July 13 – August 3, 2017 As we’ve said before, when we embarked on this crazy journey, one of our biggest concerns was leaving friends and family behind, most of all, our grandchildren. We were not going to be around to watch them grow up… After much thinking we came to the conclusion that beingContinue reading “Colombia, with the Grandkids”
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Colombia, Boyaca and Santander
June 24 – July 12, 2017 After five weeks of intense heat on Colombia’s Caribbean Coast we were ready to head inland to higher grounds and cooler temperatures. We had about three weeks to explore the Boyaca and Santander departments before the arrival of the grand kids in Medellin on July 13. This part ofContinue reading “Colombia, Boyaca and Santander”
Colombia, Caribbean Coast
May 16 – June 24, 2017 A new Continent! We traveled a total of 6 weeks through Panama, our favorite experience was the last few days we spent on a sailboat exploring the paradisiac San Blas Islands. After frolicking in the islands we crossed the open sea to arrive in Cartagena, Colombia on May 16,Continue reading “Colombia, Caribbean Coast”
Panama
April 3 – May 16, 2017. After 3 months of beach hopping through Costa Rica, we moved on to Panama on Monday April 3, 2017. We didn’t know much about Panama besides the famous Panama Canal and the fact that it was going to be our last country in Central America which meant we hadContinue reading “Panama”
Costa Rica
November 17 – 21, 2016 and January 9 – April 3, 2017. After a wonderful month in Nicaragua, we had to move on to Costa Rica to catch a flight in San José on November 21, 2016 to go back to the US for the holidays. We reached out to our friends Josh & JennaContinue reading “Costa Rica”
Nicaragua
October 19 – November 17, 2016. After a little more than 3 weeks in Honduras, we crossed into Nicaragua at Las Manos. First we had to pay 110 Cordobas ($3 USD) to get our vehicle fumigated. While in Guatemala we renewed our C4 tourist visa good for Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua so we wereContinue reading “Nicaragua”
Honduras
September 26 – October 19, 2016. After our short 8 day stay in El Salvador, we headed for Honduras where we had made plans to stay on the small Caribbean island of Utila to get our Scuba Diving Certification. We pretty much had to cross the whole country from West to East to get there.Continue reading “Honduras”
El Salvador
September 19 – 26, 2016. After three amazing months in Guatemala we crossed the border between Guatemala (Valle Nuevo) and El Salvador (Las Chinamas). We stayed only 8 days in the country because we had made plans to be in Honduras by September 29. For the first time we were in a bit of aContinue reading “El Salvador”
Guatemala, Lake Atitlan, Coban, Semuc Champey, Lanquin and Guatemala City
August 7 – September 19, 2016. After our grandkids Eva and Noah returned home with their parents on August 7, 2016, we decided to stay another month at Pasaj Cap in San Marcos La Laguna on Lake Atitlan in the highlands of Guatemala. Then we extended our Tourist Visa in Guatemala City where we stayedContinue reading “Guatemala, Lake Atitlan, Coban, Semuc Champey, Lanquin and Guatemala City”
Guatemala, Antigua, Pacaya Volcano, Monterrico and Lake Atitlan with the grandkids
July 7 – August 7, 2016. We left Florida on May 5th, 2015 so after more than a year of being on the road, having family visiting was more than a big deal for us. On July 7, 2016 after saying goodbye to our new friends Julie and Ricardo who wined and dined us forContinue reading “Guatemala, Antigua, Pacaya Volcano, Monterrico and Lake Atitlan with the grandkids”