<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:bookman old style, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Dear Tweeters,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">If anyone out there in Tweeterland has advice in regard to a birding trip to Trinidad and Tobago, I'd love to hear from you. Feel free to contact me off-list.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I am in the very early stages of planning a trip there. The staff at Asa Wright Nature Center got right back to me, and I plan to spring for a stay there, since it seems to be de rigueur. Not sure how long to stay there, though.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">My main questions are these.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">1. How long do most birders stay on a trip to T&T?</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">2. How many nights does one usually stay at Asa Wright?</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">3. Is Tobago on the usual itinerary?</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">4. Would it be wise to rent a car? I usually do, unless I have a guide, or it's a country where the driving is absolutely insane. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">5. How safe is it? I do hear a few bits and pieces about violent crime, although that does seem to be mainly in the capital.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">6. Any other hotspots suggested?</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">7. I understand that hurricanes are quite rare in T&T. Still, it is the rainiest part of the rainy season right now, in August. Would it be nutty to go in late August-early September?</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Thanks!</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Yours truly,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Gary Bletsch</div></div></body></html>