Happy Fourth of July, Wiley Update and Progress Report

We wish all of you in the states a happy holiday ... and our Expat friends here, too!  Today is just another day in CR, however.  There are a few celebrations, but we've got too much to do to participate.

Tuesday morning, Roy, Wiley & I hopped in the "bounce-zuki" and headed into Grecia for Wiley's check up and next round of shots.  Mr. Wiley is a VERY good dog in the car, laying on a pillow with his head between the seats, totally relaxed.  Got to the vet, he went in on his leash and into the exam room with no problems.  First, the weigh in ... he went from 3 kilos on June 11 to 6 kilos on July 2!  He is no more just all ribs and backbone.  Roy has him trained to sit with either voice or hand command and he LOVES his leash. He is afraid of balls at this point ... we are strongly suspecting that he has had things hurled at him in the past and hoping he gets over it.  For now, he is content to play with "ducky" ... inside, outside, on the lawn, in the dirt.  Wonder what will happen when I toss dirty ducky in the wash?  Guess we'll find out soon!

Wiley doesn't always look this sad ... he is sad because Ducky is here:

On another note, we're headed to Granada Nicaragua Monday morning.  Can't believe we are making our second visa run already!  Granada is a colonial city on the shores of Lake Nicaragua, with a population of over 100K, so it will be a very different trip from the one to San Juan del Sur.  There is a Coco Museum ... samples?  Got a room at a highly recommended small hotel with a pool for $34/night.  Will post photos upon our return.

Still waiting on the permit for the "bodega" ... due by today, but this IS Costa Rica.  I guess it was too much to hope for that it would come as quickly as the cochera permit!  Roy has a giant hole in the wall of the existing garage, in order to install a door into the cochera ... so we can finally get rid of the "carbuncle".

THIS: 

GOES HERE:

SO WE CAN GET RID OF THIS:

Our new septic system is pretty much ready to hook up and fill in

Got clothes on the line, another load in the washer, need to do dishes & mop the floors ... more later!

Tenga Paz,

Kathleen