Monday, August 6, 2007

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Schifflifahre The next steps - the last six months







mid-April Carina me and Brigitte to Limon, that is brought to the port of Moin. This was no ordinary trip, but a farewell for a long time. The banana freighter HORNCLIFF the Hamburg Horn line was ready to take me on board. 16 days until I'm on the top with Del Monte bananas and pineapple-laden cargo ship spend, on the way across the Atlantic between Cuba and Haiti through to Dover, Antwerp and Hamburg. I was amazed how much luxury
such a freighter can offer its guests. Swimming pool, fitness room, table tennis room, library, TV room with an appealing video collection, 3 meals a day plus a Snacktime. I lived in a 32 m2 cabin with shower and toilet, really well decorated and comfortable.
The only Russian crew was extremely friendly and accommodating. Each time we were allowed to linger on the bridge. Everything was explained to us and we were able to visit the engine room. The
all the way across the Atlantic we were mostly great weather, and accordingly enjoy a quiet lake. Rarely the waves were higher than 6 meters. In Dover the stay filed to visit the city Canterbury and in Antwerp, we could spend an entire day to learn something about the beautiful city. As our ship in Hamburg was signed up for the dry dock, we had to anchor an entire day off Helgoland. Then the place was free, and we were allowed to enter the same high in the port of Hamburg. It was very impressive down to stand on a boat lying on dry dock and watch the whole 10 floors high. (Four floors below the water line and 6 above)
After leaving the Horn Cliff at half past eleven, I took a taxi to the Hamburg train station from which I have short Time was later able to board a direct ICE train to Zurich.

The purpose of this trip was not the pure pleasure, but the money was running out. It was agreed that I will work from May to October and again in the VBL can do and hopefully in the coming years.

In the meantime, of course, Carina was not idle. She led and still leads today a relentless battle against the weeds on our land. You are in big trouble a garden to the cabins to create and sometimes with considerable success. Although from time to time the horses trample the Hague because Karin has fine-tasting plants are so attractive in the garden.
end of May is the great Cabina finished. Now it's time for our carpenter Beno to work! The whole interior has to be completed yet, so in the winter then feel the registered guests and well.

In Costa - Rica can support us on a new small Nebenerwebsquelle. In addition to the click of the Italian Tecnimed we can now also import and distribute the company Istor Swiss Sharpener Frauenfelder for Costa - take Rica and Nicaragua.

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

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The first months in Cahuita








end of January, when we arrived in Cahuita was our bigger Cabina already leased. A young duos from Switzerland, (Philip and Sarah from which you will read yet) lived in this.

Karin and I respect that is the small, new Cabina. Thus we have the same experience yourself what is missing in interior design. A refrigerator and a matching ceiling lights were therefore the purchases we made very quickly.
At 31 January we have missed something. The birth of "Sol"! The colt has preferred the light of day without an audience in the early morning hours to be seen. "Nieve" took care of the mother of Sol has found wonderful problem with the next generation of its place in the herd. can

already on the way from San Jose to Cahuita, we agreed with Brian that we will buy two horses which they rent out.
Two weeks later we were allowed our two Apaloosa "Dilano" and "Santana" on the pasture welcome! Dilano and Santana are mid bore well integrated into the herd and may very often go on tours - Our guests can bring in close to the dreamy "Urwaldseeli" or gallop with them along the Playa Grande.
two weeks we spent in our small cottage. During this time we spent many hours with our smooth "neighbors" Philip and Sarah, went together and eating and sometimes at a concert by Manuel Monestel. When the two of us are adopted to travel to Nicaragua next they were no longer just simply rent our cabins. Long since they had become friends and the mutual promises of a reunion was not just superficial, therefore, said, but real promise.
was now the blue 2 1 / 2 Room Cabina free for us and we could in our preliminary Inhaling at home! We, that is not just Karen and me, that's Tupy. Tupy has survived the trip fine. Sure it is hot and it He had to get used first. I think the three of us has Tupy the Caribbean lifestyle most quickly adopted. Always nice tranquilo. Slowly and Pura Vida!
the most important thing in the first time in Cahuita was also the start of the construction of our third and so far the largest cottage. After a meeting with Heinz, our architect was the groundbreaking mid February. In the photo album Cabinas the works are documented photographically. The end of May was allowed Karen to take the key in reception. Our Cabina Type C was done! A Cabina, built for an entire family. With two bedrooms and kitchen. As in Costa - Rica is built, you can in the photo album - Cabinas Cahuita - follow. We have the construction work of A - Z documented by photographs. Have fun!










Sunday, June 3, 2007

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end of December ended for us almost everything in Lucerne;




Sibir and Happy were picked up and taken to her new home after Base Court. An event that has really hurt us. But the two were 10 years of my companions, sometimes even day and night because I do it at work had.


