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Costa Rica

MY VIEW FROM THE SADDLE - Misadventures told with a Modicum of Modest Gringa Snark
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If you're daydreaming about the romantic notion to move to Costa Rica, buy a farm, have horses, and become part of a community outside of the bucolic expat condos, hold on for the ride! Back in 2004, I came to Costa Rica and ended up buying a 200-acre piece of farmland on my first trip to the country. I fell in love with the Diamante Valley, the cool breezes, and the acres and acres of pasture. I could envision hundreds of happy ponies, munching grass all over the mountain. Rather than have the big horse farm I initially envisioned, I ended up subdividing the land into large farm lots, installing roads, bridges, electric service, and a water system. It took seven years and over half a million dollars to get the project done, paying for it a little at a time, as each lot got sold. To survive in the meantime, I sold pizza, real estate, and started a highly successful horseback tour business "The Happy Horses of Rancho Tranquilo" The Ticos in my little village adopted me as one of their own, taught me Spanish, invited me to all the local events, and stole my heart. After nine years, I sold the farm and moved up the coast near the beach. My life with horses continued, but a horrific tragedy at the barn and a near-death accident changed everything for me. Costa Rica has its charms, but also its quirks. Come along for the ride, and you'll learn what its like to live in the real Costa Rica the good, the bad, and the absolutely hysterical. You can't make this stuff up.

Author Biography

Linda Gray grew up in Massachusetts and discovered horses at age 12, being a nuisance at a nearby stable until they let her be a tour guide. She graduated from University of Massachusetts, summa cum laude, and holds a graduate certificate in technical writing from Northeastern University. During her career, she worked as a free-lance technical writer and instructional designer for several large companies, the states of Georgia and Michigan, and the government of Canada. She was finally able to return to her life-long passion for horses when she moved to Costa Rica in 2004. Buying 200 acres of land on her first visit, she ended up building a successful horseback tour business and a development of small farms. Eventually she moved up the coast, where she still lives in a little house by the beach.
Release date NZ
June 1st, 2018
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Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Illustrations
66 illustrations
Imprint
Booklocker.com
Pages
334
Publisher
Booklocker.com
Dimensions
127x203x18
ISBN-13
9781632638571
Product ID
28227833

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