Because of the government shutdown, most travelers are anxious about their upcoming flights. We just received an email from Southwest Air saying our flight to San Jose, Costa Rica tomorrow evening is Not impacted by the shutdown mandates. Yeah! We are all packed and ready.👍
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Geriatric Jungle Trek day 4
5 Cousins (4 on this trip) October 15, 2025 We four senior ladies are looking forward to our big adventure in Costa Rica in November. The group consists of 3 octogenarian sisters, Joy, Charlene, and Patsy and their "younger" cousin Katherine. The stated purpose was to take a birding trip , but not all of the group are dedicated " birders ." Katherine's son has dubbed the trip the " Geriatric Jungle Trek ." Katherine gave us an exciting report this morning. It seems that the first stop on our itinerary ( Rancho Naturalista ) recorded 194 species of birds on the October Global Big Day this month. Big Day is the time once or twice a year when birders all count the number of different bird species they can record in 24 hours. Our first lodging loc...