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Getting into a routine at San Juan del Sur

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Let me share more pics of life in San Juan del Sur. (See below - still working on this whole how to journal/blog process).  Almost every morning I practice yoga, pray and meditate while Enzo sleeps. Scott and Eli begin the day with some Bible time.  When I'm done, it's still pretty early.  Enzo is still asleep so Scott and Eli go to the lighthouse. It became our routine, which we desperately needed.  I don't know why but it felt more like home when we began seeing a routine in our lives.  The steep climb up to the lighthouse is crazy fun and steep...did I mention it's steep?  ha ha ha Scott and Eli enjoy their trips to the lighthouse.  Finally Enzo and I got to join them.  It was pretty new and the walk up is a serious hike up.  Yes, you climb up a side of the mountain but the terrain is dirt and loose rocks and there are sections that are steep both up and downhill!  The view is worth it though and so are the people who are working at t...

Landing in San Juan del Sur Feb 2023

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Here's the first post of my blog.  I know getting off social media will be refreshing.  Keeping in touch with WhatsApp will be best for us.  And now, I have decided to write this blog just to keep my memories alive! We began our international travels in San Juan Del Sur in the southern region of Nicaragua.  It is a pretty neat spot I have never heard about until we met a family who decided to be expats here.  They were from Canada.  San Juan del Sur is very popular with surfers and Canadiens!  In fact there are so many that they call this area South Canada!   It is also super inexpensive.  Like crazy inexpensive and the dollar is very strong here.   The Pacific Ocean is chilly but it's not too cold, so naturally we try and get to the beach as often as possible.  We've thought about where to land after retirement.  We honestly couldn't decide.  We had thought about Roatán, Portugal, and many more places.  Nev...