Lake Atitlán, Guatemala (ah-teet-lahn) sits in a volcanic caldera known to have been created 1.8 million years ago. The lake is the deepest in Central America at over 1,100 feet at its deepest point. All this stuff didn’t really draw us to the lake however. What did was all the stories from other travelers that […]
Dead-End Job We’re in Roatan, Honduras working some and relaxing some and headed to Pico Bonito for some rest and relaxation. We had a job with a dive shop working as the Dive Shop Managers, however the owner of the shop had a different vision for his shop than I had and it just wasn’t what […]
A must see Guatemalan historical site is Antigua, Guatemala. It’s one the oldest and shining examples of early Spanish colonial city planning in Latin America. A basic grid plan that dates back to 1543! Its religious, private and government buildings are some of the best preserved Spanish colonial architecture in Guatemala. Walking on its cobblestone streets […]
We got out of San Juan Del Sur and the Naked Tiger Hostel, to go find some activities on Ometepe Island a short distance away. Ometepe is a Nahuatl words “ome” (two) and “tepetl” (mountain), meaning two mountains. They are actually two two volcanoes, Volcán Concepción and Volcán Maderas. The island is also in the middle of Lake Nicaragua, a freshwater lake. […]
With a broken jeep, we headed out of expensive Costa Rica for inexpensive Nicaragua. We figured getting our jeep fixed, would be cheaper in Nicaragua and the trip from Arenal to the Peñas Blancas Border crossing between Nicaragua and Costa Rica was a breeze. Once getting to the border there are few things you need to […]
Leaving the Oso Peninsula and another 40km of off roading lead us to the Pan American Highway, along the way we saw an offroad vehicle on the side of the road heading into the peninsula with a flat tire. We stopped and helped them fix it for good karma and were on our way. Our […]
What is it about a road trip in a 4×4 vehicle that makes travel so gratifying? We think it’s the ability to traverse terrain and go places no one else has. It’s the adventure aspect of a four-wheel drive vehicle that makes it so exciting. We spent the night in David, Panama after leaving Boquete […]
We made our way from Santa Catalina, Panama and scuba diving to Boquete, Panama with its coffee plantations, mountains and beautiful scenery. Boquete (bo-kay-tay) is a popular place for North American expats to retire. Panama has some pretty incredible retirement benefits for those who are over a certain age, have a certain amount of money in […]
It has been a while since we have been in the water. After leaving Honduras for our way down to Panama City, we have been focused on getting jobs and not spending money on SCUBA diving. Well, since we are no longer going to be working in Central America and decided to go back to […]
Arriving in Panama City was an event that we will not forget. We cruised over the Panama Canal on the Bridge of the Americas on our way to the city, arriving around 4pm to awful traffic. We sat there in traffic wondering if we’d ever get into town. The traffic in and out of the […]