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“Mel Gibson, Please.”

I thought of something else I need in 2008. I need to talk to Mel Gibson. If you know him, could you please get me an audience?

Why? Well, he’s cute for one thing, although probably too old for me now. OK: DON’T tell him I said that.

Plus, he bought a huge chunk of land in Costa Rica, near Samara where Hal and Mo went for the airshow. Practically the next day, he had an audience with El Presidente during which, I have come to understand, he . . . → Read More About “Mel Gibson, Please.”

31 December 2007
5 comments - (Comments are closed)   Culture Shock, Festivals & Holidays, Hope, Indigenous Societies, Mel Gibson, Samara, Nicoya Peninsula, Volunteering

Air Show Photos

The boys got home Sunday night – Mo’s 16th birthday. Sixteen. Wow. You don’t think about that when you are holding them in your arms as tiny babies… Now he’s flying auto-gyros.

They had a good time, worth the trip: seven hours going (the took the wrong road, one with LOTS of construction), about 4.5 coming back, including two long stops. It’s nice knowing Samara and the Nicoya peninsula is not that far away! Sometimes you need a nice HOT beach weekend…

I’ve not been blogging much lately, fixated on creating . . . → Read More About Air Show Photos

5 December 2007
4 comments - (Comments are closed)   MORGAN, Samara, Nicoya Peninsula

Pobrecitos!

Hal and Mo went to Samara yesterday to an Air Festival put on by The Flying Crocodile. They drove, took about six hours from what I can figure. Hal emailed me this morning:

Hi,Got in yesterday around 5:30. Got to the airport at about sundown. Going there again today. Cell phones don’t work. No AC. No hot water. Paradise just like I remember it. One of us will call if the other is killed in a plane wreck. We both love you.Pura vida,Hal

God, what a romantic. Here’s a video of . . . → Read More About Pobrecitos!

1 December 2007
3 comments - (Comments are closed)   Hal, MORGAN, Samara, Nicoya Peninsula, Ultralights