The Rest

The 2 weeks after the last post were spent Chillin with Dani and the fam in and around Canaan.

We did some work like sanding the floor, building furniture, tilling soil, helping out with kid etc. Dani would bounce ideas off of us and work things out and we would cook and smoke spliffs of some locally grown shwag. It was great. Up each day early, going for hikes and swimming in the river, playing with their awesome dog chomsky, a yellow lab.

There were many gatherings with the other families in the nieghborhood whcich were always a good time with good food, music and spliffs. and All the kids were so entertaining.

There was the organic farmer from florida, roger and his english traveler wife emily and there 2 kids about 3, twins. tThey had the sickest fiver spot with giant bolders.

Lobo and his wife and kid shami who spoke a hybrid of english, spanish and portoguese.Had a great house right on the river, with a geodesic dome originally as the bedroom whcich got converted into a crash pad for the festivities.

WE went into town to the Ferria a couple times, which was a great big farmers market. Came to really like San Isidro.

But really the best part of of this place was the place itself. IT was seriously like being in the shire. rolling green hills with fogs and mists rolling through. epiphytes everywhere, fruit trees, orchids, tons of birds and butterflies

settlin in

The crew, consisting of jacked up does the work of 3 men Alvaro, the carpenter and karaoke king of canaan, chico and the kid steven arrive simultaneously and exactly at 6 although i wouldnt know becuase i dont have a watch, with woops and calls to wake us

We pop up and immediatly brush the teath followed by beunas dias and then spliff. We contemplate the rest of the day and make cafe.

I do some work on the table I'm building and do a little something in the garden before breakfast. We made some hash browns with dank salsa type stuff.

More work on the table and the dudes started some mosaic work on the sink and I finished the table and made some pasta and sauce for lunch.

Mellowed out and then we all went for a swim in the river which was envigoratingly brisk. I got naked and them a little uncomforable I made and cleansed thoroughly with soap.

Read a whold bunch That Eggert book I've been realy into.

Now at the homestead chillin with the fam about to have some falafel for dinner

everyday the light and cload cover and fog are different and create a totally different ambiance

vounterring in the Mountains

We spent a couple days in San Jose getting some supplies but mostly just killin time. Met many cool peeps and went out a bit. A marriachi band come to the hostl...l

Dani and his beautiful wife and child came to Tranquillo and picked us up. Brought us up to there Mountain spot where we are gonna chill and help out for a lil while.

This place is amazing! The house we are helping build is ausome and it has a rediculous river running behind it. Last night was the first night spent out there. Many more to come.

Apparantly this guy down the streat knows all these famous peeple from Colorado and there are a bunch of pro snowboarders and STring Cheese in the country and there coj...+ning for a yitter party in like 2 weeks.

