Back to the Garage

The plan Wednesday was for me to go out with the group from the House again, but they needed me to stay at the Villa instead to help Walter with the garage. In the morning and a little bit after lunch, I worked on painting what would be the outside face of some drywall sheets. I was only able to use a brush, so it took me a long time to finish them. While I was doing that, I also passed up sheet metal for the new roof when he needed it. Once the roof and the painting was finished, I helped screw the drywall onto the side of the garage, as well as keep an eye on a couple people from another group who were painting the ceiling and rafters. For as simple a task as putting six screws into a sheet of drywall is, it took us forever to get them done. I do not know if the screws we were using were bad or if I am just completely incompetent with a screwdriver, but to get one screw in took me about 7 other screws that ended up on the ground. It was pretty pathetic. By the time we were finally done getting all of the drywall up, it was time for dinner. I normally eat at the House with the group staying there, but this time I ate at the Villa, and then they picked me up to go home for the night.

The weather in Costa Rica has, so far, been very nice. Considering it is just north of the equator, it has not been too hot. I think it has been hotter back home in Wisconsin at times, actually. The humidity is not bad either, although when I went to Limon, which is on the other side of the mountains and closer to the Gulf, it was much more humid. They only have two seasons here, winter, the current season, and summer. Basically, the only difference is that right now it rains pretty much every afternoon, from May to November, and in the summer it is dry. There is no temperature difference. Perhaps the best weather is at night, when it gets down to about 65 degrees, which is perfect.