We are on Coiba Island, with some great guests, we will be exploring a very small part of the island with them while we are here, though it will be a good taste. we have the TRAK’s here in their bags, though will set them up and send the Bag’s back to Santa Catalina when […]
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Jan 23rd Shopping and the Rush to Produce Episode 2
Allie and I speak English to each other, “we need at least 10 days on Coiba!” “yes I Agree!” “Just tell him that we are experienced kayak expeditioners and have a locator beacon and a VHF radio”. Allie turns too Yann and discusses the issues in French (Yann’s native tongue and Allie is fluent), […]
Jan 20th; Frisbee’s and an Engagement of Scott’s
Beer bottles litter the table, along with a small bottle of single malt scotch travelers whiskey and an odd assortment of wine vessels. Guitar strings ring in wonderful symphony along with rhythmic spoons, a whaling harmonica and bucket drum. The evening is merry and joy with drunken singing and laughter, sweet music filling the air […]
A Week In Santa Catalina
Santa Catalina. Jan 15th – ish! “The weekend is now over, with the last of the weekend warriors headed back home to Santiago and the surrounding areas, leaving Santa Catalina a sleepy beach town once again. For two days, cars full of youth and of young families would line the shoreline, bringing surfboards or boogie […]
Arrival in Santa Catalina
After a rough bus ride and a feisty barter with the flat deck taxi driver ( he wanted to charge $50 to Santa Catalina) due to no more Buses that night. We eventually settled on $35 though Allie wasn’t totally happy with that. With the Back fully loaded with TRAK Folding kayaks and bags we […]
Tracking Down Our Second TRAK Kayak
Jan 11th – 13th The rest of our time in the city was spent taxi-ing back and forth between old town and downtown, barely taking any real deep breaths of clean air (cough hack cough!), finding one tropical park for a moment of respite, taking cold showers in the land of one-tap showers, (I […]
Allies Birthday Night in Panama City
Jan 10th 2012 My first sight of the city in daylight…palm trees, heat like an oven, wild erratic driving, a skyline of high rises (mostly all residential rather than commercial), seaside promenade looking out at fishing boats, a cruise ship or two, and surprisingly clean streets and surroundings….welcome to Panama City! We spend our first […]
Worlds Colliding in Panama
Jan 9th -10th 2012 Here is the first blog post, it outlines our first day in Panama city and the journeys Allie and I took the day before we meet in Panama City’s Tocumen International Airport to begin our 7 week adventure in Panama. Allie’s travel day began before mine so her story starts the […]
The Panama Adventure Begins
Here is a little video to bring you into the Adventure Allie and I are having in Panama. stay tuned for more written, visual and audio adventure logs. -J-
Panama Has Free Health Insurance For Tourists
Another great reason to visit this beautiful country! Panama now offers tourists free emergency health care to anyone who enters the country through Tocumen International Airport. Since January 17, 2012, all tourists have been able to obtain the free medical insurance at the tourist information center in the immigration area. The insurance is good for […]