Sorry, sorry. I tried to write about seeing some Pygmy Cormorants, and well, you know. And anyway, is chronology really that important? No. I can cover the Black Sea coast later, and over on the "Trips" page it will be seamless. You will never know. Never know that a Blue-winged Mountain Tanager is one of the best birds I have ever seen. Even in the rain, of which there was a lot, this bird just shone. Seared my eyeballs with its magnificence. And it wasn't even the best bird out there. Not by a long shot. There is so much to tell, so much. The trip that almost never was, that Covid killed not once but twice, but that was clawed back. A third catastrophe and I think we were done, but we went, we saw, and we were stunned. And you will be too. After Bulgaria.
Please don't say "a third catastrophe and I think we were done". My Ecuador trip was a 2020 and 2021 covid casualty and then kiboshed with five hours to go by the UK Foreign Office issuing a do not travel advisory earlier this year, which invalidated our insurance (and to be fair, the roads were blockaded which meant we would never have got to the Andean cloud forest in any event). We're trying one more time in 2023. In the meantime, I'll feast on your over the border descriptions to come. Matt
ReplyDeleteA similar story here, although our second cancellation was due to the need to quarantine on return for £2k and a further 2 weeks leave. No thanks! So you are now on 4th time lucky....
DeleteGod I am so envious! Wanted to go to Colombia over Xmas but the flights were just so expensive...about £3500 for the two of us.Went a few years back and loved it. Look forward to seeing your itinerary
ReplyDeleteThe first post is ready and will land on Wednesday, it includes the itinerary.
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