Tonight, Roy & I walked up to Essprezzo de la Casa to deliver a promised 1/2 loaf of the awesome whole wheat sourdough bread from the Feria to Isobel ... who wasn't home ... Roy took his laptop to show Isobel's daughter some freeware art programs. While they were futzing with the computer, I shot a couple of sunset shots (sorry for the reflection)
turned around and saw FIRE! (NOT that close ... this photo stolen from the firefighter's FB page)
Somehow, a fire started just up and across the road from our house and the flames and smoke were pretty intense. We could see that it had possibly started down the hill (brush burning? ... In summer?) but had made it's way uphill and was threatening to jump across to our side. Regardless, I called 911 @ 5:35, was put on hold several times, finally got someone who spoke English and explained where they were needed. Bear in mind that the nearest fire departments are in Grecia & Sarchí, so it took them a while to get here.
I stayed at the restaurant with the girls, while Roy came back here to check what was happening. Apparently, a few local guys were using a couple of holey old hoses to keep the bank wet and they nearly had it out by the time the FD got here. It is over an hour later and they are just now done combing the hillside to make sure the fire is well and truly out.
Three of our heroes (gotta say the one on the right is a stone FOX, a Tico who was raised in NYC and fought fires there)
And, this is the group who came ... maybe not all of them, but hats off to Bomberos de Sarchi!
Sounds like nothing dull in happening in your new world. I am really enjoying your commentaries and pictures and I am definately learning some very interesting things. Keep them coming.
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