It’s been a while and for that I sincerely apologize.  As much as we miss our dear friends from Costa Rica and our adventures there, we returned home and it took some time to return to “normal” life back home in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia.

We’ve been home for a few months now so stay tuned for future posts about food, food, food and our new adventures of being back in the city!

]]> http://www.patty-and-john.com/weeeeeere-baaaaaaack/feed/ 0 http://www.patty-and-john.com/costa-rican-scorpion/ http://www.patty-and-john.com/costa-rican-scorpion/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:32:52 +0000 Patty http://www.patty-and-john.com/?p=983 John met this sweet little critter while I was sleeping one evening.  Lucky for him (the scorpion).   Because if I had met him, you would all be looking at a picture of a severely squished, unrecognizably dead little creature.

And why does this thing have what looks like a cluster of beady eyes on its tiny little head???  ICK!  I bet he’s pretty crunchy though, you know like the grasshoppers people eat.

Manuel Antonio seems to be frequented and favored more by the locals as well.  The sands and the waters are smoother and calmer.  The water somehow feels warmer too.  And as you drive into the area you are blown away by the wildlife and rain forests close by.

Way back in December 2009 we went to Panama City, Panama.  And of course while we were there we had to go and see the Panama Canal.  So that means 6 out 7 Modern Wonders down, 1 more to go.

In all honestly though, I think that the Ancient Wonders and Medieval Wonders are more…well…wonderful when it comes to the Wonders of the World.  But that’s just me.

I try to tell myself to stop being a big pussy and I’m still waiting for the day to come where I’m not completely obsessed in fear at the sheer amount of insects in Costa Rica.

I’m not sure if the rainy season breeds massive infestations of insects or what.  But one recent evening, John and I were cooking in the kitchen when all of a sudden something flew at us over the stove.  So we killed it.

We continue to cook and another bug flew at us.  So we kill it again.  And then another…and another…and so on. An unrelenting assault of these flying buggers.

We had to attempt to seal the area off because they kept sneaking in.  I don’t know how many there were exactly – because we lost count after what felt like a thousand!

We ran and hid in our bedroom for the rest of the night.  Totally freaked out.  We weren’t sure how they were all going to get out of the house – but we found out the next morning that they didn’t.  They all died.

Luckily they didn’t bite or anything.  It was just such a freak show.  John and I keep telling ourselves that this is just one of those things you look back on, 10, maybe 20 years down the road from now and laugh at.  Yeah, right…

As the main reason for this trip was to attend and participate in our friends wedding – here’s just a quick peek at some pictures from Olivia and Bryan’s wedding event at the Brock House in Jericho Park.  Although we were rained out, spirits were high and drinks were flowing in happy celebration!

(The Bride and Groom)

(My best friend Charlene and I finally have a fairly decent picture together!)

(My brother Terry and his harem of crazy bitches…)

Here are coffee beans being laid out to dry after they have been picked, processed and washed.

I’m not sure how natural the habitat is really, as all these crocodiles were lazing in this river located under the main road into Manuel Antonio.  It would be like seeing a whole army of these massive creatures lounging under the Lion’s Gate Bridge back home in Vancouver!

A poor little lizard died, stuck to a wall in the stairwell of our house.  The ants ever efficient, devoured the poor bugger in 4 hours flat!

No trace of the lizard carcass was ever found.