Nearly home! And you mocked my seasickness in the Gambia! All sounds amazing Will, I'm particularly jealous of all your dolphin spotting. I think the name Gladys is excellent, by the way. Great photo of the bat. See you very soon! xxx
Planning trip to Utila Hey, great blog entry. I am considering going to Utila this coming March and had a few questions. First what do you consider the best dive shop(s) around? Definitely want good guides in unfamiliar water and obviously don't want a place that fills with impure air etc. (nothing like coming up with a headache or worse). Also, any must-dive sites in Utila?
Suggestions on hotels and/or hotel-dive center combos would also be welcome. I'd heard about a couple of islands...sandy cay and little cay that you can rent from a couple of guys out there and was wondering if you know anything about that? Also any major crime I should be aware of (I'm American, probably traveling with 3-5 others)? Hard to get info on Utila crime, specifically.
Anyway, congrats on your Dive Master Cert! If you ever wanted to know about diving in the Republic of Palau I'd be happy to answer your questions haha (lived there for 2 months and my advice is...dive there no matter what else you do in life). I'd really appreciate any advice you can give, man. My e-mail is below.
bradley151@live.com
Greetings Well done with that photo of the bat - you should submit it to the National Geographic wildlife photography award - its very good! Loved the blog too - obviously the Viking blood is getting very thinned out by the land locked Slavic influence.
Keep going... I take it USA has been crossed out from your list of destinations. The only bit of news here is that there is a mystery stone stacker in the village, making excellent sculptures down at the rocks. How is your spanish ?
Oh Dear! Well you have to laugh but it does sound awful! Especially getting to the wrong Puerto Viejo! Glad you escaped eventually! Wishing you an Awesome end to your travels! ! ! Mazza
Sounds amazing Willbo, I am very jealous that you saw an otter, having just spent the past 3 days on Mull attempting (and failing) to spot one myself. Nicaragua sounds like the best yet! xxxxx
Another chapter At the risk of sounding like one of your relatives I wish to say that I absolutely loved reading this blog and laughed out loud over and over again - most particularly about the plastic Messiahs. Your style is getting more and more fun to read and I end up feeling I am travelling with you (without the bore of having to travel for 5 hours in a box of bananas). Best of luck for the rest of your trip Willo. Maz x
Gentle persuasion?! Very well summed up Will, though I think you need to look up the words "gentle" and "persuasion" in the dictionary. I have to say I'm disappointed a photo of the bruise didn't make it on here, it was a pretty spectacular sight! Buenos viajes en Nicaragua...
well done This is a blog and a half, very interesting, sorry about the Whale shark disappearance, at last a fish of your size and no success.
Must look up the lion fish.
Great pics & Commentary Hello, just wanted to thank you for the great pics and commentary on Belize. I was there in December, 2010. I went as far south as Punta Gorda, but did not venture into Guatemala or Honduras - that is for next time. I recall seeing women washing laundry along river banks, and yes, the ugly drift piles of plastic debris. We spend some time in Hopkins and our story from there is seeing how they recycle major applicances. We bought johnny cakes, fresh baked, from a Miss Gail's. Her electric range was gutted, out in the yard in the range, big stack of burning wood on top where the coils once were, and the cakes baked inside the oven! Not crazy about kids playing raft in a fridge, but they are simply carrying on a village tradition it seems of re-using stuff in novel ways. I hope they made it to shore ok but I imagine is now just one more big hunk of debris on the sea bottom. Again, thanks for posting. It brought back memories!
Travelling to Lanquìn I'm travelling to Guatemala in a few weeks. How did you travel from Lake Atitlan to Lanquìn?? Was it a long journey? A few friends have recommended Zephyr Lodge and I'm keen to go! You blog is great to read, thank you already for the great info!
- Jocelyn
fabulous Hi Will, this was an amazing week, I am so glad you are doing it! Wondrous places, thank you for sharing the fascinating photos. There is so much beauty in this world. Enjoy it all, Suzanna
great start Hi Will, when you wrote this, I was flying to L.A. on the way to Death Valley & the Sequioa Nat'l Park, a repeat trip for me & wonderful & fascinating both. Now they seem tame compared to your adventure, which I am entirely delighted you are having. With still 3 months to go to practice your espanol, wonder where your blogs will takes us? Love, Suzanna
Wow! Rereading backwards, Will, to keep the context of your exploits. Your blogs are SO interesting to read - great undertaking, your trip, & Thank you for sharing it, in fascinating word & image. Go on, please! Love, Suzanna
Hola FM was panicking as we have not heard from you for a while but you have made up for it, great account of the area, I am so pleased have have a good time.
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Amazing Photo!
Absolutely love it!