Attended a 4th of July party today even tho' it's the 8th of July - Costa Rica

Posted by: keepingyouinstitches on: July 8, 2012

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Joni  got in touch with us on Saturday and wondered if we wanted to go to the 4th of July Party being held in Grecia, well, actually it was held in San Francisco de San Ysidro de Grecia, Alajuela, Costa Rica!  Yep, that’s where it was….

We drove to their place in Ms. Smartie because Old Bessie is still in the shop; meaning, Mike had to drive.  Left around 11 a.m.  Grecia is about 15 minutes from where they live.

Arrived in Grecia and realized we didn’t have, excuse me, Mike and Joni didn’t bring the paper that had the map on it to find where this place is.  Tried using the GPS and that was just one wrong turn after another, with lots of laughter – some people wouldn’t think this was funny…..we did!

Finally, we were able to get a phone signal and attempted to call the number for directions once we found a spot with cell service.  Living in Costa Rica is never dull! LOL

After numerous phone calls to the number that was on the website (from the Iphone), and the calls being dropped, etc., the man Joni and Mike were talking to wouldn’t answer the phone any more!  However, we did finally realize there were little tiny roadside signs, covered up by red, white and blue balloons! Which caused a lot of laughter.  We like Mike and Joni because they are just plain fun and LAUGH a lot!

We didn’t get there till 1:30 p.m. – and when we paid the entrance fee, Joni said “we left at 11 a.m. to get here.”  The guy taking our money responded “I hope you are kidding!”  Which of course, brought on another fit of laughter!

It was held at a very nice park- type setting with a pool, etc.

Ran into other people we knew from Atenas….sort of like old home week.

And there was shopping, not a lot, but a little.  I did pick up a few things which I cannot mention because they are Christmas gifts….no Amy, not for you!

After getting our bellies full, we decided to head back home.  That was uneventful!

We laughed a lot today; it was fun; and can’t wait for the  next great adventure with Mike and Joni!!!

A 4th of July party on July 8th reminded me of the first year we lived in Bowling Green and the 4th of July fireworks were held on June 30th!

Pura Vida

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