Hey folks, looks like things have been going well for everyone. I just spend some time in Costa Rica and the news is good and bad. The area I was in (N. Pacific coast)was great, beautiful countryside, wildlife, beaches, drinks, women..... but it was a cigar graveyard. The stores and roadsides were littered with cuban cigars that embodied every horror imaginable. A simple case in point, I came across a few boxes of monte #2 with the cuban tag and asked to inspect the contents of the one I wanted to buy, maybe try one out. The box, however, was full of cigar jerky that was scarier than the thighs at an aquarobics seminar. That was only the begining of my nightmare. I will not go into the details. Needless to say, I still feel bugs crawling on me and there wasn't even a Bahia or Hoja with enough oil to grease a mesquito's .....I think I have had enough for now. It is good to things are still good around here and I am sorry if I brought you down. Peter
