I wanted to say thank you to all of you for your loyalty and love and kindness over the years. We are on our way back to Victoria, but only for a week. Rod has been offered his position back in Smithers again and it is a really good opportunity for him. There is alot of room for growth and advancement in his job in Smithers that he can't get anywhere else. It is the best place for us to be at the moment. I need a home, and I need to live with my husband. It's been too hard [View Full Entry]

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So, the last we left you we were on our way to Belize. The backpacker island of Caye Caulker to be exact (pronounced key). Well, we kept reading and hearing how incredibley expensive Belize is so we were a little worried when we ended up having 6 days left there instead of the planned 3 or 4 days. We caught a bus from Flores that nicely avoided Belize City and dropped us off right in front of the water taxi. Rod and a couple of other people took off for the bank and managed to run back with mere moments [View Full Entry]

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Q: How many people can you fit in an 11 seat collectivo minibus? From the town of Coban, Guatamala we arranged a tour which took us through the depressingly deforested hills to a remote protected area. The area encompasses the gorgeous river and pools of Semuc Champey carved into the limestone rock of the area. A short hike into the park brought us along the river and up to the beautiful turquoise pools. We then headed up the steep path in the morning heat and intense humidity through the forest up to an incredible lookout high above the pools (well [View Full Entry]

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So, the last time we left you we were on our way to Guatemala. Well, we made it and spent our first night in Antigua. We lucked out and found a little hotel with brand new mattresses! Wow... what a treat! Then we booked our shuttle with them to go to Chichicastenango (Chichi) the next morning. Chichi is supposed to have one of the biggest markets in Guatemala and we have been waiting to do some shopping. The big market days there are Sunday and Thursday so it is best to go a day early to get a room and [View Full Entry]

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The road to Honduras began at 3am at the Bearded Monkey Hostel in Granada, Nicaragua. From there the marathon began with an hour taxi ride into Managua to board the Tica bus at 5am. A few hours to the Honduran border with the usual young, armed men digging through the buses cargo. Off again for a few hours to the Honduran capital of Tegucigulpa and an hour stopover before loading back on the bus and few more hours up to San Pedro Sula in the northwest of the country. Got off the bus here and taxied to another bus station [View Full Entry]

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So, after leaving San Juan del Sur (along the craziest road ever!) we had our first chicken bus experience. Wasn´t so bad there actually. It was just from Rivas to Granada which was only about a 3 hour ride and the bus wasn´t crowded at all. We had heard about the hostel The Bearded Monkey a few times so thought we would give it a shot. The only problem was arriving in Granada mid day and not quite knowing where we were. Though we thought it would only be a few blocks walk. So, we asked for directions from a [View Full Entry]

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Buenos Dias Mi Familia y Amigos, When we last left you we were preparing to cross the border from Costa Rica into Nicaragua. After the hours of waiting on the Costa Rica side all went well. We boarded a small riverboat filled with locals heading up the Rio Frio. We crossed over the border on the river and checked in with immigration in the next town of San Carlos, Nicaragua. Nicaragua is by far a much poorer country, one of the poorest in the Americas which is clearly evident in the countries infrastructure let alone the homes and businesses but it [View Full Entry]

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Buenos Dias Amigos, From Monteverde we took the crazy bus trip outta there along narrow, rough mountain roads to Punta Arenas and the ferry across to the Nicoya Peninsula and down to the little beach town of Montezuma. Stayed at nice little hotel on the beach where you can see the incredible sunrise each morning from the veranda. Have heard quite a few stories of theft in Costa Rica from travellers and I am now victim as some twit nicked my shorts that were hanging to dry on the railing of the hotel balcony (let´s hope that is the worst for [View Full Entry]

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So, we were pretty excited to go to MonteVerde and check out the cloud forest, get a little rain, yada yada. Well, I think this was the dryest place so far. They are supposed to have 2 seasons....wet and more wet. We didn´t see a drop of rain. Nor did we see a forest in the clouds. OK, first the drive there. It is advertised as a Jeep Boat Jeep tour to get from LaFortuna to MonteVerde. Sounds pretty fun? Well, there was no Jeep to be found. It was more like Van Boat Van. And the roads! Wow! We were [View Full Entry]

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Well I guess it is my turn at this bloggy thing. Let me start with, wow what a country. With the warm climate, rainforests, beaches, jungles, abundant wildlife, relaxed Tico culture and ease of travelling it would be difficult not to enjoy your time here. With a country that is nearly 25% protected, no military and a booming eco-tourism industry it should be an example to nations around the world. As you have heard from Ang things having going well with loads of sights so far and plenty of chillin as well. Started with some beach time on the Caribbean coast [View Full Entry]

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