Cordwood house in Playa Hermosa

I was asked to give an update for those of you who have not heard from the Smileys
since our last post on blogspot.

Dorian and I settled in Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica after our journey through Central
America. Since then we rented a cordwood house for six months. A cordwood house is
made of hay and clay with a wood frame. It was so beautiful but unfortunately it
was already falling apart. We loved this little hobbit house. It was just our
style and taught us a lot about what we want to build in our future.

We spent this time getting to know the neighborhood while Dorian picked up some
programming work in town. It was so nice to be in one place for a while. Being on
the road for six months will make any woman mad, although the journey taught me to
be happy without my American comforts.