The lease ended by Wolf Song. We knew the whole place is completely renovated. With a little bit, but really with something much sadness, we watched one last time at the store, thinking back to how we painted the walls and have set the bar ..... how many experiences we had here and how many great people we have come to know here. Then it was closed it doors, make keys, bye, bye Wolf Song!


also ended my contract with the VBL. At Christmas, I drove the last time with the articulated after Inwil. Bugged me the last time on a provisional basis brainless cyclists. I handed the bus in the early evening of my Detachment. Then I finally freed myself from the tie of the uniform and felt a curious freedom. After all I had left open the option with the VBL, I can always return to the same conditions occur in the VBL service. This is not self-evident and for that my thanks go to Mr. Walter Jenny, HR manager of the VBL.


up to our departure on 26th January we were the 1 1 / 2 room apartment of a colleague who tried to live in this time in Costa - live Rica.

We had to do even a few little things. Had to cancel us in different places. Make sure we get the pension funds, commercial insurance , Re-register it was not boring. Since had also wanted to go with the Tupy everywhere, because he now no "her friends" had everything, and Karin was still firmly put a final end to Wolf Song to order. You have painted a drum with bear, wolf and owl.

So we started running the time off it.


Very quickly, it was sixth January. This date we have set for us to say goodbye to all our relatives, colleagues and friends. Gabriele Lepa was the good spirit of the occasion. She organized for us the premises of the Sänitträff and cooked for us and our guests fine traditional macaroni. Once again, we have initiated with our guests. The most we will not see for a long time. It was a great night with many guests we had during our phase of life in Lucerne like us. The farewell was partially containing something, almost anything sentimental, and with wet eyes.


On 25 January, it was finally over! Finally! At last it was snowing! At last the day of our departure was there! Starts at 20.25 we Flugi the German Condor, which is supposed to take comfort in the class via Frankfurt and Santo Domingo to the Juan Santamaria Airport in San Jose. We really comfortable again with our friends Gabi and Cornel, which we drove to Kloten, dinner We had an appointment at 16.00 already. Just in time, they are also driven up and then drove off as planned, we are also about half to five. But - we all the time reckoned without the heavy snowfalls have made that day. Who could even expect? Nevertheless, we have moved forward quite rapidly. At least to Ebikon. They are after all, about 3 kilometers. Then it started to jam and very slow speed. The route was a topic to discuss because the Sihltalstrasse was closed due to accidents. That meant even more storage and longer waiting times. Slowly our ansich generous timetable was always close. At the airport waiting, along with our aircraft, even with Karin's sister Gisi family. All were a bit nervous Gisis were frequent calls from Kloten. In my mind I already was dealing with the transfer to another machine ....... But despite all adversities managed Cornel we arrived at 20.05 in Kloten. Gisi was so smart and organized have a first lady of the Swiss ground force could accelerate our check something. After all, we had not only our luggage but what was more important, for our Tupy. Well, we have Tupy used to his crate and he lay down willingly, and some good in there.

Abandoning our FREUND and Gisi with family überstüzt was total and that has done us really sorry. We would have sat together again a little bit. For handed it to enter just ever so slightly on the plane. From the window we could see that our Tupy was loaded and that was very reassuring.

few minute after we have put into the thick cushions of the space plane was pushed to the runway. However, we stood there, still a full 2 hours to our Flugi de-icing of the series and was finally able to start then. In Frankfurt, the delay was, of course, our stay relatively short. It was enough for a little coffee. But suddenly we had the sinking feeling that we are a bit long and actually sat was departure time! Loudspeaker announcements we have heard before. Let's go! The aircraft doors were are already closed and had opened for us again. Puuuhhhhh was but so short. Karin and I are both really really well traveled, but so what happened is not one of us ever had.

The rest of the flight but was calm and pleasant and the landing was in San Jose early in the morning especially beautiful, with the flight over the volcanoes. So we landed on time in Costa - Rica.

we were very surprised by the rapid clearance by customs. A quick look at the papers from Tupy and the matter was already scratched. That our luggage was not unloaded was a marginal detail. This was just still a little trip to Panama and was two days later brought to Cahuita.



Saturday, June 2, 2007

16 Month Baby Bellyache

preparations in Costa - Rica










agreed in our winter holidays in 2005 in Cahuita we Brigitte Centro Turistico Brigitte in Cahuita for the purchase of 10,000 m2 of land and the modalities. So we had the green light and were able to prepare in Costa - start Rica. In preparation, we mean the construction of the first cabins start. Already in Prague, we have recorded how our house should look like. So we sent all these drawings and plans we had made to Brigitte to Cahuita. Brigitte again asked Heinz, our builders to build according to our plans for the first Cabina. Brigitte read simultaneously for us to build the well, organized the pump and the electric supply line.



Heinz, our builder provided great work and supervised the construction site Brigitte reliable, so that the work was progressing well. A bedroom, a kitchen, toilet / shower and two beds on the wet cell and a very large veranda on two sides of the cabins, it was now set. Stove, refrigerator, table and chairs we bought in our Holiday in Cahuita and the other furniture Schreinert Brigitte's part-time worker Jose. Even at Easter 2006, the Cabina be rented for the first time.




building such a distance of about 14,000 km is somehow exciting. Everything runs by e-mail and telephone. Well, there are few problems, especially so because we have Brigitte well informed about what we do and how Brian does all this have led to the builder as accurate or more organized themselves.




