Cartagena Millennium

... boat. We stopped off at a snorkling spot for a little bit of exploration before sailing back. On the third day, we stopped at our second island before heading out to the open water. From the boat, we snorkeled through the reef, and swam ashore on what looked like a deserted island. A walk around the island revealed a single family living on the far side of the island -- I guess I can`t claim that one for myself ...

... get away. I look up. Angie and Miguel are nowhere to be seen. Now what do I do? I remember they were going upstairs. Find the stairs....found them (and Angie). We walk upstairs and this guy calls me over. I wish I stayed on the ship....I go over and see him. He has a Three-Toed Sloth with him. Is this Guy (The Sloth) ever cute. Angie comes over. “You want to hold him?” he asks Angie. I know we’re ...

04 de Outubro de 2009. Continuo em Cartagena. O carro deveria ter chegado aqui na Quinta-feira passada. Liguei para a compania aqui e no Panama e me disseram que o navio quebrou
e que nao sabia quando iria terminar o conserto. Assim vai atrazando a minha viagem. Espero que la pela metade da semana eles consigam resolver essa situacao.

... amazed with the experience. And then we got out and walked to a lake nearby where there were women that washed all of the mud off of you. They were thorough too. Before I knew it, the woman that was helping me had pulled off my bra and was ordering off my underwear to wash off the mud! So, basically there were 20 some tourists sitting but naked in the lake while our undies got washed. lol.

The next day our journey back to Venezuela began.

... shape, and there wasn't a lot to look at, though we did see a big crab and a spotted drum fish.

We went back to the island to do our surface interval, have a snack, and pick up the divers who had done the mini-course. Jen came on the second dive, which though not fantastic was much better. We saw some very cool little shrimps and a few other interesting things. After a quick lunch back at the ...

... how and why the place was set up and gave a basic introduction to the animals. There are two different types of sloth in Costa Rica, the two toed and the three toed, and we should add that they are as different as horses and cows. After the film we went in to see four rescued adult animals, a mix of both types. Sloth's actually sleep for 16 hours a day and even when awake are very slow moving, that said it is quite angelic in the slow and smooth movements ...

... any remnant of style or grandeur - just looks run down. Limon is Spanish for lemon which is funny as there are no lemons growing here - despite the great soil and abundance of other fruit due to the great volcanic soil! Costa Rica is the world's 2nd largest banana producer (Ecuador = 1st) and the world's largest fresh pineapple supplier - ie not canned. Only 1 bunch of bananas grow on a plant and they can continue producing for 40-50 ...

... as protection as i was getting super paranoid about getting robed just before the end), and then hid away in my room for 3 days just reading and avoiding people. Fortunately this worked to give me some enery and stimulate one last bit of enthusiasm, so when some familiar faces from Bocas arrived I was really happy to see them. I had originally intended to stay only ...

... time to go out with the gang. We went to a bar and commenced playing drinking games, along with a few more Canadians and Australians. A few beers later, we were introduced to the art of Geckoing. Itīs basically a game in which one person is the Gecko Master and they can decide at any time, to suddenly go and attach themselves, gecko-like to any object in the room. Everyone else must promptly follow suit, causing a pile of people also attached gecko like to the object ...

... sure. Highlights - Thermal hot springs, La Fortuna: In addition to being nice to look at, Volcan Arenal has created a series of thermally heated hot-springs at its base that have been turned into tourist attractions. The first night we went to one called Baldi Thermal, paying $20 so that we could get the upscale experience. (Another one down the road that is even more upscale charges $40). There were about a dozen pools of various sizes and ...