http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/mattngrant/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from mattngrant en-us Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:17:18 UTC Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:17:18 UTC It was a bad week for me because of injury and illness While climbing a small mountain on the Gulf of Mexico coast a loose boulder fell onto my hand. Two days later we arrived in Durango where Graciela came with me to get it checked out at the hospital. I got an xray and it turned out my thumb was fractured and now I have to wear a splint. The same night I was really sick with Montezumarsqu http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Alberta/Lethbridge/blog-148956.html We left Roatan early as scheduled and made our way towards Rio Dulce in eastern Guatemala. We went through the Entre Rios border crossing but unfortunately we found out that the paperwork needed to legally enter the country with a car could only be done in Puerto Barrios 45 minutes from the border post. We left Matts passport hostage and went to do the required work. After two hours and six lin http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/Durango/blog-145962.html We arrived in La Ceiba to get the boat to Roatan. I was excited to start the beach part of our vacation. The van was left on the mainland in the parking lot close to the boat dock. After an hour and a half of Caribbean Sea we were on Roatan. Our beach town is called West End and it is small enough to have a welcoming feel. The hotel where we are staying is called Posada Arco Iris meaning Rainb http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Honduras/Roatan/West-End/blog-143952.html This is Grant making a quick update. We left Leon and as planned made it through Honduras to El Salvador for the night. We stayed in a nice place on Playa El Zonte where Erika spent a week last summer. The waves were huge but Matt went boogie boarding anyway. We then moved on to Antigua where we got set up for Lanas arrival by plane in Guatemala City. I got to almost meet the judge as the http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Honduras/Tela/blog-140077.html We left Panama City early so that we would get the most out the day back at the beach in Playa las Lajas. We settled back in very easily and enjoyed another five days there. We walked the beach went swimming and body surfing read books and had lots of discussions with the local families as well as Yves Darren and Sandra. We got acquainted with a couple of other newcomers Maurice from Quebec http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Leon/blog-137561.html We have found paradise. Even the locals think that Playa las Lajas is paradise and I have met a lot of locals. We are camping on the beach under a long palapa next to the Pacific Ocean. The waves are pleasant and fun for boogie boardingsurfing when the tide starts coming in. I am always with company because of various friends I have met around the place even though it is not over touristifie http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Panama/Panama-City/blog-135099.html We heard from fellow travellers that the ziplines in Nicaragua are cheaper and just as exciting as the ones in Costa Rica. We took the van part way up the volcano just outside Granada where the canopy tours are located and experienced them. Big ceiba trees supported the ziplines and thankfully us. Supposedly a 500 lb person could survive them Dad and I were latched onto the lines and flung acro http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Panama/Las-Lajas/blog-134738.html At Tapachula on the way to the MexicanGuatemalan border we asked a stranger for directions. He turned out to be a Mexican who has lived in California but now living in the area with his Honduran wife. Juan invited us into his small house and we met his wife Iris who is trying to get Mexican citizenship. We were warned about the guntoting Guatemalans and the problems at the border. That night http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Granada/blog-130861.html The past week Dad and I have been staying at a paradise beach called Playa Faro de Bucerias Diver's Lighthouse. It is in the state of Michoacan and famous for being isolated from the rest of Mexico until twenty years ago. Supposedly there were bandits who roamed the hills but not anymore. This beach is perfect for a quiet relaxing stay if you enjoy camping. Dad and I set up the tent u http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/Oaxaca/Mazunte/blog-128474.html Hello everyoneThis is Grant here to do the first blog. We had a fast trip to Dallas it snowed while we were there and enjoyed our time with Jaime and Robert. Thanks again for your hospitality and Matt says hes a better bowler after practicing with the Wii And youll make great parents with upcoming junior Thanks Rhonda too for everything.Matt and I spent a few hours at the 6th Floor Museum http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/Michoac-n/blog-126052.html This is the first blog page of our Central America trip that hopefully will start at the end of this month actually just a test to make sure we remember how to successfully do the text and photo entries As you can see by this picture only a few kilometres from home we don't have to travel far to find nice scenery. On our trip I'm sure we'll find places and meet people that will warrant some go http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Alberta/Lethbridge/blog-117626.html