Nykon,

It is a hard life - but someone has to do it. ;-) Bike riding here doesn't even merit a second look. Lots of people use bikes for commuting. Pretty nice really. Of course, where we will be living, people use horses too. I merit a second look since I am about twice the size of many of the men here - literally. I also have hair nearly white (premature - or it once was... ) which is pretty uncommon here.

Just dropped the bike off from a complete tuneup - repack everything. It is 2,500 colones (500 colones = 1 dollar) I may never turn a wrench again.

Not a lot of different paths for my commute - we really don't have a lot of roads. I think there is one that loops around the backside - I'll check it out with the ATV first - or the horse.

There are issues with riding at night - fer-de-lances like to come out to heat up on the road before hunting. I don't really want to ride over a 8 foot long very mean (and poisonous!) snake in the middle of the night! I will start for the house early enough not to have that problem!