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Everyting Chris! (Everything is cool)
Published: November 5th 2005Central America Caribbean » Jamaica » Kingston
November 5th 2005
I finally got to spend one night out of the convent. I’m very gracious to the four Jamaican guys (all who spend lots of time at St. Pius) who took Meaghan and I to our first Jamaican party. We met them at St. Pius and then drove to a two-story building near New Kingston to commence the evening. According to most of the Jamaicans that we have talked to, most Jamaican parties don’t really get going until around 2:00 AM. Here we were out at 12:00 am and the party was, well wasn’t hopping. We paid $150 (US$2ish) to go to the rooftop where there was a DJ. A DJ here actually spins, and interrupts songs to add some lyrics or beat of his own. I really enjoyed getting to see the party to begin. After ... read more
November 5th 2005
GREETING EVERYONE!!!! SO YES I HAVE TO BACK IT UP A COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THURSDAY MY LAST DAY IN MONTEVERDE ENDED IN THE MOST AMAZING WAY. I DID THE CANOPY TOUR WHICH IS MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE ZIP LINE. LET ME SAY THAT I ALMOST BACKED OUT OF IT BECAUSE OF THE RAIN AND I WAS A BIT SCARED. THE TWO GUIDES CARLOS AND MELBE WERE SO NICE AND COMFORTING THAT I WENT ON AHEAD. AND PLUS I WAS ABLE TO TAKE MY TIME BECAUSE I WAS THE ONLY ONE ON THE TOUR. I AM SO GLAD THAT I DID NOT LET MY FEAR GET THE BEST OF ME. BEING UP THAT HIGH IN AIR WAS SO AMAZING AND BREATHTAKING. ON FRIDAY I LEFT FOR LA FORTUNA TO SEE THE ARENAL VOLCANO AND THE ... read more
November 5th 2005
The past 2 days have been at sea. We haven't done too much. We watched a soccer game between the crew and the guests. The crew were obviously going to win. They had people from countries who actually play soccer on a regular basis, and the guests mainly had Americans who knew how to play the game, but were not all that great. It was pretty fun to watch. We also tried our luck at the slot machines in the casino, but ended up losing all the money that we started playing with. Thankfully, we know we have no luck, so we only ended up wasting about $20.... read more
More on the People, Zip-Lining, Karaoke, etc.
Published: November 5th 2005Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Alajuela » San Ramon
November 4th 2005
This blog entry does not have a theme—not that any of my other blog entries have had themes—rather, it is a collection of ideas or items that I have noticed this past week. PLEASE NOTE: I have a new email address: ANDREW4CR@GMAIL.COM More on the people… I again this week have focused my thoughts on the people who live around me, mostly by observing and wondering what they are thinking, and of course, what they think of me. I have come up with a few conclusions this week. I don’t know how accurate my conclusions are, and certainly others’ opinions will differ, though one’s impressions cannot easily be judged I suppose. In the greater San Ramon area where I live, there seems to be something more innocent about the people here, particularly the younger people—guys and ... read more
Monterrico
Published: November 10th 2005Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Pacific Coast » Monterrico
November 3rd 2005
With another hangover hanging over us, we decided it was time to hit the beach; Monterrico. We decided not to take the chicken buses (due to the hangover..) and let the kind Doña Mercdes of Hotel Cafetin organize a shuttle for us. In Monterrico life is simple; tranquilo. The main "street" is a muddy/sandy PATH with all kinds of animals; pígs (of all sizes and colours), chicken, dog-pig mixes, snakes, cats, normal dogs. Apart from the animals the place seemed deserted. We did however, find a very nice place to stay, right at the beach! It is a small place (only one dorm for 5 and two doubles) with a bar run by a very nice young guatemalan couple. It is next to Johnny's, the backpacker-nest. It is called El Caracol and we recommend it highly. ... read more
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Yankee Ingenuity
