Veracruz Panama City

... PM we went back to the police station to pick up our paperwork. At around 2:30pm it was ready and an officer walked us across the street to the second office. At this police station they had to verify that we had no accidents or existing tickets on the car. We arrived and the lady was very, very busy... unplugging a bottle of glue. She told as us to wait as she ever-so-slowly unclogged the glue and used it to fix a broken handle. Finally, she was ready to ...

... to London.
****. Th*t is *ll I c*n s*y to sum it up. It went b*d right from the moment we got off the pl*ne. We h*d 24hrs to kill before the next flight so we thought we might h*ve been *ble to spend it in the *irport...you know h*ve * snooze *nd rel*x...Beep. Wrong. No ch*nce, we tried but were continu*lly h*rr*ssed by *irport st*ff either w*nting to t*ke our picture or just sit on our lugg*ge! We eventu*lly lost our tempers *nd left. With nowhere to chill we h ...

I was woken by the early leavers in the hostel dormitory, this is not really my style! I went out for coffee with a fellow guest who was leaving, and ended up having breakfast.
We have planned to go to the Milflores lock today and hopefully see a ship going through. After a few minor detours we find the tourist centre and pay our $8 entry fee.
Inside there is a short film on the history of ...

From the airplane window, Panamá is beautiful. There is a zig zag coast leading to forested hills and then mountains. There are thin breaths of clouds settling into the valleys. I can see very few roads and houses, just velvety green hills- green that even NC mountains would envy. Flying the plan low over this lush landscape must be a part of some COPA Airlines ...

On our 2nd last day we had our last walk on the beach, packed up and went to our favorite place for breakfast before heading to Panama City for the day. Tom and Tracey asked our waiter if he knew anyone that could tour us around the city and he did...his brother Amado. He got Amado on the phone and Tom arranged for him to meet us at the hotel at 1:00. Right on time Amado showed up and agreed to spend the next 4 hours with us showing us the ...

... fortress like in its security. There are many Americans here, some decked out in their jungle garb- with all their camera gear it looks like they just got back from a bird watching trip.. or maybe they haven't left yet. The staff is friendly and after checking in we arranged for a trip this Friday to visit an Embera village in the rainforest. I don't have all the specifics of the trip yet but everyone says it's a wonderful experience. The view from ...

... gibt, haben wir uns v**fehlt und **st in Panama City wied** getroffen. D.h. die folgenden Zeilen gelten nur für mich, da Rafa nicht ganz mein** Meinung ist. Nachdem ich Rafa noch auf div**sen Inseln gesucht hatte, hat uns uns** Boot mehr od** we***** zufällig auf d** "Franklin Island" abgesetzt. Ich muss noch ein wenig grundsätzliches **zählen, damit auch die ganze Situation richtig rüb** kommt. : Das San Blas ...

... ocean, is put into a lock, the water is then raised, with the ship to the height of the manmade lake that is on the other side of the lock. After the ships pass through this lake, the locks reverse the process to lower the boat to the sea. This is done to allow the passage of ships in a controlloed waterway not at mercy with the tides. We saw a few ships, and then headed out to see the nightlife. Nightlife is happening in Panama City. We went ...

... last leg. One surprise was that the tour used public transport, and one of the great things was that it made you realise that you were easily able to manage all this yourself- it really is just a guide/translator service. As a single traveler it is a good way to meet people/ travel safely, but a bit of overkill if you are with someone else, or want to improve your Spanish. Thankfully we did the Costa Rica nature/jungle bit beforehand, as this really wasn't about ...