This and That - Aug 1, 2012

We tried this fruit at a local market, liked it, asked the name and then promptly forgot the answer. We brought some home and made a photo before eating them. Ricardo helped us out with the ID - "mangotan".

The fruit is white in side, soft tasting a bit like a white grape. The outside shell is really hard.
All things being equal, I'd rather have a pineapple.

Our real estate guy, Saul, stopped by yesterday with clients, a couple. Of course he did not call in advance so the house was as it was. That is, we had two ladders in the house poised for different projects. I don't think these two guys are our market but you never know. Saul actually called our neighbors, Karen and Frank, to tell them they would be stopping by for a look, but Karen and Frank are in San Jose. I think we were an afterthought. He saw our red truck, he stopped. It was also pouring rain, not the best time to see the view of the Osa Peninsula from our house.

Saul mentioned that the hot Zip Line is in the Osa. Greg, you might want to write that down for your next trip. Saul's assessment of the Hacienda Baru zip line was it was rather tame, but that you did see animals. It was PERFECT for me. I will not be going with Greg to the Osa Zip Line excursion.

Tomorrow is another holiday. This is a big religious holiday celebrating the Patron Saint of Costa Rica, La Virgin de los Angeles. Many Costa Ricans make a pilgrimmage to the cathedral in Cartago, and some make the last part of the journey on their knees. What is means for us is, "No Ricardo" in the morning. Who knows what we could get up to. :)