Cabina Construction Photos – Outer Walls

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Bob

Here are a few more pics of the progression. Thanks again to Yorleni for her time and efforts. Still sunny and pleasant in Tronadora as the wet season looms ahead.

Cabina Construction Photos – Verandah

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Bob

Ask for more pics and……voila! From the other side of the casita. The photo with the wooden bench depicts the kitchen/sala area which looks into the forest and further into the hills beyond. There will be a covered verandah on this side as well as on the front facing the road.

Cabina Construction Photos – Window Frames

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Bob

April 2nd……. More and more cement work accomplished this week. A few minor “tweaks” to be made regarding windows, but all in all shaping up to plans. It’s hard to judge the scale from the pics as they turn out somewhat compressed when uploaded to the blog. I don’t know how to rectify this yet. Next week should produce some photos from the other sides of the casita.

Cabina Construction Photos – Walls, A week later…

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Bob

West side wall


Front wall

One week on, and the walls are growing substantially.

The weather, also is substantially better (than here)! What a change from bare grass….

Update on the Build

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Bob

Thanks to my friend Yorleni for the pics! The walls are rising from the foundation. lots of steel and cement block to come…..

What does $450.00 a month get you

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Bob

……a nice cabina with two bedrooms, kitchen, 2 baths, living room and terrace……and a panoramic view of Lake Arenal. Also included is a new laundry, sattelite TV, wireless internet and pretty landscaping. Quite nice and comfortable, and close to all the things necessary in the village.

Thursday

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Bob

…and it was rainy in Tronadora, so I got in the car and drove to the Nicaraguan border. Once there, there was a HUGE lineup of trucks with the drivers sitting underneath in the shade. Drove on the wrong side of the road until I could go no further, and the gate was closed! Apparently they close Nicaragua from noon til one each day! Went to the nearest beach, and the border is located at the end on the right. Turned about and went home.

Hiking the Volcan Tenorio

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Bob

Saturday, went north and hiked the park trails at Tenorio. The Rio Celeste winds through, eminating from the rock near the summit and then northward. Few hikers on the trails which were VERY steep and difficult to negotiate, for an old guy! 🙂

Hard to envision the scale here, but the falls are at least as high and as wide as the courthouse. Absolutely nobody there but me sitting on the rocks, listening to the thunder. The colour is bright blue all along the river, from minerals within the volcano. The water is cool, with spots like small pools that are thermal and quite hot. Neat place!