Published: November 7th 2005Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panamá » Panama City
November 3rd 2005
November 3, 2005 (Miraflores Locks, Panama) Sean: Today we went to Miraflores Locks, the first (from the Pacific side) in a series of three sets of locks that enable ships to bypass sailing around South America in order to get commerce from the Pacific to the Atlantic (and vice versa). At Miraflores there are two locks and just a short distance away at Pedro Miguel is another lock. These three together raise the ships up to the level of Gatun Lake where they travel to the other side of the country to be lowered again through three locks at the Gatun Locks. Miraflores has the big visitor’s center where you can stand out on the viewing platform, then wander through the museum. The museum was nice, written in both Spanish and English, and it covered the ... read more
November 3rd 2005
St. Maarten is an island that is owned by the French and by the Dutch. St. Maarten is the Dutch side, and St. Martin is the French side. Our ship docked on the Dutch side, but we wanted to see both sides of the island. We decided to go on a bus tour that would take us all around the island. Our first stop on the tour was Orient Beach, which is a nude beach because it is on the French side. Thankfully, we didn't see any nude people when we were there. Another stop on our tour was at a shopping area on the French side. We had to be back at the bus at a certain time to leave and continue on our tour. We were back in time, but one couple on our ... read more
PA-NA-MA, PA-NA-MA-AH-OH-OH-AH-OH
Published: November 7th 2005Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panamá » Panama City
November 2nd 2005
November 1, 2005 (Panama City, Panama) Sean: I’ve wanted to come to this country ever since I first heard Van Halen sing that refrain. I never understood the connection between the lyrics and the chorus though. But they were Capital B-I-G Rock and Roll stars and I was some punk kid listening to my cool, older brother’s cassette tapes, so who was I to question these powerful and all knowing gods? It must’ve meant something otherwise why would anyone listen to a bunch of grown men innocuously stringing words together and then periodically - for still no obvious discernable reason - yelling out the name of a random Central American country. It didn’t make sense, but then again it’s not like the members of the band were going out and buying my albums. And that was ... read more
SANTA ELENA!!!
Published: November 2nd 2005Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Puntarenas » MonteverdeNovember 2nd 2005
HOLA!!! WELL I FINALLY MADE IT IN TO MONTEVERDE AFTER A LONG 5 HOUR BUS RIDE INTO THE COULDS. AND WHEN I SAY CLOUDS I MEAN CLOUDS. I WAS SO AMAZED BY THEM AND HOW CLOSE THEY SEEMED. THE ROADS ARE VERY NARROW GOING UP INTO THE HILLS. AND PLUS IT WAS DARK AND I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING OOH HOW SCARY!!!! I CHECKED INTO HOTEL CAMINO VERDE AND PLANNED SOME ACTIVITIES FOR MY FIRST FULL DAY IN MONTEVERDE. I SHEDULED A TOUR AT THE SANTA ELENA RAINFOREST @630AM. WHEN I WOKE UP IT WAS POURING RAIN. THE BUS WAS SCHEDULE FOR PICK UP AT 630, BUT IT WAS MORE LIKE 700. AT THE RAINFOREST THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT TRAILS YOU CAN TAKE, BUT DUE TO THE RAIN WE COULDN'T TAKE THE LONG HIKE!!! AND ALSO DUE ... read more
November 2nd 2005
Door al die hurricanes hier, blijf ik mijn plannen maar wijzigen. In plaats van de hooglanden van Guatemala ben ik naar Belize gegaan voor een klein weekje. Volgens mij het 2e jamaica...te relaxed gewoon En heb de belizian bob marley ontmoet...Beter bekend als the Lyrical King... Beetje jammen, genieten van het mooie weer. snorkelen met roggen (en een nurse shark) nog meer op het strand liggen dat is er te doen in Belize. Ook nog een partijtje voetbal gespeeld met de locals en zowaar 2 doelpunten gescoord )(evenveel als in 4 jaar voetbal in Nederland,) Belize was relaxed....maar heb toch moeite met het niks doen...dus...Guatemala here i Come... read more
