Are you one of those people who cranes their neck to look out of the window of a plane when it takes off and lands? I am.

Must just be my natural curiosity I guess. After spending most of my adult life travelling for work, you’d think I’d have “seen it all”. But life is unpredictable. You just never know what you might see if you just crane your neck a little.

I guess I’m unpredictable too. Quitting a 26 year-long highly successful career, leaving behind my rather cute lakeside apartment in Chicago, which I’d spent a lot of effort on turning into a home (the Feng-Shui research alone was exhausting!) and most of all leaving behind family, loved ones and friends (who had already put up with me relocating from the UK to the US) was a big change.

And the destination? Costa Rica. Bit of clichéd mid-life crisis me thinks.

But wait. I’d always been the planner (ask anyone who worked for me). Considered. Researched. Broken down and built back up in an order of my own design.

So what on earth was I thinking upping sticks and moving to Central America? Guess that’s one for another days post.

But now as I looked out of the window of the United flight from O’Hare, I was more struck by the fact that although I’d seen this before, the view had filled me with a little joy and wonder. And a little joy and wonder is a good thing these days.

As I leant back so the chap sitting next to me could get a view, he smiled and looked at me “Have to stretch to see it, but its worth the effort isn’t it!”.

I believe it is.

LTPV!

Gary