Today wasn’t going to be the day that the bad karma from my tail torturing episode would strike. We got two treats today. 1) The Patriots game was televised on cable and we got to watch it in the comfort of our own home. 1 and a half) The Patriots won (although they didn’t act like they wanted to). 2) The banana tree in our yard dropped its first batch of green, very unripe bananas on the ground. They had always been hanging way beyond our reach in the giant tree that shades our house. Ever since we’ve moved in, they’ve looked full grown, but stayed up there green and bruise-less.
This afternoon, when we looked out the window, it was like the UPS man dropped off a package that took weeks to get to us. Mike immediately ran outside to check ‘em out. After a few trips of separating and cutting, we now have 93 bananas scattered throughout our house in various locations in and out to see where they’ll ripen the best. There’s still about 30 more left in the fallen bunch. I have a feeling we’ll be eating a lot of bananas, so feel free to send your best banana recipes along.
I guess it’s the least Costa Rica could do to pay us back for stealing from us yesterday. After reading several Costa Rican travel books and websites, I left my wedding rings home. It was recommended to not wear any jewelry that would draw attention and my rings often do. And so it stayed behind with Marley for safe keeping. Since Mike’s is rather simple and diamond-free, we didn’t find it necessary to leave it home. We were wrong. While I was worried about pickpocketers and tourist predators ripping us off, the ocean ripped Mike’s ring right off his finger and swallowed it up too quickly for him to fish it out.
So I’ll take the bananas as an apology, even though they aren’t quite equal to the ring…but it was a kind gesture. Thanks a bunch.
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