Because almost everything went smoothly, we have chosen to equal a second, smaller Cabina build. One that for short Rental period is for. That is, there is a bedroom, bathroom with shower but no kitchen! Heinz and his crew turn contributed solid work. In the fall of 06 was also completed and this Cabina Beno, our carpenters could begin with the interior. Double bed, table, chairs and a corner seat for the generous veranda, racks and shelves. Everything worked by hand, and of course geographical locations of precious tropical woods.

Wolf Song Cahuita - soon we come!



Friday, June 1, 2007

How To Get Plastic Suction Shower Cups To Stick

Wolf Song Lucerne 2003-2006









end of 2002, Karin was working only on Saturday in Zurich, we began to look for a way to bring everything under a hat. There were the artistic skills of Karen as a skilled ceramic artist, but also to bring their interest and knowledge of Indian life, the experience as a saleswoman in a store of minerals and the will to apply their technical skills. In addition, we were also owners of 5 Siberian Husky's had to also feel comfortable. We decided to own a small store open with integrated studio.


The Wolf Song Lucerne idea was born!


Soon we were on the main road 21 in Lucerne, a suitable shop. Good location, cheaper rents, appropriate space and friendly neighbors. Just everything we needed. We put the business opening on the 12th April Fair, because we had to make themselves a little more thought to what we really really want to offer exactly what to buy and what make themselves. We also had booked in February and March for 5 weeks holiday in Tasmania and the east coast of Australia. We decided the wolf song the "Subtitles" Indian Art's & Crafts Mobile to give. "Thus was established what we offer. Since Karen's boss in Zurich wanted to concentrate on its core business of minerals, we had the opportunity to acquire a foundation for our sales inventory with him. So we had already no time to travel to the U.S.. Karin began to make Dream Catcher to tinker Mandela and totems to paint on vellum and finished with feathers especially earrings and necklaces. Luca, our tenants began at this time make furniture, cabinets, we could take over from the previous tenant. In Australia, we purchased a large item of incense to expand our offerings.


early April it was time. We could move into the shop and started a stressful time. With the help of some colleagues, the restaurant was set up again Furniture set, lamps hung, curtain rails nailed to the walls to hang out the pictures, also the walls were all painted. On 12 April then the opening of a business with many invited guests, but also with many people who have come spontaneously over. With champagne and wine, we have initiated with our guests and the first customers for the wolf song.

It's not that we deserve to Wolf Song lot of money. But the purpose he fulfilled perfectly. We worked to cover costs, sometimes even earned a little something and Karin had much joy with their crafts. Soon we had a small clientele and a Wolf song reached a respectable reputation. We could be content with our achievements.

Karin and I have fallen in love on holiday in the winter of 2004. No, not us, we have already married in the summer of 2003. We fell to the overwhelming nature, animals and plants, but also the lifestyle of COSTA - RICA. Costa - Rica haunted now permanently in our minds. When we then in the next vacation, the winter of 2005 the opportunity was offered a piece of land in Cahuita, we have not hesitated to buy and immediately agreed. Linked to this, of course, was the subject of emigration, for we soon decided because we're both not really good patriots, and we both feel the gentle way of life in Switzerland but rather something is expressed behämmert. In Switzerland, you definitely forgotten how life and materialism is above all. So Sun was ever clear to us that our new home in Costa - Rica. Then we went on this holiday, just one day later to Prague. One of our jobs was there to draw it houses. may need Rica a little money to live and the rent of houses you come to - because in Costa.

now, we were still working as normal in the Wolf Song, reduced purchases only. The real change began in the very private area. So we announced about our apartment in Emmen and now lived in the Wolf Song. Did we save but over CHF 2000 .- per month, money invested in that we like to Cahuita.

After another visit to Cahuita in February 2006, we laid laid out close to the Wolf Song of Lucerne at the end of year and in January 2007 after Costa - Rica to emigrate. Slowly and carefully we oriented our relatives and closest friends.
In business, we were getting a bit more generous in terms of discounts. Then just before Christmas, we stuck a note on the shop door that says: Due to relocation of up to 30% discount on all items. Well - relocation is not really wrong, and the note was effective. After some back and forth with business people, we would like to find a suitable Nachmieterin, which they say was imposed on us more or less. But what we also do not bother further, because the main thing was for us that the place is rented out and we returned our rental deposit six months rent received. For our sales inventory, we found satisfactory solutions with competitors which we could all be on commission.

What we really did think, however, was something completely different: What's a good solution for our dogs. It was clear that Tupy us to Costa - is Rica. Equally clear was the happy and Sibir definitely too old to be survived without prejudice to this trip and climate change. Thanks to a free SMS VIEW listing we could but again a really find a good solution. Sibir and Happy were taken where they are loved and cared for in a private zoo in Base Court, lots of exercise and even have their own room in the house. Although we
the separation is not easy and we miss our dogs often do we know they are happy about the fine lifted in a good spot.

so we managed to chapter Wolf Song Lucerne to close.
LONG LIVE WOLF SONG CAHUITA