Hotelito Del Mar Bocas Town

... Be*ch. There *re v*rious other little isl*nds th*t *re e*sily *ccessible by bo*t t*xis *nd c*n t*ke sometimes only 2 mins to *ccess. Its re*l C*ribbe*n views, houses on stilts p*inted in bright colours, r*st*f*ri*n looking loc*ls *nd * very l*id b*ck, chilled vibe where everthing will get done, but on C*ribbe*n time m***n. I loved it. In f*ct, whilst we were there Al*n *nd I t*lked *bout m*ybe coming to work out in the C*ribbe*n in the future, we *re looking *t ...

... thing and the weather on Bocas, I really couldnt be stuffed doing much. Had some beers at the hostel with some yankee guys, caught a boat to the main island for tea, came back and watched angels and demons, then went to bed.
Good to have a day doing absolutely nothing, especially with limited alcohol too!

11th August
Beautiful day for once, but I had made my mind up to go to Panama City on the overnight bus that ...

... snorkeling experiences, and have both experienced places where there's tons of everything all lumped together. This place you had to work a little harder to find the good stuff. Sort of like Panama in general. There's a lot of beauty here, but it's not the type of vacation where it comes to you all in one spot. We've been loving it, and think some of you would too, but just like all inclusive resorts aren't for everyone, neither is Panama.

... trying to keep from being pulled out (the rips were strong) and just generally doing what you do on the beach. Again the stray dogs here, oh my goodness, the thinnest we had seen so far. Just heart breaking. And remember, we have Goose with us. Well the welcome from the other dogs was not so friendly. Another dog in competition for tourist food??? Goose handled it well and joined us in the surf. Well more like, he barked at as we played in the waves ...

... swam in the sun and, as it turned out, had a bit too much sun as we both got absolutely fried. We stopped off at a little restaurant over the water and had some fresh (or maybe not so fresh) calamari and then headed back to the hotel. We went back to our favorite spot on the island, 9 degrees, and then went back to the hotel not feeling too hot (calamari?). When we finally went out for dinner it was terrible, so bad infact that we ...

... but had no luck. They are VERY hard to spot, live in the trees and are almost pre-historic looking. We did see a lot of butterflies and other flying bugs. The MOST amazing event is that of the LEAF CUTTER ANTS! They travel a very long distance, climb a tree, chew a leaf and carve a piece about the size of a dime. They then head all the way down the tree with the small piece of leaf it in their grasp. They then walk the distance of ...

... it grows in the shady part of a jungle, under the canopy. And the cacao grows in pods which, when busted open, provide access to the almond-sized seeds, and a tangy, fruity white pulp. A very surprising tastte, and nothing reminiscent of chocolate. They harvest the pods when ripe, then ferment the seeds and pulp for about a week. Then, they dry the seeds in the sun for ...

I am in PANAMA!!!!!! We are in this island town called Bocas del Toro and it is nice little surf town. Even though its an island there is not a bunch of beaches. so tomorrow we are going to take a water taxi to this place called wizard beach and it should be awesome!! We left for panama yesterday and leaving rocking j´s was kinda hard becasue we made some good friends there and it was awesome!!!. the last full day we were there we rented bikes and road them down the road to the small ...

... of the beach was the ferocity of the breakers. Trying to keep your shorts on gave an extra dimension to the challenge of jumping the waves! Bocas town was really nice and a very laid-back place, but with the mostly **** weather and a pressing itinerary we decided to head for Costa Rica sooner rather than later. We took the boat to Changuinola, where we were bundled into a minibus and driven at breakneck speed to the border. The Guabito-Sixaola border crossing was ...

... will now be introduced: Spencer: Irish lout with an English accent. Does a mean pirate impression. Luke: ¨Shittchat¨ An Englishmen who terrorizes unsuspecting tourists with manginas. Cant handle his rum. Sara: Crazy Aussie sheila who insisted on partying every night. Always wanted to see me nude, go figure. Zoë: Scottish sweetheart who cant get enough of the Caribbean rays. Slightly repulsed by the dodgy beds of Central America. Ally: "Queeny" Aussie bird from ...