Well success!!!
Took my chances, skirted around the forbidden zone as much as possible and took a direct route in to the car dealer's and got the oil change done and a free car wash and interior cleaning!
Finished our errands and got on the road for home!
Made it in by 7pm!
Truck arrived with all we had purchased to Arno's, just need to make a few trips on Sunday to get my 6 new tables and 12 chairs tot he bakery!
We are hopefully all set for the season now...
Friday, November 9, 2012
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
November 7
Headed for San Jose this morning to run more errands...
Got many things accomplished today and Arno and I were quite proud of ourselves at how much we got done... (lesson here is never be cocky in Costa Rica!!)
So we went out for dinner with some friends quite enjoying ourselves...and we discuss plans for tomorrow...Arno is off to get fingerprinted for his residency application and I am off to the dealership to get an oil change on my car 5000 Km for warranty purposes...when Kiki Arno's friend says to me what number does your license plate end with? I say 8 why? And she informs me I cannot go downtown (where dealership is) on Thursdays with my plate ending in 8 or I will get a $400 fine LMAO!!!
What can I say sleeping in tomorrow morning!!!
Pura Vida!!!!!!!!
Got many things accomplished today and Arno and I were quite proud of ourselves at how much we got done... (lesson here is never be cocky in Costa Rica!!)
So we went out for dinner with some friends quite enjoying ourselves...and we discuss plans for tomorrow...Arno is off to get fingerprinted for his residency application and I am off to the dealership to get an oil change on my car 5000 Km for warranty purposes...when Kiki Arno's friend says to me what number does your license plate end with? I say 8 why? And she informs me I cannot go downtown (where dealership is) on Thursdays with my plate ending in 8 or I will get a $400 fine LMAO!!!
What can I say sleeping in tomorrow morning!!!
Pura Vida!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
November 6
Fun in Nicoya yesterday!!
Belle came with me which was great for the company!
And we had a nice lunch together...
No problems at accountant, ten INS (workman's compensation) they were to have emailed me a user name and password to report my employee's hours, never received...so re applied...seems to be going through just received user name & password for corporation, but must apply from there to get one for me personally as the corp. cannot file the hours....(WTF!!)
Belle came with me which was great for the company!
And we had a nice lunch together...
Then went off to Caja (Social Security) That seems to have gone smooth as well, reported the staff's earnings and must that at the bank between the 10th & 18 of the month...
This is going to require some reminders!!!
Everything have rules and dates to pay during...
Sunday, November 4, 2012
November 4
Feel much better today!
Slow morning at the bakery...getting paperwork caught up...
Tomorrow another fun filled day at government offices in Nicoya!
Slow morning at the bakery...getting paperwork caught up...
Tomorrow another fun filled day at government offices in Nicoya!
Need some of this for tomorrow!
November 3
Wow!!!
Hung over today!!!
Lesson learned, Joannie is getting too old to party with a bunch of 20 somethings until all hours!!!!
Joannie is in pain today!
Going over to Arno's for dinner later, glad I don't have to cook!!!
Hung over today!!!
Lesson learned, Joannie is getting too old to party with a bunch of 20 somethings until all hours!!!!
Joannie is in pain today!
Going over to Arno's for dinner later, glad I don't have to cook!!!
November 2
Made it home no problems, car full to the backs of our heads!
Back to work today...
Going to run over to the bank and try to get the corporation bank account opened today!
Off to 2 parties this afternoon, First Fridays at El Sueno Tropicale and then to a going away party for Aaron and Timo guys I have met since opening the bakery.
Aaron is moving to Panama to be a real estate agent and Timo is heading home to Finland.
Back to work today...
Going to run over to the bank and try to get the corporation bank account opened today!
Off to 2 parties this afternoon, First Fridays at El Sueno Tropicale and then to a going away party for Aaron and Timo guys I have met since opening the bakery.
Aaron is moving to Panama to be a real estate agent and Timo is heading home to Finland.
November 1
Wow already November it will be high season before I know it, really time to get myself well organized...
Arno made it in safe and sound from his trip. Spent yesterday running errands all over San Jose...
Today's bureaucratic mess was going for my Costa Rican driver's license!
Gotta have it they say as per new law if you stay for more than 90 days...last week went to license office in Nicoya only to be told I must go to San Jose for new license, (October 23rd) Note the date I was at the office...
So I head for San Jose, get all my photocopies (3 of passport, 3 of Canadian Driver's license, doctor's exam, blood test (for blood type)...head for the office, huge line up like 100 people but was told before to walk to the front of the line as these people are waiting for a driver's test...I already have a license...
Got to the front of the line only to find out I had to do this new license before Oct. 26!!!!!!!!!
If you do not have residency...LOVE IT!!!
Absolutely nothing I can do so put away the papers I have collected worth about $50...and went for lunch!!
So I am fine, turns out my Canadian license is valid as long as I leave every 90 days and get a new stamp on my passport...
Went for dinner last night with Arno and James, pj's and a movie to bed early for today's drive home!
Arno made it in safe and sound from his trip. Spent yesterday running errands all over San Jose...
Today's bureaucratic mess was going for my Costa Rican driver's license!
Gotta have it they say as per new law if you stay for more than 90 days...last week went to license office in Nicoya only to be told I must go to San Jose for new license, (October 23rd) Note the date I was at the office...
So I head for San Jose, get all my photocopies (3 of passport, 3 of Canadian Driver's license, doctor's exam, blood test (for blood type)...head for the office, huge line up like 100 people but was told before to walk to the front of the line as these people are waiting for a driver's test...I already have a license...
Got to the front of the line only to find out I had to do this new license before Oct. 26!!!!!!!!!
If you do not have residency...LOVE IT!!!
Absolutely nothing I can do so put away the papers I have collected worth about $50...and went for lunch!!
So I am fine, turns out my Canadian license is valid as long as I leave every 90 days and get a new stamp on my passport...
Went for dinner last night with Arno and James, pj's and a movie to bed early for today's drive home!
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