After much trouble, we found the the Asa Wright Nature Center tucked-up in the mountains above Arima, Trinidad.   This bird sanctuary is a Mecca for birders (or as we found out "twitchers") of the world.  The description from our travel guide sums it up perfectly:  "Resident guests tend to be middle-aged American bird fanatics toting state-of-the-art binoculars or camera equipment  and checklists of a days sightings are enthusiastically compiled over sunset rum punches."  To say the least, we felt conspicuous as we confessed to guests that we had only come to relax.  We did enjoy close ups of several birds, including a rare sighting of the elusive Bell Bird.

Welcome	Just down the road from the AWNC	Before our morning stroll among the birds
The morning bird feeding	The dining room	Our "cabin"

*Trinidad is the Southern of two islands that make up the country of Trinidad and Tobago.  It is a one hour flight from Caracas and sits just off the coast of Venezuela.  There are over 1 million residents on the island.