September 24, 2010
If it wasn´t for cell phones and computers I would have no idea of what day, date or time it is. Maybe that sounds like a luxury, but it seems strange to me by now, to direct our lifes by a calendar. I am observing many things that do not make sense to me anymore. Here in Costa Rica...Tourism is b i g business. Adventure is promised on every sign, thrills are offered throughout the country.You can zipline over the Jungle canopy, rappell yourself into the Canyons or go canyoning, whitewater rafting and whatever else. The young and affluent from all over the world are hurling themselves with gusto into one activity after the other. Even the older folks are out there on the Zip Lines etc. They just take it a little slower.
This rush for experiencing something new or something exciting, artificially created just for the tourists, appears out of rhythm to me.
Does Mother Earth not have enough to offer anymore, that it has to be enhenced, in order to be appreciated. And what really is being appreciated..?
I had been to Costa Rica 21 years ago on a 3 month stay. Many things have changed of course. There are roads now everywhere, Condominium developments, big hotels, cities where there used to be none. The country is still very beautiful and incredibly rich on wildlife and fauna, where the areas have been preserved as Reserves or National Parks...and there are many.
For me Costa Rica has been a mixed bag. Shortly after crossing over the border, I had picked up a young couple hitchhiking with two young dogs. We traveled together to Tamarindo Beach, Jaco and Manuel Antonio. Dogs are mostly not permitted in Hostels. So they were glad all our dogs could sleep in the bus. We did run into some drug dealers, that took great interest in Bluebird. We almost stayed at a place, we later found out, was known for robbing their guests and a few other less fun encounters.
Thank God, we had our wits together and got out of an area when needed or found something else, because it just did not feel right at the moment.
Fernando and Ulli eventually continued on south to Panama with their two puppies.
I had been halfway down to Panama, along the coast, where things were quieter and you could still see Scarlet Macaws flying around, hear the Howler Monkeys and observe wildlife, without paying an entrance fee to a National Park.
On my way back up toward San Jose, I got sidetracked, to come to Volcano Arenal.
We arrived here late on the 21st and it was clear a Ruby seed needed to be planted.
This planting was very different from all the others. I was shown to open up a cermony and hold it for two days. The first day took me to the sacred hot waters of Pele for cleansing and initiation )Equinox). The second day was spent with drumming, meditation and a hike to the foothills of Arenal for the planting of the Ruby seed.
Thank you to all my friends in the US, Mexico and Guatemala for participating in anchoring the incomming frequencies through the many portals along the Rim of Fire.
I feel exhausted today, but will leave for San Jose later on. Bluebird needs to be serviced. I need to check on paperwork for Sky to fly and reservations to Ecuador for both of us. And God willing, find a ship to take Bluebird south as well.
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