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The sun comes early near the equator where Costa Rica is
located. By 6:00 am it has risen over
the mountains in the east and by 9:00 am the temperature is climbing quickly.
That said, the climate is still quite pleasant. At
3,000 feet elevation and 10 degrees North of the equator year-round averages are between
67-82 F. which is just about perfect for anyone—especially Floridian expats.
We took an early morning walk in Altos de Antigua, the gated
community where we live. It was only a half-hour walk but it was a steep climb half of the way---the way back! Morning walks
will be nice, but we will need to be out and about early to avoid the heat,
which is not that bad for Floridians—the difference between 70s and 80s. Maybe an early and a
late walk will do the trick.
We rise with the sun at about 5:30 or 6:00 am. It
is cool at that time of day—and by nine o’clock the temperatures are climbing
through the 70s to a day’s high of 80 degrees by noon. Very pleasant unless you
happen to be hiking in the Costa Rican mountains—or up our street.
We spent most of the today relaxing and hanging out on the
patio and taking in the awesome views. And even though our pantry had a weeks’
worth of food we still didn’t cook a real meal today. Snacks and the remains of
the roast chicken we bought at the Maxi Pali was plenty.
Tonight someone shot-off a big display of fireworks just
above our casa. There were aerial boomers that scared the devil out of the
pets. It lasted about fifteen minutes—which was plenty!
Must have been some
unknown Costa Rican holiday.