PANAMA!!!

So, I´m in Panama!

I didn´t expect to make it here, but we´d been running ahead of schedule most of the trip, which is pretty cool, so we decided to make it down to Panama. Our arrival here was much quicker also because Costa Rica, specifically Cahuita, was way too expensive. It was a great decision- Bocas del Toro is gorgeous.

Nicaragua continued to be a l0t of fun. We met some really cool people in the form of an Austrian couple named Kevin (mohawked former tank commander) and Marita- we swapped tips of where we´ve been so far and where each of us should go- we stayed up late talking two nights, and even went to see ¨Super Agente 86 (get smart)¨ together- hilarious even in Spanish.

We also went volcano boarding- pictures will be posted, that´s all I will say.

Afterwards, we went to Masaya, which was a pretty, small place, that had a great market. It was fun- I bought a Sandino shirt.

Then, we went to supposedly touristy Granada. It was really pretty and not as touristy as we´d expected. We were glad we went. The colonial streets and buildings are so pretty.

After Granada, we went to the Isla de Ometepe for a few days. We toured a nature reserve on one day, and the next we went volcano climbing. We went up about 1,000 meteres to the lookout point- WOW.

For another day in a row we woke up unreasonably early in order to catch the boat to the mainland, and from the mainland to the Costa Rica border. Everything went pretty smoothly, and we got to San Jose in time to catch the bus to Cahuita. We spent one night in Cahuita, and decided to high-tail it to Bocas, which we did today.

2 bus rides and a boat later, we are here. It´s so beautiful, we might go snorkeling tomorrow. It´s really quite amazing and I´m glad we made it.

That´s all for today, alas, there is no Desert Island Discs installment today. Tune in next time!