James and Jaci

James and Jaci
Audrey took this picture of us on the porch

Welcome!

Hi all,

Welcome to my blog, "The Midwest Expat"!

As our family is completely and totally new to Costa Rica, I decided to start a blog about our "Great Tico Adventure". Be sure to check back often to read about the latest "festivities" down south in the land of Bavaria Gold and active volcanos. :)

Thanks for visiting and drop us a line when you get a chance!

Jaci



Wednesday, October 6, 2010

I'm tired of rain

Hola todos mis companeros,

It's now October and supposedly we're moving into the rainest part of the year. Joy. Since August, we've had rain almost every day. Since mid September, that's been almost all day, every day. Today the sun came out in the morning. I watched it rise over the mountains thinking, "We haven't had a decent sunrise since July." It was a nice change. From what everyone here is telling us, this is one of the most rainy seasons in the last 20 years. Joy. That thrills me greatly.

Thankfully, last weekend we went to Isla Tortuga for the day. Translation: BEACH AND SUN. But you could still tell it was "winter". The sun wasn't as intense. But at least it was there. The humidity not even close to being as high as it was in June when we were in the same area. It was more like Kansas in May.

Then later on Saturday it was back to Escazu and "winter". Granted, our winter is like 70 degrees F, with no strong storms. Just rain, cooler and less humid. In the evenings a comforter feels good. During the day, long sleeves aren't out of the question. It's a refreshing change to January and February when it's so hot and humid.

From what everyone has told us, December is the best month. We'll see. :)