It's been a while since I posted anything. The reason for that is because our house caught on fire! It occurred Sunday morning, June 3, 2007 while we were on vacation in Costa Rica. The owner of
Piedras y Olas, Chris Berry was vacationing with us. These amazing photos were taken by our friends George, Denny and Natalie.
Many people showed up to help put out the fire and carry out our personal belongings. Dan Fisher, a third generation fireman from the Phoenix, Arizona area, was a hotel guest and helped organized the effort. Sailboat captain Denny Meijering directed many of the people.
The roof of the house sustained the most damage. The house itself is made of concrete and did little damage to the overall structure. The roof will be totally replaced. The cause of the fire was determined to be electrical.
Reconstruction has already started and in about three month's time we will move back! In the meantime we are staying at another villa at the resort.
We cannot thanks our friends enough for all their efforts!
To view photos of Casa Jocote before the fire,
click here.
This past weekend I took a cooking class called Seafood Delicious taught by Anna Webster. She prepared a variety of seafood appetizers and entrées. For a photo gallery of the food and class, click here.
Class was taught in her beautiful home Villa Laguna in San Juan del Sur.
This will be a party weekend as San Juan del Sur honors its patron saint, John the Baptist. Music, food, games and parades from June 22-24.
Life continues after the fire. Dan and I are living comfortably in Casa Guanacaste at Piedras y Olas Hotel & Resort. More on that in future blog entries. On June 10, 2007 John Berger organized the first Community Trash Clean Up Day. The community was near the El Oro development about 3 kms outside of San Juan del Sur. Everyone young and old came out to participate in the effort and in the lunch barbecue afterwards. The highlight after lunch was the raffle where many great prizes were given away to those who participated in the clean up. For more photos of the clean up, click here.
Many people showed up to help put out the fire and carry out our personal belongings. Dan Fisher, a third generation fireman from the Phoenix, Arizona area, was a hotel guest and helped organized the effort. Sailboat captain Denny Meijering directed many of the people.
The roof of the house sustained the most damage. The house itself is made of concrete and did little damage to the overall structure. The roof will be totally replaced. The cause of the fire was determined to be electrical.
We cannot thanks our friends enough for all their efforts!
Happy Hour at Pelican Eyes...Piedras y Olas are on Wednesdays and Fridays. 2 for 1 drinks and special appetizers are offered. Above, I am pictured with friends, Denny, myself, April, Natalie, Valerie and Brandon.
