Blogs from Archipielago de San Blas, Kuna Yala, Panama, Central America Caribbean - page 5

Nasza przeprawe z Panamy do Kolumbii rozpoczelismy od godzinnego lotu malym samolotem wypelnionym po brzegi miejscowa ludnoscia Kuna Yala. Nim wyladowalismy w Mulatupu, samolot mial 5 miedzyladowan na pobliskich wyspach. Mielismy nieszczescie siedziec zaraz za kabina pilota, ktory szalal niczym kierowca PKSa po dwoch flaszkach. Gdy wreszcie oglosil miejscowosc, do ktorej sie udawalismy, nie bardzo chcialo nam sie wysiadac. Spodziewalismy sie miasta i jakiejkolwiek oznaki cywilizacji. Co zastalismy, widac na zdjeciach... Ku naszemu szczesciu, na lotnisku zainteresowal sie nami niejaki Afranio, miejscowy 'biznesmen'. Wydlubana z drzewa piroga zabral nas do swojego 'Hospedaje', ktory okazal sie byc jego chatka. Z sypialni wygonil dzieci, pozbieral brudne gacie (nie wszystkie) i zadowolony zapytal sie czy wolimy ten pokoj czy inny podobny. Reszte dnia spedzilismy na malej rajskiej wyse... read more

On the truck there was a couple from the US, they dont seem to be too friendly.. We stopped at a checkpoint and we have to show our passport and all. Then we stopped for breakfast, i did not have any, the road got rougher going up mountains to get to the Sna Blas archipelago, the American dude got sick and we have to stop for him to throw up. Arriving at the "port" we have to pay $1 to use it! We paid $25 for the truck to get there already, plus $2 to enter the Kuna Yala area,quite annoying, too many fees. We waited for a long time for a boat that will take us to Isla Robinson, the boat was full, an American couple from NY and 3 older Italians, the boat stopped ... read more

The Kuma People really don't like to have their photo taken unless you pay them money. Hence why no pictures of them.... read more

Crossing the Costa Rica-Panama border at Sixaola is one crossing you are unlikely to forget. The two countries are separated by a dodgy bridge with some railway sleepers and plenty of holes between them big enough to fall through...but with our enormous backpacks we were sure we would be fairly safe and wouldn't slip through to the raging river 40 feet below! The weather had been consistently bad for the last few days in Costa Rica so there was some doubt as to whether the boats would be running out to the Bocas del toro islands off the coast of Panama. Anyway we managed to get there and hoped the weather would clear up soon and we could enjoy the beautiful caribbean islands which we were dying to return to after our last trip there. Well ... read more

Deuxieme essai... J'ai passe une heure a ecrire mon blog l'autre jour, et a la seconde ou je pensais 'oh oh, je n'ai pas encore sauvegarde, faut que je le fasse...', il y a eu un probleme avec la connection et j'ai tout perdu- LA HAINE!!! Enfin, ca m'apprendra je suppose! Je vous ai donc laisses quand je quittais Panama City- ce jour la, j'ai passe des heures (litteralement) a essayer de reserver un hotel pour ma prochaine destination (ca m'apprendra a vouloir reserver a l'avance, jusqu'a maintenant je n'ai jamais reserve et je n'ai pas eu de problemes!). Mais cette fois-ci l'astuce c'est que j'avais prevu d'aller sur l'archipel San Blas, qui est a l'est (ah oui, au fait,quand j'ai dit que Panama City serait l'endroit le plus a l'ouest du pays ou j'allais aller... ... read more