Bananas and mangos on the ground

In a little over a week, I'll be leaving paradise here in Costa Rica.

Bananas and mangos are on the ground everywhere, free to be picked up. Bananas are a nickel a piece if you want to buy some at the farmers' market, but why bother when they're growing wild and falling off of the trees?

Banana plants are not really trees. They just look like trees.

Up here in the mountains at 4,500 feet where I am, coffee is growing everywhere. Down in the central valley, they grow more sugar cane and pineapples.

The picture at the top of the page shows a stalk of bananas on the ground surrounded by coffee plants. The coffee plants are technically shrubs, but they are often called trees or bushes.

There is still so much to discover here. Below is a picture of a statue of an angel that is out in the jungle. It's not far off from one of the hiking trails I like to go hiking on.

I'm sure there's a story to go with it, but there's no plaque or sign anywhere to be seen, and as you can see, the jungle has pretty much grown up around it.

Leaving here is not all bad

I'll soon be enjoying a new paradise living in my motorhome in the North Carolina mountains. I love hiking to the waterfalls, and there are plenty of them near Banner Elk, NC, where I camp.

I'll be driving my motorhome from Florida to North Carolina, and I love being on the open road in the RV.

I've managed to be productive since I've been here. I've written two books. I have one more proofreader going over them, and then I'll be ready to publish them on Amazon.

I'll be back here in January for six months. I'm looking forward to my time here, but I'll enjoy my time in the NC mountains and in Florida while I'm in the US.

Bottom line: I can enjoy being almost anywhere. I love living in my motorhome, and I also enjoy international travel. I'm glad I don't have to choose between the two options.