Back to a simple way of living

Living in an RV can be a very relaxing and simple way to live, or it can be a stressful way to live.

It depends on how you live the lifestyle.

• Are you traveling every few days, or are you staying in one place for a month or longer?

• Are you pushing the limits of your budget, or are you living well within your means?

• One of the main things that determine whether RVing is a stressful or a simple way to live is your attitude.

What do you want to learn or know?

We all have things we have wanted to learn or know for a long time, but never had the time to make it happen. Now you have the time. Are you making good use of this time?

When Warren Buffett was asked what was the one thing he would like to know or learn, he said he would like to know where he was going to die. When asked why he would want to know that, he said, "Then I would never go there."

Breaking news

As you can see in the picture below, the stalk of green bananas I talked about in last week's article now has one ripe banana.

I didn't know if the bananas would all get ripe at one time or if they would start at one end and gradually get ripe. It turns out that they didn't do either one. There is one ripe banana in the middle of the stalk. I guess I wouldn't make a very good monkey. I obviously don't know much about bananas.

Even more breaking news

My Internet connection here in Costa Rica has been reasonably fast, but unreliable. It would go out several times a day. Last Friday, we got set up with a different company. Now we have high-speed fiber-optic Internet. It hasn't crashed a single time since it was installed and it's running about 50 Mbs upload and download.

My son said, "You're up on the side of a mountain, in the middle of nowhere, near the end of a dead-end road and not another house in sight with bananas, coffee, mangos, and every other kind of tropical fruit growing, and you have high-speed fiber-optic Internet and here in Knoxville, TN our Internet speed is slow as Christmas. How come?"

I talked to a friend last week who is renting a house over on the Pacific coast near the beach here in Costa Rica. It's up on the side of a mountain away from everything too. She doesn't have hot water, but she does have a high-speed fiber-optic Internet connection.

One final point. I'm stranded

This morning, I found out that I'm stranded here in Costa Rica for four extra days. There are plenty of pineapples, mangos, avocados, coconuts, and plenty of other fresh fruits and veggies, along with fantastic weather, so I think I'm going to be able to survive.

The problem is that that my flight back to the US booked for May 28th has been canceled. The next available flight is on June 2nd. That's probably not all bad because I doubt if the airport here will be back open by May 28th. Right now, it's closed until May 15th, and they will decide then whether to keep it closed for another 15 days.

My visa expires at the end of May, but they have announced that all tourist visas have been extended until July 17th. That means I won't be fined for overstaying my visa. I'm in no hurry to get back to the U.S., so all is well. Getting stranded in paradise is not bad at all.

Bottom line: As you can see, this week's article is somewhat rambling. I've talked about several things that don't necessarily relate to each other. That's the way life is right now. You could say that there are a lot of things going on or you could say that nothing is going on. I think both statements would be correct. I hope you're using this time to do something other than play with your cat. Stay sane, stay safe, and enjoy life. Follow Bobby McFerrin's advice in the song, - Don't Worry Be Happy.