Hotel Posada del Rey San Blas

... would be cleaning & preparing nesting nesting boxes, cleaning & maintaining the camp. As it was the start of the season there was only one batch of hatchlings to release during my 2 week stay and the nighttime patrols not so long/frequent as in high season. As it was we would stay/get up at different times every night according to tide, moon & weather conditions, hop on the ATV & patrol the beach, staying out for up to 4 hours. Thankfully ...

... all the children we fascinated by us, wanting to play, which was nice. Also they insisted on dressing me up in the traditional kuna tribal dress which was cool, though it was tough getting it on as they are so small! We made the bumpy 1 hour boat trip, and even bumpier 3 and a half hour jeep ride back to Panama City this morning, and are spending the night here before our flight to Miami tomorrow. Lots of love xxxx

... on the way. 2 hours on the island was plenty to circumnavigate it several times, see the small museum, take far too many photos (sorry!) and enjoy dried shrimp empanadas for breakfast on a street corner with the locals. You may notice how the kerbs are 2` high - in wet season the village becomes a little venice with canoes navigating the 'streets¨'

San Blas famous as laid back spot with good surf and it's pier features in a famous romantic Mexican song - all I found were some fisherman's/commercial docks - hardly romantic except in the sunset! Also notoriously buggy but since it was dry season, they weren't as bad as usual, except on ...

... of taking them home. They didn't so much have a fold in them, more like the whole board was one big fold! A blow up li-lo would have been more firm. The ones to buy were only suitable for kids riding foam. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it (and you can't talk Garreth, at least I was at a beach!) We met some sepo's (americans) on holiday with some kids and spent a few days with them. The kids are learning to make friends very quickly. They ...

... There was a mix up with the cabanas so we stayed in a tent. There were six other tourists and a few Kuna staying on this island. We did some star gazing which was amazing, it was so dark and the stars so bright that we could also clearly see the milky way. We paddled in the sea and could see the plankton glowing around us, a pretty ...

... arrived in a nice dusty town on the pacific side and ran around town looking for a hotel. After shopping for a good rate we found the Buchaneeroosa for $45 American and were told to ride our bikes right up in the courtyard! the owner place a couple of planks on the curb and we rode the plank into the buccaneer! I now in an Internet cafe where all of the local kids are here laughing and giggling and searching the world for ...

... to a warm lake with lots of tropical birds, swimming and good fishing. We will probably stay until just before March 15 when Semana Santa (Holy week) begins and we head for Guadalajara and the mountains. This is the one week of the year when all of Mexico heads for a beach to party and play. It can be fun but mostly is exceptionally noisy and drinking too much beer and Tequila is expected of all. The cities are quiet and ...

... the same deal get split up. No idea what's going on and further more we don't care at this point as we're already down the stairs and our van with Hunter anxiously awaiting us. Soon we are off and on the wharf driving around trying to come up with a plan for the night. We make our way to the gate and ask the guard in the best Spanish I can muster if we can spend the night. He says no problem and points to a spot. Eventually our other new friends from BC get off and join us. I find ...