The downside about being in the same archipelago for 4 straight weeks is the fact that you don’t really get to write about a great variety of topics, other than the stuff you’ve already read below. However, as variety is the spice of life (and website traffic) and I don’t mean to slap you in the face with white-sand beaches, palm trees, blue waters and fun pics time and again I decided to take pictures of a few tours around the archipelago. Just because… and due to the fact that you actually do need a boat and a little jungle-wedging before getting to the nicest places around here.

Besides the stuff you’ve already come across on this website, Spanish classes are going well and I do seem to be getting up to a level where I can actually make myself understood (thanks Karen, Veronica, Aicel, Adrian!), though not good enough to annoy you with any Spanish posts down here :)

Further on life seems to be getting on quite easily - days merely exist of Spanish classes, the beach, day trips through jungles and stuff, sailing, and so forth. Kayaking was particularly fun too, especially when we got flipped over in high waves :) Also getting flushed away by a tidal wave is quite interesting (hey… I was sleeping!) as well as offroad bicycle rides through 3 km of mud puddles in order to get to a more secluded beach! Also had some dancing classes from someone from Costa Rica (muchas gracias Lucia!!) and it seems like my list of addictions is still growing!

Again, I will update this post with pics - yes, got a new camera! - later on as this doesn’t seem to work at present (surprise, surprise…) so be sure to return!

Hasta luego!

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Blablabla new pics blablabla lots of sand, beach, palm trees, friends, fun in the sun, blablabla … anyway, have a look!

Ciao!!

PS: I´m sorry for not using a new plugin for photos yet, will try again later!

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I must admit I do appreciate the fact people seem to return to this site, despite the fact not a lot is happening down here ;) Most of this is due to the elements (aka internet connections, electricity and computers built in 1985) not acting in my favour but I hope things have changed for the better now. Unfortunately I cannot post any pics right now but I’ll make sure to do this tomorrow (as in… mañana ;))

So here’s yet another summary of what I’ve been up to lately. Simply put, the last 2 weeks consisted of a few long trips (bus, plane, walk, bus, walk and again bus), swimming, surfing, sailing, beaches and learning a bit of Spanish. You might think this is quite a low level of variety but I can tell you it’s far from anything unbearable :)

So after leaving Colombia - and going through a one hour drug-check at the airport in Barranquilla while establishing a good friendship with the airport security personnel - I decided to go to Santa Catalina (South of Panama, 14 hours traveling) to check out my surfing capabilities and discovered I have yet another item to add to my list of addictions. My instructor took some pics of my first sessions but she hasn’t sent them over yet (no bs!!). In light of transparency it would be nice to post them, but I really have my doubts on whether I should once I receive them ;)

After Santa Catalina I had to make another 13-hour trip to Bocas del Toro (Isla Colon) to attend Spanish classes the next day. This Spanish course will last for four weeks on end so I’ll have plenty of time to post more pics of this place and it’s lovely surroundings (once again, elements…). As most of you probably know, the place is full of great beaches and I must say nightlife is not that bad either! Of course there’s more to do, so after finishing classes in the morning, activities also exist of snorkeling (no diving - still have to get my ears set straight!), walking some small jungle trails, boat trips and doing pretty much everything for which not a lot of effort is required :) The downside to all this is the fact that at the moment waves are as high as the beach chairs (I wanna surf!!) and there’s a severe water shortage which has caused people to be creative with whatever kind of supplies they’ve got. You read it right, Mommy’s little boy is going hardcore!

Last but not least; my camera has unfortunately not been able to bear my hardcore ways of traveling and therefore decided to call it quits :( Once again, the problem is being worked on and this time I didn’t lose any pictures.

Have fun watching… and smell you later!!

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