The BIRD WATCHERS have arrived in Costa Rica

Well here we go again! After a hair raising drive along Leroy Ave. (home of our daughter Roslyn and her husband Jordan in London, Ontario Canada), which except for the landing was the most dangerous part of the trip, we headed out to Sarnia. A gorgeous sunny day until we hit the curve at the Sarnia Airport and we were instantly in the middle of a blizzard. For a brief moment we thought the trip was off, but thanks to Nadine's great driving skills, an uneventful border crossing and sunny drive down I-94 we arrived safely at the airport. Thank you Richard!

As we were getting our boarding passes the airport staff who were helping us started to laugh, "the Bird Watchers" are checking in. It took us a few minutes to clue in and after a chuckle we found our catch phrase for the trip. As we were walking towards security we could still hear them laughing. Now we just have to figure out who's watching who!!

A relaxing meal at Ruby Tuesday's, early boarding for Nadine and Bruce (Bird), and we were on our way. We had a clear day for flying this year and the sights were gorgeous. Fields of snow, winding rivers and roads dotted the ground below. It was amazing how far south the snow was but Dallas was clear of snow and sunny, 54'F.

Upon boarding a very full plane to San Jose we were excited to be on our last leg. It had been a long day, we were tired and looking forward to a peaceful flight. Soon after take off the pilot informed us our flight path, temperature in San Jose and oh by the way, there is a strong wind blowing through the Central Valley. OH GREAT! Well he warned us, and yes I had a few brief seconds of doubt and many seconds of grabbing Rob as the plane rocked in the wind. There was a moment I thought the engine (which I was right beside) was going to hit the runway before the landing gear!!! Anyway we landed safely, breezed through immigration and customs and walked outside to Norma's friendly smile. But boy was it windy!!!!!