No apologies for this long post. This is not a work of fiction. It tells the story of my boat ride from Panama to Colombia as best as I remember it. There is a difficulty in that for much of the trip I was seriously sleep deprived. I also have very little experience in a [...]
One of the benefits of getting older is getting to know yourself. Over the years
I have learned that I suffer from periodic depression. It is hard to describe
depression to someone who has not experienced it. Everything in life may be
perfect. You may be sitting on a picture perfect beach and sipping margaritas
with a friend yet [...]
OK, Folks. I’ve received what I believe to be the definitive answer from Dave
DeSante. He was my boss at the Institute For Bird Populations and as far as I
know, knows all there is to know about birds.
Here it is:
“Because when they are skimming the water it is cooler and windy and the flying insects can’t [...]
I’ll buy coffee for everyone receiving this email who can answer this question correctly.
You are camping on a beautiful beach in Colombia. Having little else to do you spend lots of time watching birds fly by and avoiding getting bitten by bugs.
At some point you notice that when the pelicans are flying at altitude, the [...]
Hola Amigos
Hope everybody is having a happy new year. I spent New Year's Eve in a small
Pueblito outside of Panama City. Zuli, one of the owners of the hostel I am
staying at, invited some of the residents to a party in her home town.
Most of the folks from the hostel went by taxi. Four of [...]