<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Here is a request from the Costa Rica Trip organizers from Whidbey Audubon Society. Get your reservations in right now – last call. One room left. Contact them for more info.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Abadi, sans-serif;">Costa Rica Birding Trip South. May19-30, 2026.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Abadi, sans-serif;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Abadi, sans-serif;">If you or anyone you might know that would be interested in going please forward this to them. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Abadi, sans-serif;">Patty Cheek, Vivian Stembridge and Lance Porter are completing the registration for this upcoming trip.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Abadi, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Abadi, sans-serif;">We have one remaining room available which would bring the number to 12 total.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Abadi, sans-serif;">This birding trip is a rich experience and will be paced with a welcome dinner, travel consisting of two nights in each location, and ending with a goodbye dinner.</span><span style="font-family: Abadi, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Abadi, sans-serif;">This group trip includes repeat participants from 2024 and those that were on the waitlist from then.</span><span style="font-family: Abadi, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Abadi, sans-serif;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Abadi, sans-serif; color: black;">nos vemos pronto -<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Abadi, sans-serif; color: black;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Abadi, sans-serif; color: black;">Lance Porter <a href="mailto:bridport@whidbey.com" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">bridport@whidbey.com</a></span><span style="font-family: Abadi, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Abadi, sans-serif; color: black;">Vivian </span><span style="font-family: Abadi, sans-serif;"><a href="mailto:vivian2b4@gmail.com" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">vivian2b4@gmail.com</a></span><span style="font-family: Abadi, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Abadi, sans-serif; color: black;">Patty patty@whidbeyaudubonsociety.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></body></html>