We were ready to cross our seventh border on this journey into Costa Rica when I had an epiphany! Borders should not be approached as some sort of torture you need to endure but rather as game…a scavenger hunt! We…
Our little B&B in Granada proved to be a perfect base for exploring the city and a great environment to recharge our batteries. With a stream of interesting guests and friends stopping by, there was always someone new to meet…
After enjoying the food festival in Juayua (including a brief respite in the ice cream store to stay out of a thunderstorm), we decided it was time to leave our lovely hostel and head for the coast. We had hoped…
For the first time on this trip, I found myself overcome with homesickness during our first few days in El Salvador. Although I’ve certainly missed family and loved ones while we’ve been away, this was the first time that I…
After all of the excitement and stress of our flat tire extravaganza, we decided to give ourselves a bit of down time in Rio Dulce. We decided to take a boat trip to Livingston, a port town on the…
There have been moments on this trip when it honestly feels as though the travel gods are smiling on us – moments when I just look at Dave and say “Can you believe this is actually happening? What did we…
Our gem of a campsite on Lake Atitlan did not go to waste. We couldn’t resist hanging around for a bit and spent five days/six nights in Panajachel. Besides swimming in the pool, relaxing around camp, and generally taking it…
After returning to San Cristobal, we set our sights on our next major destination – crossing the border into Guatemala. We were both excited but feeling a bit anxious about the crossing: • it would be the first country that…
We left the state of Oaxaca this week and moved on to Chiapas. Our first stop was the city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, a stop chosen for no other reason than because it was the only place with a campground…
We arrived in Zipolite after a surprisingly long drive from Oaxaca. The 270 kilometers had taken almost 7 hours as the roads were winding and we had come across a lot of construction amongst patches of very heavy rain. The…