And it was a good trip! I'm just back from a week in Costa Rica. Driving around with son Andy along the west central coast was a great break from the routine. ASAP I will post a few pix in the Gallery. In the meantime click the one above for a view from the veranda. We found Costa Rica to be a lot like W. Washington: Trees, beaches, surf. However, we waited in vain for the drizzle and gray skies. (Actually the rainy season was starting, and we had a couple of drenching downpours; nothing like our gentle northwest rain.)