It is dry, dry, dry here and with the lack of rain come fires. There have been a number of fires up in the hills and mountains here and last week they started heading towards the boys’ school. Mark and I were both subbing (on a Wednesday) and the smoke and ashes blew down the hill and made breathing outdoors extremely difficult. All after school activities were canceled as were classes for the next two days. Fortunately, the firemen worked all night to build a barrier between the fire and the school. As you can see, it was close! That makes four days off of school this year; two for flooding and two for fires. Not quite as many days off as Wisconsin, but close! The boys will have to make up one day of school as three days were already built in for emergencies (not called “snow days” here!).
With all of the dry land comes dry, arid soccer fields. Playing on these fields is a challenge with all of the dust and dirt. You can see the damage on John more than Ray!
Primary Duathlon:
John had an opportunity to participate in a Duathlon at school-a content with 2 laps of swimming and one large lap of running around the school. He came from behind to win the duathlon for the 4th grade boys. He was pretty proud!
Other interesting notes:
- Badger pride is alive and well in Costa Rica! This big “W” is actually part of the Westin, but it looks like it represents Wisconsin to us!
- Since John couldn’t make snow angels here, he opted for a sand angel!
- We found Soca’s long-lost brother here in Central America! This cutie has way too much fur for the tropical climate, but seemed to be enjoying himself. He’s bilingual too!
Until next week Pura Vida! The Beilmans
Beilman's Trip to Costa Rica 