La Cruz de Alajuelita (The Cross of Alajuelita)

Visit with Ron

The Cross of Alajuelita can be seen from anywhere on the south side of San Jose. We heard you could hike to the crosses. This would be a great way to keep our legs in shape for our work on the reservation. A couple of weeks ago we finally made it up the mountain with friends from the Language Institute. Now it was time to do it on our own with our dear friend, Ron Sweet.





It is great to get away from the noise, smells, and concrete of the city. Here are a couple pictures of our wonderful hike.





There are three crosses. The last cross is the cross that can be seen on a clear day.








One does not realize how big San Jose is until you climb the mountain. This is just part of the city and the view of the first cross.



We do not want you to forget what we look like.

The Irazu Volcano

Independence Day in Costa Rica!

We did not attend the fireworks on the National Mall, did not perform an Air Force Band Concert this year, instead we went sightseeing in Costa Rica. We took a bus to downtown San Jose, took another bus for a ride of 60 plus minutes to Volcano Irazu.

Volcano Irazu is the tallest Volcano in Costa Rica, it stands at 11,259 feet. It was a cool day in Costa Rica especially when you are over 2 miles above sea level.

As we were driving up the volcano, we could see the weather changing for the worse. Our enjoyable morning at the volcano might be int"erupted" by the fog. While freezing on top of the volcano and trying to make the best of a bad situation, I prayed that God would give us a couple of minutes of visibility before our bus departed in two plus hours.

This is what we enjoyed.

Crater at the Irazu Volcano

What little bit of blue sky we saw.

My and my beautiful wife, Lori on the way to the Volcano

Charlie

Charlie is the newest member to our family. We got Charlie from some missionary friends that are translating the Bible into the Cabecar language. They live up the road from Alekcey and Judith in Paso Marcos.





Charlie chillaxing with Lori. She loves to have her belly rubbed.


"Woe is me", everybody is leaving me again.


I love the park. The park reminds me of my old life in Paso Marcos. I was able to run, play in the river, and hang with my other dog friends.


I love to go for walks, but the chain and leash hamper my style. At first every car that went by would scare me. Life in the city is very different. I do like my new family.

Our house in San Jose, Costa Rica.

Here is our house we are renting in San Jose Costa Rica. We live in the suburb of San Francisco dos Rios. We have a 15 minute walk to the Instituto de Lengua Espanola. The original house we were going to rent decided at the last last minute not to allow dogs. Since we have a dog that was not a option.



Our kitchen and breakfast nook.


The small park right outside our front door. A wonderful place for Charlie to take care of her "business".



Our living room. Not a lot of room but enough to survive. We have three bedrooms and a little patio in the back. We have one bathroom for the four of us.


Our garage. A nice place for Charlie to hang when we are out of the house. Here Charlie is greeting our next door neighbor.