Costa Rica

We sent Blaise off to Costa Rica on Friday night, to a rainforest resort near the volcanoes. He's attending a symposium on computing that I was invited to, but I was able, in this special case, to pass on the invitation since he will both get more out of it and contribute more-- and it helps balance the fact that my travel last year was London, Paris, Tuscany, New York, while his was mainly Denver. Reports say he is relaxing (canopy tour, river rafting) and doing more than his share of talking. I think he will adequately represent the family.