Last border crossing in Central America (yay!) into Panama was easy as pie, but still took 4 hours, due to the usual slow bureaucracy. Glad to have made it this far through Central America we were also looking forward to reaching a new continent. Our group sped along the straight and rater boring roads through…Continue Reading “Panama: Beach House & Stahlratte Sailing to Colombia”
Crossing the border into Costa Rica as a group was fun and went smooth until the border guys started fooling with us! They sold insurances to 3 of us, and then declared to take a 30 minute break just before Flo could get his. Followed by him having to make random copies of the outside…Continue Reading “Costa rica: Jungle Camping, Mountain Backroads and Beach Time”
Finally entering Nicaragua after the border hassle and a 100 km ride down perfectly paved roads, we reached the town of Esteli. But luck was not on our side. In the middle of the night Flo developed a high fever and after three days of no improvement and Kate having diagnosed him with every tropical…Continue Reading “Nicaragua Down-Time”
Leaving Guatemala well-prepared for the border crossing into El Salvador we were excited to enter a new country and also a bit tense because of the bad reputation. We actually quite enjoy border crossings, making it a game finding out where to go and what to do. The border guys were really friendly, but took…Continue Reading “Border crossing marathon through El Salvador, Honduras and on to Nicaragua”
The border crossing into Guatemala was easy going. Similar to entering Mexico there is a lot of going back and forth to different offices (see our border crossing guide for further details). The customs officers were really friendly and even gave us a map of Guatemala. After 2 hours we were ready to enter the…Continue Reading “Guatemala: Spanish at Lake Atitlán & Volcano Pacaya adventure”