Costa Rican Adventures

Costa Rica is known for its rich biodiversity and environmental conservation, for us it was a perfect opportunity to get away from our cold Canadian winter and visit with our daughter who was there doing field research. Our seven-day journey began in Liberia, the capital of the northwest province of Guanacaste. Knowing that our flight would arrive…

Monkeying Around with the Capuchins

The Lomas Barbudal Monkey Project Our little Jane Goodall – since she was a child, our daughter Maxine has always loved monkeys; monkey books, monkey T-shirts, stuffed ones and now that she is out with the real ones, it was an exciting opportunity for us to visit her living her dream, at the Lomas de Barbudal Biological Reserve in…

Twenty Years From Now

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw of the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” — Mark Twain