Set through next month

Well, after looking at countless places to live here in Boquete and a few places in a neighboring town, we have made the decision to continue living in this nice place for one more month.   It's been a tough few days, trying to get this figured out, because December is a busy time around here.  Not only have most places been filled and booked for the Christmas season, but most places jack up their rates for this month.  We were afraid the place we live now was going to raise their rate for December way out of our price range, but they were very fair with us, so we decided to stay.

It was hard, because a few places that we looked at yesterday would have been nice to stay at, BUT there was always SOMEthing about each place.  We looked at a very cute little place out in Volcancito, it was two apartments behind someone's house.  Their whole yard was walled, so it seemed like it would have been a safe place.  We liked the upstairs apartment a lot - it had a nice balcony, the only thing is it looked out to pine trees???  Anyway, it was still a nice view, BUT the two biggest obstacles with that place were that there was no washer or dryer, and Volcancito is quite a distance from Boquete.  So, we would have had to take taxis or the bus a lot, lugging our laundry, and either waiting around in Boquete for the laundry place to finish our clothes or take a taxi back home and come back in a taxi a few hours later to get our clothes and go grocery shopping.  Then take another taxi back home!!  Yes, it was do-able, and the price was VERY good, but.......

Then we were shown this other place just 4 blocks from downtown Boquete - when we heard it was so close we had such high hopes.  It also was a cute little place, a little more expensive than the one in Volcancito but cheaper than where we are at now.  BUT, they did not yet have TV or internet set up there although they promised it'd be up by the time we moved in.  The apartment was part of the owner's house and so of course, they lived RIGHT THERE, which could be ok if they're nice quiet people.  So, the washer and dryer belonged to them, and we would share it.  Not a big deal, at least there was one right there on the premises.  When we walked out the back, I thought how lovely, we'll have a back yard, until I realized that the back yard was THEIR backyard, and they, their kid and their dog would be in it all the time.  We liked the little patio in the front of the house and we thought, hey, we could sit out here and watch the rain come in - until we heard that the owner parks his car in the spot right next to where we'd be sitting on that patio.  Would kind of detract from the view.  The yard was fenced, so it seemed fairly safe there also and it was so close to town!!! We were so tempted, but after all was said and done, we decided it'd just be easier to stay here.  No packing everything up and getting into an unknown.  At least here, we know the internet and TV are good, we feel safe, it's a lovely place to take our walks in, it's a decent walk to town and so on.