Beautiful weather - clear skies, hot, sunny & virtually bug free air. Been like this for a few days now. Heading into that great Semana Santa weather season when you can just live outside!

Been hot & sunny the last couple of days, with clear skies. Gorgeous beach weather!

Playa Negra Bridge Repair

The Playa Negra Bridge, at the entrance to Puerto Viejo, is being repaired. This is the new bridge which was put in place to replace the one which washed out during last November’s flooding. Heavy rains on Monday night and rough seas at Playa Negra caused the soil to erode at the north end of the bridge. Early Tuesday morning some light traffic was allowed to pass, and the bridge was then closed in the late afternoon so that repairs could begin. Many 4wd vehicles, motorcyclists, and pedestrians were bypassing the bridge along the shore.

We had some heavy rain in the early evening which is letting up some now. No flooding yet in the Playa Chiquita area but’s definitely WET…

The Instituto Meteorológical Nacional (IMN) has issued a weather warning for the Caribbean region of Costa Rica. Winds have maintained their intensity and conditions remain unstable.  The Limon and Manzanillo weather stations have reported that a total of 66.7 - 72.3 mm of rainfall accumulated between last evening and this morning, and the rains are persisting. It is forecasted that the morning will remain overcast and cloudy, and although some improvement may occur in conditions in the afternoon, more rain is expected in the evening.

The IMN recommends continued vigilance in areas prone to flooding and landslides in the Caribbean region, as well as caution for swimmers and small boats in the maritime sector due to continued winds and rough seas.

It’s been raining - for days. Oh yes, it’s also been raining, with an additional sprinkling of rain…