Blogs from Isla Colon, Bocas Del Toro, Panama, Central America Caribbean - page 16

Hello eveyone, Here is a big hello from Panama, well a small island called Bocas Del Torro. It is very relaxed and hot here. Which means i am very chilled out buut slightly burnt!!! I did rememeber my hat but Dave forgot to remind me a bout my sun lotion. I am not sure how much i can blame on him these days... Well since my last installment, we (a group of us that keeps getting smaller from Raleigh) have been travelling together. After finishing up at field base we all travelled by bus to a beach town called Chauita, it is great and is Famous for producing a coconut rum. We spent two days there relaxing in the sun, pool and eating beautiful sea food before moving a little further down the coast to a ... read more

Hi! Dan is feeling better :) We spent the last 4 days in Bocas del Torro, which is a cluster of islands on the Carribean side of Panama. I really like this town. We stayed at a great little place called Cocomo on the Sea and they had kayaks for us to use whenever we wanted. One day we kayaked around the island and out to "the pointe" where Dan had fun in the huge waves. One day we ventured to a beach called Starfish Beach. We had to take a taxi to a certain part of the island and walk through some jungle and mangrove areas to the beach. There were many huge starfish! It was pretty cool. There were some really good restaurants in Bocas. Our favorite is called Buena Vista. They have ... read more

I am on my way back up and man does it feel good. Part of me feels like I´ve been traveling forever and to tell you the truth it is a little odd to be heading back, even though I am excited to be. I need to catch up on this blog, I am still in Panama which I left 2 weeks ago... So, From Bocas Brava I went to Boquete which is a little mountain town... I had heard some people describe it as similar to a Colorado town, but could not for the life of me see what they meant, it being a sinlge season town... but once I was there I understood. It is everything that you love about mountain towns in Colorado in the spring. I stayed here 2 days, did ... read more

Let me start off by saying --- Bocas is amazing, Panama is redeemed, and all is well. And i'll follow that with another apology...it's so hard to keep this updated!! Either I am having too much fun, internet is crappy, or internet is tooo expensive to spend an hour or two doing photos and whatnot!! And besides...all the best stories have to be told..not read! In this blog you will hear me rant and rave about the wonderful and incredible and beautiful and funnest place in central america (so far...and well...i guess it´s really the only place i've been since panama city...so..hmm...maybe not the best parameters...ANYWAY) Bocas del Toro. Caribbean coast of Panama. Stunning! I was supposed to be there for the weekend..and ended up there for almost two and a half weeks! Talk about ... read more

So yes, the border crossing really was as crazy as I had heard it would be. When I arrived at the crossing between Costa Rica and Panamá I couldn´t believe that you actually had to walk over this plank bridge from Costa Rica to get to the immigration office on the Panamá side. Basically, the bus drops you off on one side, and then you pick up a different bus on the other side. Who thought of that idea? There were tons of people making crossing as I hobbled with my crutches and a lot of concentration very, very, very carefully across the bridge Add to the picture a few large trucks inching up behind me as Hendrik kept yelling a jesting "hurry up". Think about that scene in Stand By Me and then add ... read more