The produce truck came through town

The first few days here felt a bit like we were on a backpacking trip and hadn't brought quite enough food.  There's no grocery store in town, so we waited eagerly for the produce truck we were told would come through San Gerardo yesterday.  And it did!  I ran out right away, to make sure they stopped.  Fresh fruits and vegetables were packed into the truck, most with spanish names I didn't know.  But it was fun to shop with 2 Costa Rican guys rattling off names of fruits and veggies in spanish (I looked them all up in the dictionary afterwards and wrote them down so I can be more informed next time they come).  I told them we are here for 4 months, so I'm pretty sure they'll stop again (I bought a lot!). The meat and dairy truck comes every Monday, so our milk-drinking habit shouldn't have to be curbed too much.

Speaking of food, we ate the toughest chicken ever last night for supper -- Costa Rican chickens have a much harder life than our fat Canadian chickens! 

Our backyard is amazing and has lots for the kids to do and see...hummingbirds and colourful tropical birds everywhere, a stocked trout pond (the cabin owner has a restaurant that serves fish) the we can fish in, a teeter-totter, a picnic table, and hiking trails right out back.  The kids have been bringing me flowers from the yard daily.


I'd like to pass on a big thanks for the travel-friendly Christmas gifts we received before coming here -- the kids have been enjoying them all, especially since they have lots of time to play.  Even the sweets that made it into our travel bags have been enjoyed (Smarties were very helpful to motivate the kids to hike up the big hills between our cabin and the field station, something they'll have to get used to!).