Tilled some soil and went swimming in the river today. Gonna go grub

adamd517: YO MAN
adamd517: WHERES THE LOVE
adamd517: how's AmericaCentral and South doing
tulpaguru: very well indeed. IN San Jose, havnt made it out of costa yet not sure if I will
adamd517: yo, include me next time you send an email...i haven't seen one email, or picture, or link, or annything
tulpaguru: pretty much seen most of the major shit in this country but Im outa cash in a serious way and need to volunteer or geta gig
tulpaguru: whats you email
adamd517: adembowitz@gmail.com
adamd517: how long till you come back to the US
tulpaguru: exactly 1 month
tulpaguru: thats rediculous that i dont have you in my contacts sorry bout that
adamd517: SWEET! i am going to be in Cherry Hill may 14 and 15
tulpaguru: thats it just for 2 days
adamd517: my grandfather's 90th birthday
tulpaguru: hope our flighs dont pass each other
tulpaguru: COOL
adamd517: you doin alright down there?
tulpaguru: Hells yeah
adamd517: nuggs?
tulpaguru: just got back form the Peninsula De Osa which pretty much the most remote and wild part of teh country
tulpaguru: i has such a variety of climactic zones and flora and fauno
tulpaguru: scarlet mccaws, toucans, monkeys, tapers.....
tulpaguru: plus it has a really mellow tropical lagoon feel to it
tulpaguru: had an amazing psychedelic journey on teh beach called mato palo
tulpaguru: We started out on the pacific side and got our shit jacked first nigth in towntulpaguru: so we are traveling real lighttulpaguru: the thieves were kind enough to route through my bag and leave me witha t shirt a pari of pants and most importantly my swim trunks
adamd517: wow
tulpaguru: got things under control and found some cool kids and slept in a hammock on beach for a week
tulpaguru: smoking carotes, swimming, meditation etc
tulpaguru: after that we needed a change of scene and headed up to the mountians. hiked around the rainforest, checked out a waterfall and a volcano
tulpaguru: and all the time consuming way too much guaro which is sugar cane alchohol
adamd517: fucking sweet dude
adamd517: i gotta go get lunch
adamd517: bad timing
adamd517: send an email!
adamd517: talk soon
adamd517: peace and love
tulpaguru: aight bro
tulpaguru: peace
adamd517 signed off at 12:17:54 PM.

Where I left off

Puerto Viejo, just a lill bits North of Pananma on the Carribean side got some of the best culture ive seen in Costa Rica beacuse there are negros there and Negros got soul. They have a pretty wierd hybrid culture but the herb and the reggea flow as do the travelers.

We rented bikes for the week and cruised all over. Got pretty guared a bunch of nights and met a whole bunch of killa people including the blond dreaded blue eyed swede who worked recption for Jay. OH man.

Beware of the sheman whores

ended my post abruptly becuase someone wanted me to go smoke a J and then of course we got hungry and had to go to my favorite 24 hr san jose establishment.

Took a different route to check out the sheman whores who are usually pretty entertaining. There were tons of them more than ive ever seen before and they are all yelling and flashing us. We get to the corner where they are standing and they about 5 of them start grouping me and another 5 on yems. They go right for the balls one of gets a good shot that I feel in my stomach a little. I´´m tyring to protect my junk and keeps these things off of me but they just wont stop and I ended pushing one of them into the street which i initially felt a little bad about untill i realized shes A FUCkING MAN and that they pick pocketed 10 bucks from me.

Been too long

Its been over 2 weeks since I last posted and of course too has happened to recount.

After Monteverde we came back to San Jose and mellowed at Tranquillo for a bit before heading to the carribean side.

Puerto Viejo is the shit. Stayed at Rockin Jay's for week and loved every minute of it.

Hiked a pretty rugged trail to a HUGE waterfall today. Jumped off the rocks into a pool at the bottom it. Some girl was there with a digicam and i got her email so maybe ill be able to get a pic. Everyone has those things so i figure as long as i get emials which everyone travelin in into ill be able to get a reasonble album.

The trail to get to the falls went though some farmer family's land so we had pay 5 bucks. Happy to give my 5 bucks to the family but im still not sure how i feel about it.

Its raining now but will probobly stop shortly. We are going to get drunk and pass out early so we can catch the 6:30 out of here. Back to the beach beatch

just keeps getting better

yesterday took a 4-5 hour bus ride out of San Jose into the Northern Central Highlands aka Los Montanas to this liitle gringo village supported by the the national rain forest parks and related ecotorims ie canopy tours.

Went to a pretty cool little restuarant last night where a group of harvard public policy grad students happened to be dining as well which when combined with the shots of tequila on the house made for some good convo.

went out dancin afterwards to the only place in town where they played pretty good reggea and then salsa.

despite the party the night before we managed to drag oursleves out of bed by 8 to go hike the monteverde trails.

the air up there is so clean and sweet and intoxicating. and the jungle is so alive but so calming at the same time. We were even treated to the sight of a quetzal which is beautiful multicolored parrot