leon. 


Church bells in Leon.


Stuck in the middle of Leon.


Boats at sunset in San Juan del Sur.


A cross at Playa El Coco. A beach of almost unsurpassed beauty. 


Happy Hour at Villas de Palermo


The Christ statue at sunset in San Juan del Sur. 



Christ with one of his flock in Rivas. (not heaven)


Fishing in San Juan del Sur. 


A room with a view in Granada.


Life on the streets of Granada.


A dove on a wire in Leon.


Number four in Rivas. 


Kitty on the streets. 
I 💖 Nicaragua. 








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Monday, August 8, 2022

Xunantunich: The Stone Woman

The rustic ferry to Xunantunich.

 "Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win." Stephen King

 Xunantunich is named after a ghost. 

 The legend of the Stone Woman started in 1892 when a researcher witnessed a Mayan maiden ascend the staircase of El Castillo, the main pyramid of Xunantunich. She was wearing a flowing white gown and a tangle of long, dark hair atop her head. When the woman reached the top of the pyramid, she swiveled, revealing penetrating, blood-red eyes. A few seconds later, she disappeared into the stone. The research crew searched the ruin, but she had vanished without a trace.

 No one knows the ancient name of this Mayan city near modern-day San Ignacio, Belize, so they named the site Xunantunich. The moniker means Sculpture of a Lady or the Stone Woman.

 We didn't see the woman in white when we climbed El Castillo, but she still scares unlucky tourists to this day.

Follow my feet again...



Horses take the ferry too.


Another unpaid passenger.





Camouflage.




El Castillo.











The view from the top of El Castillo is breathtaking - even without a ghost.

"I wouldn't describe myself as lacking in confidence, but I would just say that - the ghosts you chase you never catch." John Malkovich





 

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