On approach to Ometepe. The first thing you notice about Lake Cocibolca is the wind. You notice it from a few miles inland, in Rivas, where the mosquitos get blown away before they have a chance to make a …
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The twin volcanoes of Ometepe and windmills, as seen from our bus to Rivas. Before I start telling you about our day, I want you all to know that I was ready for the Peñas Blancas border crossing. I …
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Greetings from Costa Rica. I’m writing to you from San Jose, which is the first place on our trip to completely surprise me. What I mean by that is that, on every trip, you have a few places that you …
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Corrinne and I said goodbye to La Jungla the day before yesterday. We took about an hour and a half to say goodbye to each of the animals, and to the owners, Dorothy and Luis, and to all the kids …
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“So Nick, what did you do in Panama?” “Oh, the usual. Surfing. Sightseeing. Petting a coati.” “What’s a coati?” “It’s the cutest thing that ever lived.” “Really? What’s it look like?” “Like this…” Awwwwwww! Yes, friends. I am finding …
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Marigolds. Corrinne and I remain holed up at Jungla de Panama. We’ve been hanging around with the animals, but have few pictures to show for it. I’ll work on that. In particular, I need to get some shots of …
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Why yes, that is a spider monkey with her tail wrapped around my arm. Thank you for asking. I could do a long blog post here, or I could just tell you that I’ve had three different monkeys on …
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Queso Blanco and yucca bread—Breakfast of Champions. The most important feature of Boquete for us is the cool mountain air. It’s about 70 degrees and windy right now and the stars are so close you could hang pictures on …
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Today was my first ride on a school bus in 20 years. There are a wide variety of busses that ply the local streets and highways of Panama. Big, two-level air-conditioned beasts geared for long distance. Small extended vans like …
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Absolutely nothing to report today. We’re taking a day off to lie around, do laundry, and catch up on our reading. Sometimes you need a day to take a vacation from your vacation. We’ll get back to the exciting travel …