STL DPB ON THE ROAD - ON THE ROCKS

 

Near sunset, Playa Langosta, Costa Rica. This part of the coast is strewn with black volcanic rock, indicative of violent geological origins.               

THE SAME OLD PLACE

 

Back for another tour in Costa Rica, the same place we always go. It's striking how much earlier the sunset is here than at home. Costa Rica is at 10 degrees north latitude and St. Louis is at 38.

MADELEINE MONDAY

Well, here we are, a long way from home. This trip is about Ellie as much as anything. The restaurant across from our condo makes a cute kid's pizza and she just loves kitties. She's wearing her moose shirt from a national park in Maine, which is a really long way from here. I told her there are no moose in Costa Rica. 'Not even little ones?" she asked?       

THE FOURTH OF JULY

An American Airlines pilot checks her schedule at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. We are not trying to make a statement but we are leaving the country today for the first time in a long while. I'm ready.       

BACK IN THE AIR

It's been a long time but we are flying again today. I've been fascinated by flight since my first time at maybe 11 or 12. It was just New York to Washington but I'll never forget it. I never tire of its near-miraculous qualities, especially when we cross large bodies of water. Just land today but sea tomorrow. It's about time.