Costa Rica Cost Of Living Update: New Battery for Car—$152
It’s one of those days. My electricity went out and when I try to drive to the bakery to get a cup of coffee…the car won’t start. I’m in a bad mood. The type of mood that only happens when I have been decaffeinated for over 15 hours.
But when I’m just about to go on a tangent on how unreliable the electricity is, or how crumby the car mechanics are….this guy comes my way. An adorable coati who walks straight up to me, gives me a sniff, and continues on his path.
This often happens to me. Right on the heels of a tantrum, a magical moment occurs. And after it passes, I can’t remember for the life of me why I was in such a bad mood in the first place.
It’s easy to forget your problems when a coati looks you straight in the eyes.
that’s a lot cooler than the canadian geese shitting up my parking lot in new jersey.
But I’m sure they crap equally as much.
You know, Tolis Johnson says above that you’ll be returning “home” soon. I think you are home, and won’t be leaving any time soon. I think he has an American bias, which I understand and certainly don’t blame him for, but he is off base. Plus, where I spend my time in CR, it isn’t hot at all! It’s perpetual spring up around Lake Arenal near Tilaran. I haven’t been there during the real rainy season, so I can’t address the rain issue, but when I’ve been there, even the rain is an adventure. I was in a drenching downpour of an electrical storm down at Jaco, and it was so refreshing to sit out on the hotel balcony and watch the water pour down in sheets. This was on my first night in Costa RIca! I swore we’d be stranded in our hotel, surrounded by water, because of the immense amount of rain that had come down. But, to my amazement, the sun came out bright and brilliant the next morning, and except for a very few puddles on the hotel asphalt, you would never have guessed that it had even rained. And, I enjoyed a wonderful, clean, bright, and sparkling morning, my first morning in Costa RIca. I’ve been in love ever since, even though I really don’t like Jaco, but sure do love the weather.
Everyone has their opinions, but all I can do is write about how I feel at the moment. It feels good to live here, perhaps I will leave one day. But I live in the present now, and are grateful for everyday I get here.
Do they domesticate those at all, or are the simply wild? What would you compare them to here in the States?
I don’t believe anyone domesticates them, but they always come so close to you. I’ve been in a forest with a pack of them, and each one walked right in front of me. It’s cute, but I wish they would keep a good distance from humans so they don’t get hurt.
Freaking Awesome. Bummer about the battery. I need to think up of a way to meter those things so it shows how many cranks are left. hmmm……
RIP battery. The dead parts from my car can fill up a graveyard.
A cute coati vs electricity/internet/technology/modernity…
I see you back home pretty soon !! Besides, there is only so much one can take of cute animals and hot and rainy weather.
Enjoy your time in CR, but…. home sweet home !!!!
I loved the video shot and your comments even more! I hear more and more folks down there are coming up with their own power sources like solar, wind, etc. I guess that pretty much explains why after reading your blog today. Oh electricity isn’t all what it is cracked up to be when you see a friendly critter that like that feller. Have a great day everyday! Cheers!
Thanks Steve. I do love my electricity, but boy those coatis are adorable.
LOL…that is so cute! It is amazing when we take the time to live and enjoy every moment, how everything just seems so much easier. It is also amazing, if we learn to laugh at ourselves, you know over the little things, our days would be so much brighter!!
Ok, so you are running for the bus, you fall in a puddle of watery mud…LAUGH!!!
You are right Antonia, you have to laugh. Sometimes I come across so many ridiculous things here (like my car being in a perpetual state of disrepair), that I end up laughing it off. What’s the alternative anyway?
Thank you for that moment, and the reminder to enjoy the moment!
Sometimes I can get so aggravated, so quickly. But then when I see something as cute as a Coati, things don’t seem so stressful anymore.