Blogs from Kuna Yala, Panama, Central America Caribbean - page 3

On leaving Belize I was faced with making a choice between spending more time in Central America or hot footing it down to South America (unfortunately I just don´t have the time to do both properly). After too many recommendations for Colombia I decided on the later and booked myself on a sail boat to take me to Cartagena, Colombia from Panama on the 17th September. This meant only three weeks to see the remainder of Central America - not an easy task, but an incredible experience. Highlights below: Lago Yajoa, Honduras: Stayed in a micro-brewery set in the jungle amongst the largest selection of birds in Central America. Beer and wildlife are the perfect combination. Volcano boarding, Leon: This involved hurtling down a volcano at 40km p/h on a sledge, and managing ensure all limbs ... read more

I woke up to the alarm going off, which it had been doing for several minutes. The next thing I heard is the cab driver telling the night guy my name. Crap. We went out & talked with taxi dude & he was totally ok with it all & said he'd come back later to get us. Whew. We went right back to sleep for another hour. Too early. We got up, got packed, & headed out to the airport. We're flying into a little town in the Kuna Yala called Mulatupo. We have no idea what we will find there but we will see. It's pretty well off the typical tourist path so it's kind of an adventure. At the airport we waited for over an hour for the flight. Delayed. One thing I do ... read more

Lawrence of Arabia. A 45ft 1985 sail boat. 8 naive backpackers. a huge mess. canned food. 8 meter swells. all the good stuff that makes its way from your stomach onto a. the side of the boat b. into the toilet c. anywhere it manages to land. lots and lots of water. wayward dingies. broken sails. more water. beautiful postcard perfect islands. land. snorkelling. fresh wood fire fish. calm. swimming. turquoise waters. palm trees. land. bliss. dread. nausea. vegemite on bread. vegemite on biscuits. even more water. scary thoughts. laughing. cringing. praying. bad smells. garlic. cabbage. music. loss of gps. huge swells. cartagena harbour. arrival. relief. celebration. The combination of these words pretty much sums up my five day sailing trip from Portabello, Panama to Cartagena, Colombia. It was a challenge. Both physically and mentally. It ... read more

With 13 other boats :( It is cloudy and windy and we are just 11 people on board :) Fried fish and cocos rice for Dinner. yamyam!!!... read more

On our way back to San Blas! Since yesterday we are sailing due south with 19 people on board. We caught two doradas today. Weather and wind are perfect. So we expect to arrive in Porvenir in two days. ... read more