Back Home from Costa Rica

      We just returned from our fourth visit to this magical country and would do it again four times more in a heartbeat.

     On this occasion I was joined by some of my closest and dearest friends - and that made it even more special.

     Here they are in alphabetical order by first name.

Jim

     Irrepressible, intelligent, always ready with a joke or two, and a beer connoisseur of distinction. It's no coincidence that "Jim" and "Joy" both start with "J."

Kuldip

     Urbane, witty, a keen scholar, generous and a first class gentleman. Kuldip is always ready to help in any way that he can and offers wise counsel and sparkling repartee to all. 

Lisa

     Lisa is enthusiasm on steroids. What a pleasure to be around her. Every bird made her heart pitter patter and she embraced  the natural history of Costa Rica in all its magnificent splendour with runaway enthusiasm. She was concerned with the welfare of others; someone you could always count on.

Selwyn

      Simply seeing Selwyn every day made me happy. He is always ready with a story or an anecdote, eternally cheerful, enthusiastic about life, just a great guy in every way. He never saw a banana he didn't like.

Tina

     Tina is Lisa's big sister, tasked with the chore of keeping her in check! To enjoy the company of one of them is unalloyed pleasure, two is more than anyone might expect. They both elevate enthusiasm to a whole new level.

Trevor

     Trevor is a slick dresser, sauve, debonair, a man of the world, a savant of distinction and a fine fellow with whom to have a glass of wine. Believe me, I have done it!

Victoria

     Charming, witty, dedicated, sophisticated and a keen scholar who does a great deal of study before going on a birding trip, and becomes a fountain of knowledge for all. Selwyn is a lucky man to have such a wife. 

Miriam

     I started out by referring to my closest and dearest friends. My wife, Miriam, is of course the closest and dearest of all. I have no doubt that if you asked the other participants on the trip they would assure you that they enjoyed her presence as much as I did.

     More will follow in due course as we download and edit the thousands of pictures, but now you know the people who make life so special. I am lucky to know them all.