Blogs from Central America Caribbean - page 1737

Antiguassa siis olen edelleen, Arturo pääsi lähtemään Floresista tänään, on tällä hetkellä matkalla tänne. Huomenna pitäisi sitten jatkaa matkaa autolla Lago de Atitlanille. Eilen heräsin aamulla 5.15 ja bussi kohti Pacaya tulivuorta lähti klo.6.00. Bussi oli jenkkien vanha koulubussi, vielä vanhoissa väreissäänkin! :D Bussi vei meidät kylään vuoren rinteelle, josta sitten jatkettiin patikoimalla eteenpäin. Pari tuntia meni kiivetessä ylöspäin. Päästiin siis ylös n.2300 metrin korkeuteen. Pacaya on tosiaan yksi aktiivisista tulivuorista täällä, ei menty ihan ylös asti, vaan jäätiin alempaan kraatteriin. Pacaya viimeksi purkautui kunnolla 1998, jolloin jopa Guatemala cityn lentokenttä jouduttiin sulkemaan pariksi päiväksi sen takia. Vuosi sitten oli pienempi purkaus. Käveltiin kraatterissa kuivuneen laavan päällä, n. 6 metriä sen alapuolella on sulaa laavaa. Kiivettiin siis laavan pääl... read more

This week Club O2 is still on the quiet side. 40 teens on the ship, about 20-something come and go. Even though the numbers are low, our tour ran today. A family of 3 teens all signed up to go on the tour. Michelle and I both got to go which was really fantastic. I have so much fun with that girl. Our teens were great too. The two boys mostly spent the tour together and the sister, Sarah, hung out with me and Michelle. She's a super girl and we laughed a lot together. I love the cave tubing tour and I'm so lucky to have been able to do it multiple times. The walk through the rainforest is stunning. Entering the caves feels like you're embarking on a grand exploration. The views out to ... read more

Only a little more than a month ago, I was so ready to be off the ship. There was too much drama here. There was too much happening at home without me. I was tired. I needed to escape the intensity of being here. But thankfully that passed. I’ve rediscovered all of the joyous things that ship life offers. Because there are many, many things. The past few weeks have been incredible. Great friends. Great tours. Great easy port days. Great adventures. Great discoveries. My end of contract date for months now has been June 3rd. I’ve been preparing myself to depart then. For a bit, that seemed forever away. For the last few weeks though, it’s seemed so close. Going home has become scary. I don’t know how all of the experiences I’ve had has ... read more

Flores, Guatemala. We left Palenque (Mexico) to begin on a trip I would possibly not considered unless it had been for my two energetic travelling companions - a trip to Guatemala to see the Mayan ruins at Tikal. It was a very obscure an loooooong journey to get to our destination Flores, from Palenque we were up at sunrise to catch a small minibus which would take us to the "lancha" (small, long, thin boat) at the border which skimmed across the mostly deserted river that runs between Mexico and Guatemala, a novel mode of transport and a great way to pass a Saturday morning! A long tedious wait at the other bank ensued whilst we waited for this totally ghetto minibus to get going and take us from the Guat border to Flores, this ... read more

Left St. Bart with Island Time, John and Genie. Spent one night in St. Kitt, did not check in. Then next morning we left for Monserrat. We spent 2 nights here. On the North Coast. Quiet beach, 6 sailboats.... read more