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Cha

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76. Not "too early"... Lucky You and yours!!

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2025, 11:54 PM

3 hrs ago

Bon Voyage... we'll be interested to know how well that goes!

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Maybe it's too early for my announcement, but I'm moving to [View all] sinkingfeeling 17 hrs ago OP

Congratulations! Alephy 17 hrs ago #1

Arenal. sinkingfeeling 17 hrs ago #3

Then you will have a wonderful DU neighbor, our own Lake Arenal. niyad 16 hrs ago #15

I know. We've met. sinkingfeeling 16 hrs ago #17

Oh, excellent! niyad 16 hrs ago #19

Gorgeous pics! niyad 16 hrs ago #18

I was just going to ask if that was the Lake Arenal region (only major lake in CR and also has multiple islands like in Celerity 15 hrs ago #40

Congratulations underpants 17 hrs ago #2

Happy for you (albeit if truthful, scared for the rest of us)... hlthe2b 17 hrs ago #4

Heck of a Valentine's Day present! Enjoy. nt Phoenix61 17 hrs ago #5

Beautiful! Congratulations! livetohike 17 hrs ago #6

More info please. Congrats to you. NoMoreRepugs 17 hrs ago #7

Congratulations! I won't be able to leave here until 2026 Jit423 17 hrs ago #8

Beautiful! Maru Kitteh 17 hrs ago #9

Congratulations. Home looks beautiful. Are you retiring to CR? akbacchus_BC 17 hrs ago #10

All I can say to those beautiful pics is: DFW 17 hrs ago #11

Garcais. That's just about all the Spanish I know. sinkingfeeling 17 hrs ago #13

If you don't speak Spanish, is it still manageable BonnieJW 15 hrs ago #45

Pretty much. I will take lessons when I get there. sinkingfeeling 14 hrs ago #51

There are you tube lyrics with the verses in Spanish... GreenWave 14 hrs ago #52

The locals usually say "Gracias," just for the record. DFW 14 hrs ago #54

I'm jealous. A lot of people I know surf, fish, and/or live there. surfered 17 hrs ago #12

It looks amazing! Congratulations! Bluethroughu 16 hrs ago #14

Oh that is cool! Tbear 16 hrs ago #16

Congratulations!! mountain grammy 16 hrs ago #20

I'm not moving, but I renewed my passport. Joinfortmill 16 hrs ago #21

How difficult was it to find your new home? Sucha NastyWoman 16 hrs ago #22

We looked at properties for about 4 days. sinkingfeeling 16 hrs ago #25

Is it less expensive? HereForTheParty 15 hrs ago #37

Don't know yet. House was about equal to here, but taxes and insurance will be less. I haven't bought sinkingfeeling 15 hrs ago #43

NICE photos! calimary 16 hrs ago #23

Congrats! When is the housewarming party? SocialDemocrat61 16 hrs ago #24

Pura Vida Ace Rothstein 16 hrs ago #26

Wow! Congrats! SheltieLover 16 hrs ago #27

All the best. Hope you have a wonderful life ahead in your new home. Fla Dem 16 hrs ago #28

Nice! Congratulations. LoisB 16 hrs ago #29

Wonderful mchill 16 hrs ago #30

Ah! It's so beautiful! ReRe 16 hrs ago #31

Wishing for you and yours the very best! Solly Mack 15 hrs ago #32

Wow! Congratulations! MontanaMama 15 hrs ago #33

Nice! Can we ask? Cuanto dinero? nt Exp 15 hrs ago #34

Mucho. sinkingfeeling 15 hrs ago #42

Looks like you could use some live-in hired help that will work for lodging. twodogsbarking 15 hrs ago #35

Happy Valentines Day Figarosmom 15 hrs ago #36

Kudos to you! PortTack 15 hrs ago #38

We've been thinking about Costa Rico. Did you use an agent? Do you have advise for us considering ratchiweenie 15 hrs ago #39

No personal agent, but I viewed properties with a couple of real estate licensed folks. The main thing is sinkingfeeling 15 hrs ago #41

Yes, we would sell our curent house which is bigger than we need and find a place there for cash. ratchiweenie 14 hrs ago #48

Pura vida! Ruby the Liberal 15 hrs ago #44

The lady who runs allhatnocattle.net lives there. She's a strong democrat and her LT Barclay 14 hrs ago #46

Way to go! MaineNative 14 hrs ago #47

Good luck! Grumpy Old Guy 14 hrs ago #49

WOW! Congratulations! nolabear 14 hrs ago #50

Looks nice! RegexReader 14 hrs ago #53

Costa Rica is a great choice Pototan 14 hrs ago #55

Excellent - TBF 14 hrs ago #56

Looks wonderful! ... BUT! liberalla 14 hrs ago #57

Sounds amazing. FM123 14 hrs ago #58

Nope, just one. I was looking hard at Ireland and decided I like the warmth more than English. sinkingfeeling 14 hrs ago #59

Sometimes you go somewhere and you just know, this is the place. FM123 14 hrs ago #60

Got a spare room for me? Blue_Tires 13 hrs ago #61

...hey, not so fast ! Alberta Bound 13 hrs ago #62

I'm not moving to avoid taxes, just the fascism. I'll keep my passport, right to vote, and pay taxes. sinkingfeeling 12 hrs ago #63

wait.... markie 12 hrs ago #64

Watch out for dinosaurs! OldBaldy1701E 12 hrs ago #65

Moving to Costa Rica lindalou65 12 hrs ago #66

Staying for the fight DownriverDem 11 hrs ago #67

Fantastic! Let us know when the party is! nilram 11 hrs ago #68

Best of luck to you SpankMe 8 hrs ago #69

Congrats! Keep in touch Evolve Dammit 8 hrs ago #70

we're thinking of it moonshinegnomie 6 hrs ago #71

WOW!!! brettdale 6 hrs ago #72

Happy Valentine's Day ahead of time. What a wonderful place to live! Congratulations! dai13sy 4 hrs ago #73

My family had plans to visit Costa Rica years ago, but we never did. I'm sure it will be amazing there. tornado34jh 3 hrs ago #74

No, I know maybe 10 Spanish words. sinkingfeeling 3 hrs ago #75

When I used to live in Italy, I did know some Italian, but as soon as I came back, I lost it tornado34jh 3 hrs ago #78

Not "too early"... Lucky You and yours!! Cha 3 hrs ago #76

Sweeeeeet!! InAbLuEsTaTe 3 hrs ago #77