Return from Costa Rica.

Elenka and I went with Jim, Mary, Frank and Wendy. Went first to Arenal; stayed at the volcano lodge where it was cloudy and saw not a thing. Then we went to Marc's at Playa Hermosa. One day Frank and I went to Rincon de la Vieja to do zip-lining. We wanted to go to the Caribbean coast but could because the roads were washed out, so we drove south and stopped at a place in Dominical. Then we went to the Osa Peninsula.For my records only. Dates may not be exac...

The man on the motorcycle didn't stop, or even slowdown. Ellen and I both saw him coming, but we were helpless. I instinctively turned the wheel hard left, into the opposite lane. It was impossible to avoid impact. He crashed into the right side of our car. Because I had cranked the wheel so hard to the left, the impact was deflected. The motorcyclist flew off the bike, head slamming into the passenger side window. When our car came to a stop at the edge of a...