Today as we were getting ready for the beach Jordan took one look, just to see, and the creature was out getting some fresh air. Here is a great picture of the creature. The next one I get of it is going to show his crab-like pinchers that, in this picture, look like his eyes. We got home in just the nick of time because it's raining. The girls and I are going to play some cards and wait for Jack to get back. He has been riding his bike to our lot and getting stuff done. He talked with some more workers and they are going to burn all of the cut up grass that the other Tico cut for us. He also hired them to build a rock wall along the perimeter of the lot. The going rate for laborors here is $2.oo/ hour and that is what we settled on. It doesn't seem right to pay people to work that hard in the sun and heat just $2/hour but it's the way it is here and we are not in the United States right now and Costa Rica is much different and just to respect the way things are done. We'll get good help and if we treat our workers fairly and right they will be loyal to us for life. We have seen that from meeting other's around here and everyone hires help for something. Everyone has a houskeeper, yard workers, you name it. There is hired help for everything. It's how most of the Tico's make their money. For instance, the houskeeper that Las Casitas has is like a part of their family. They are building her a casita of her own for her to live in and she has been with this family for a few years now. She is loyal, doesn't rip them off and they love her. It's a very cool thing to see. So, Jack is trying to line up some help and hopefully will be sucessful. He is dropping his bike off in Panilla, a little town where we stopped on our first bike ride to our land and I was dying for water and he and the guy were laughing. Anyway, Jack and that guy have become somewhat friends because they both have something in common and that is bikes. This guy is good with bikes and is rebuilding Jacks crank for next to nothing. He's also the guy that rebuilt the wheel and it is perfect. He'll have to run back from Panilla which will be wet. He's not back yet and it is pouring so hard right now. He's bumming. We literally have to raise our voices when it rains like this. It's so loud. I'll take a video.Friday, June 25, 2010
A great picture of the Creature
Today as we were getting ready for the beach Jordan took one look, just to see, and the creature was out getting some fresh air. Here is a great picture of the creature. The next one I get of it is going to show his crab-like pinchers that, in this picture, look like his eyes. We got home in just the nick of time because it's raining. The girls and I are going to play some cards and wait for Jack to get back. He has been riding his bike to our lot and getting stuff done. He talked with some more workers and they are going to burn all of the cut up grass that the other Tico cut for us. He also hired them to build a rock wall along the perimeter of the lot. The going rate for laborors here is $2.oo/ hour and that is what we settled on. It doesn't seem right to pay people to work that hard in the sun and heat just $2/hour but it's the way it is here and we are not in the United States right now and Costa Rica is much different and just to respect the way things are done. We'll get good help and if we treat our workers fairly and right they will be loyal to us for life. We have seen that from meeting other's around here and everyone hires help for something. Everyone has a houskeeper, yard workers, you name it. There is hired help for everything. It's how most of the Tico's make their money. For instance, the houskeeper that Las Casitas has is like a part of their family. They are building her a casita of her own for her to live in and she has been with this family for a few years now. She is loyal, doesn't rip them off and they love her. It's a very cool thing to see. So, Jack is trying to line up some help and hopefully will be sucessful. He is dropping his bike off in Panilla, a little town where we stopped on our first bike ride to our land and I was dying for water and he and the guy were laughing. Anyway, Jack and that guy have become somewhat friends because they both have something in common and that is bikes. This guy is good with bikes and is rebuilding Jacks crank for next to nothing. He's also the guy that rebuilt the wheel and it is perfect. He'll have to run back from Panilla which will be wet. He's not back yet and it is pouring so hard right now. He's bumming. We literally have to raise our voices when it rains like this. It's so loud. I'll take a video.
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Hannah- Tori says you do ROCK the house!!
I did not know you bought land! Is it far from where you are staying?
Does it flood when it rains like that? And does it rain like that year round?
It's good hearing your voice! And she ROCKS!
Ha ha Tori,
Jan, Yes our land is 10k away. No flooding so far. This place has no leaks. Shocking with how many holes are in it. Our bathroom has water in it on the floor but not much.
We think we identified "The Creature"
It is a Tailless Whip Scorpion and is completely harmless. Check out these sites:
http://vimeo.com/6595626
http://bugguide.net/node/view/112764
http://www.thewildclassroom.com/biomes/speciesprofile/species/amblypigid.html
The Altenaus
Whip Scorpion I think is right about the creature.
Hef,
Your blogs are sooo awesome, I'm addicted to them. We just returned from our summer vacation and we all were missing reading your blogs!! The videos are a great addition.
Mary L.
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