<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">It was made known to me that I have to write my e-mail address when I wish for a response to an RFI on Tweeters. Oops, sorry about that, my first RFI had no e-mail address appended. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">So far, I have been able to find two birding tour companies that I could use in Jamaica. Those are Arrowhead Birding Tours and William Suarez Birding Tours. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Arrowhead is less expensive; they get mostly good reviews on Trip Advisor, with at least one review giving a more mediocre score.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I cannot find any reviews for William Suarez Birding Tours. Dr. Suarez quoted me a price that is about 32% more than Arrowhead's price. Sometimes it is better to pay more and have a better trip other times, it is just money squandered. One never knows.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Ordinarily, I would consider simply birding a place like Jamaica on my own, but the US State Department has had a "Level 3: Reconsider Travel" advisory on their website since last July, which makes me a bit chary of going on my own.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I'd love to hear from anyone with information about either of these tour companies, or with other suggestions for birding Jamaica and making it back home in one piece, with all of one's equipment.</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 dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">garybletsch@yahoo.com</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div></div></body></html>