Meet Up Event: Zoo Ave and an Elegant Lunch!

Wow! Our friends Barbara Arthur and Doug Darr invite you out for a wonderful day! Zoo Ave (a fantastic rehabilitation zoo...in fact the only place in Costa Rica you are guaranteed to observe the elusive quetzal!) and later on, lunch at an excellent Italian restaurant they have discovered and want to share the experience!

Date: Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Time: Meet Up at 8:30 am at Cafe Delicias in SR for carpooling/caravaning. Passengers, please give driver 1,000 c towards gas.

The Events: Arrive at Zoo Ave a little after 9 am.

www.zooavecostarica.org/. Then around noon off to lunch at Restaurante La Focaccia, at the boutique hotel Resort Martino in La Garita. www.hotelmartino.com/menu.htm

Cost: Admission to Zoo Ave with CR Driver's License or Cedula is 3,900 c; 3, cfor Over Age 65 Gold Card Holders; 7,500 c for Turistas Then La Focaccia --this is an upscale lunch! Let's pretend we're rich and famous! Menu items 6,000 - 11,000 c, but Barbara and Doug say it is well worth it!

Questions? This is a Meet Up so NO RSVP is necessary! Email Barbara and Doug at bardou@msn.com or call them at 8898-0770.

Go On Your Own Event: Marcha Pacifica!

Come out tomorrow to support our community's peacemakers! At Friday's Community Action Alliance Meeting, Mike Styles talked about San Ramon's effort to petition the judiciary for a local flagrancia court to speed up the judicial process and deter crime. This marcha pacifica will demonstrate the unity in our community!

Date: Sunday, July 25, 2011

Time: 10 am to noon

Place: Marchers will start from the front of the Hospital in San Ramon and will walk up to the Parque Centro/Church.

Questions? Call Mike Styles at 8333-8750 or email mike@styles.com

Meet Up Event: Cerviche Del Sol!

Our friend Parker Henry has discovered a new restaurant in Alajuela, and she has invited us all to go along on a road trip!

Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Time: Meet Up at 9:30 am at Cafe Delicias, SR

Agenda: Carpool/Caravan to Alajuela (passengers, please give driver 1500 c towards gas). First stop will be 1 hour at Goodlight Books www.goodlightbooks.com/ to stock up on used books. Go to the website above to print a discount coupon for 15% off (main page, left side, discount coupon). Then a ten minute ride to Cerviche Del Sol, a restaurant near the new Automercado which features fantastic seafood. Yes, we are sure some folks will want to stop at Automercado too! We should be back in San Ramon about 2 pm or so.

Questions? Call Parker Henry at 8703-6354 or email her at elnidocrp@yahoo.com . No RSVP required, just meet up at 9:30 sharp! See you Tuesday!

RSVP Event: Three Days in Tortuguero!

Wow! A chance to get to know the marine life at Tortuguero! A Caribbean vacation! Our friend Parker Henry has put together a wonderful trip!

Dates: Sat-Sun-Mon, September 3-4-5, 2011

Place: The Laguna Lodge, Tortuguero
http://www.lagunatortuguero.com/en

Includes: 2 nights' lodging, 3 meals per day, all transportation from and to San Ramon, baby turtles and canal tours! Leave from San Ramon at 6 am from the front of the church.

The nesting sea turtles tour is c8,000, additional, the money goes to support the rangers who protect the nests. Folks going on this tour need to bring black/dark clothing to wear.

Cost: $145 per person, USD only. 50% due by August 15, balance due on September 1.

RSVP or More Info: Call Parker Henry at 8703-6354. Last year's trip was a blast! Parker's got a good crowd going, so join the fun!

RSVP Event: Community Action Alliance Mixer

We're having a very special Community Action Alliance meeting! Our friend Paul Birdsall, the Consul General of the American Embassy in San Jose, is finishing his assignment in Costa Rica this month, and this is our chance to say thanks and wish him well!
Date: Friday, July 22, 2011
Time: 11 am to 12:30 p.m.
Place: Olga's Place Restaurant
Directions: 2-3 kilometers west of the San Ramon Mall on the autopista. Look for the big windmill on the left...you can't miss it!
Cost: Free to Action Alliance Members, others have the opportunity to join!
Agenda: Welcome/Opening Comments,Tribute to special guest Consul General Paul Birdsall,San Ramon Carbon Neutral Presentation by Jorge Araya,Signing of Articles of Incorporation, Committee Reports ,Member Introductions, Networking
RSVP: Call Mike Styles at 8333-8750 or email him at mike@styles.com.
Bonus! Stay for lunch! Olga and Joe have a super restaurant, and having run similar establishments in New Jersey, they have that American menu down pat! Let's all stay for a cheeseburger and fries! Many other menu items are available as well!

Meet Up Event: Kay's Gringo Postres for Breakfast!

Oh, yes! American breakfast! Books to read! A great day! Our friend Louise Whittman is coordinating the fun! Everyone is welcome!

Date: Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Meet Up: 8 am SHARP for carpooling/caravaning to Kay's Gringo Postres in Atenas. Meet at Cafe Delicias in San Ramon. Passengers, please give driver 1,000 c towards gas.

Expect: A hour drive through the mountains on the way through Palmares to Atenas, a fantastic breakfast (less than 4,000 c), a large lending library of English-language books (please bring books for Kay to put into her library and take a corresponding number of books home with you...five is a good number), lots of fun and good conversation, optional stop at Palmares Ropa Americana on the way back. Plan to return to San Ramon around 1 pm.

This is a MEET UP so no RSVP is required! Questions? Email Louise at reesemickie@gmail.com or call her at 8997-9903

Meet Up Event: Lunch at Las Brasas y Vino!

Barbara and Doug want to try the new pizza place and you are invited!

Date: Friday, July 8, 2011

Time: 12:00 noon

Place: Las Brasas y Vino

Directions: Main Street In to end, make a left, go past Hospital Emergency Room, continue a block or two until you see the liquor store on the corner. You will see outdoor tables for Bocaditos, and Las Brasas y Vino is two stores to the west. There's a big sign, look up!

No RSVP necessary, this is a Meet Up! Questions? Email Barbara and Doug at bardou@msn.com . Everyone is welcome!!!