Make New Friends, but Keep the Old...

Along the way, certain items have proved themselves to be more necessary or helpful than others....I can only imagine this will be a working list, and will grow as the journey continues to unfold....

Here's a shout out to those that have been supporting me along my path:

Oldies but Goodies (Guatemala, and Beyond...)
UMBRELLA - It's the rainy season in Central America, need I say more?!? In Guatemala, the rains predictably came over the city of Xela around 1pm and lasted through the late afternoon. They would also usually fall again during the early morning hours, between 2-4 am. Now in Costa Rica, the rainy season continues, with afternoon showers usually brought in by the rains around 2pm and can last anywhere in to the early evening, or through the night. Occasionally the rains come as early as 11am and very rarely will come again in the early morning hours.

MAPS - Of continents, countries, cities, bus routes...knowing where you're at or going is usually a good thing!

HEADLAMP - To find my way back into the house w/ my keys and through the courtyard to my room, after coming home from some drinks or a fun night of Salsa dancing; To light my way to the top of a volcano during a midnight hike; To use light sparingly in order to avoid attracting a ton of bugs in the room; To find anything in your bag during an overnight bus in Guatemala - the personal overhead lights never work; To light my path between houses and cabins on the farm in Costa Rica...To check around corners or behind doorways for potential foes.

Newbies (On the Farm)

RUBBER BOOTS - It's the rainy season in Central America, need I say more?!? I wear my boots most everywhere when I'm not at the house, to get between houses, to get between garden areas or to visit Athena, our magestic white horse.

MACHETE - Cutting foliage for sheet mulching or transplantings; To clear overgrown paths; To dig out planting spots in currently-mulching beds; Self-defense from the Snakes (capitalized here can indicated their venomous, deadly nature...)....just kidding; as I am myself a newbie around these parts, I leave the serious jobs for others...