FELIZ NAVIDAD Merry Christmas everyone. I've returned to Costa Rica for the winter and there are even more smiles here this year. Here are some of my friendly faces from the past month. I'll begin Smile of the Day as soon as I get past the holidays. Right now the festivities are ramping up-last night was a combination hourly fireworks outburst alternating with loud music, singing and heavy drinking-I'm leaving the last for the locals. Hundreds of people descended on the beach yesterday and the numbers doubled by sunset. In the morning I walked on the beach and was almost the only one except for Joe Zappia from Ottawa. By 5 pm there were a few tents and this morning there were twice the number of tents. Today there have been 6 incoming jets flying over Coco to the airport at Liberia. Tonight promises less sleep and more noise. All part of the crescendo towards Nuevo Anno(New Year's). The ocean is warm and I swam a few hundred metres yesterday. This morning there was a cool manta ray visible from shore and about 60 pelicans flew over looking for fish. Hopefully the sardines will come into the bay soon because then the pelicans will put on a diving display. Plus the Mahi Mahi will come closer to shore and become a little cheaper when the locals start catching them. Today I bought 15 lbs of assorted limes, oranges and grapefruits of several different varieties-fresh picked. I'll juice about half and eat the rest. 4 bucks.
Have a great boxing day and stay warm and cozy in the great white north.
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