Every morning I leave the house on foot at 6:30 AM to explore Bahía. There’s dozens of long dirt roads leading to nowhere, beach access points, and unmarked trails through the jungle. It’s kind of a thrill. Thrill aside, running is how I find balance. Not only does a 3-mile run balance out the factContinue reading “Rediscovering Balance on a jog through Bahía”
Category Archives: Uncategorized
Reconnecting at Rancho Cielo Alto
Yesterday, Brigid took me out to dinner for my 34th birthday. The whole thing was hyped up because the restaurant itself—a place called Casa Cielo Alto—was, according to the Google listing “RESERVATION ONLY”. When Brigid went to make the reservation 3 months ago, the soonest available opening fell on my birthday weekend. To heighten everything,Continue reading “Reconnecting at Rancho Cielo Alto”
Following the Trail of Names Through Costa Rica
If you travel through Costa Rica, a list of the names of locations you pass along the way will invariably tell a story of indigenous culture, Spanish colonization, and the influence of the Catholic Church. Fly into San Jose I am in a surf town called Dominical, but my plane to Costa Rica landed inContinue reading “Following the Trail of Names Through Costa Rica”
Photo tour through Dominical
The following are photos that I took on my iPhone SE on Tuesday, October 18, 2022. The idea is to give you an idea of what Dominical is like. Permission was granted by all subjects. If you drive south on the Costanera Sur, the 2-lane highway identified as Route 34 that runs along the SouthernContinue reading “Photo tour through Dominical”
The Gangster of Dominical
This is the crazy story of how Dominical—my home for the next year—got its name, as told to me by locals. The backdrop – Costa Rica’s banana boom Even in the midst of the American Civil War, North and South would have passionately defended the fact that bananas are f*ing delicious. This was true inContinue reading “The Gangster of Dominical”
fordprior.com 