by Rod Hughes
There is not much to write. The Costa Rican team nearly had a first time ever victory in the Trans-Canada mountain bike race Sunday.
They didn’t blow it—the rear tire on Ivan Amador’s bike did, a nasty double puncture.
The Canadian team of Tim Heemskesky and Roddi Lega won with 2:12:52 while Ramirez and teammate […]
by Rod Hughes
Poor Cartago! After a respectable season last year, they have lost three games in a row, this time Sunday to Liberia, 2-1. And the Guanacaste team did it with one less man on the field for 84 minutes!
As the sportwriter for the newspaper Al Dia, Alexander Aguilar, said, it couldn’t have been worse […]
8/14/7
The house is going along fine, although it is 1pm here and no-one has showed up. There aren’t a lot of obvious changes, so no new pictures. I will try to post one of my new dog, though. I obtained a two […]
by Rod Hughes
The incoming flight Saturday to Liberia’s Daniel Oduber International Airport was not your average tourist flight. The Boeing 747 belonged to a Saudi Arabian prince and contained his 48-member enterage plus some luggage—245 trunks and suitcases crammed with not only clothing but also food, water and plasma TV sets.
Traveling light, you understand. Only […]
