tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25323186120834663342024-03-13T22:19:12.094-07:00CENTRAL AMERICA (2008) Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama Nicaragua, Costa Rica and PanamaBill Passmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02658180952371327831noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532318612083466334.post-34238111987611435382020-12-22T09:34:00.001-08:002020-12-22T09:34:19.607-08:00Little Corn Island<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhZk61MSQbehbOpsqDPC1Z5mHO30AFoIgwsiPfFe3-QG5YiSaWJyHM0DgIp-0Kd13iqCJtiF7E9W-LGlh4Wj7zCdddHvnC8bCW_7we6AQV7yD6ZUpbmZeAZvY9f0pTin3x_t0r9aWbBmh/s1600-h/DSC00915.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202233152097570322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhZk61MSQbehbOpsqDPC1Z5mHO30AFoIgwsiPfFe3-QG5YiSaWJyHM0DgIp-0Kd13iqCJtiF7E9W-LGlh4Wj7zCdddHvnC8bCW_7we6AQV7yD6ZUpbmZeAZvY9f0pTin3x_t0r9aWbBmh/w400-h300/DSC00915.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" width="400" /></a>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYDVXDjyG-59I_IvTelWCpxdzq22_nq-PD5FAv2p2C5Lw_DZN6ljpRvhAHFmv6Bd9lAf-N1dMHOyIRR6rR-6BcLcx3YfodPl9pTUdwX7BeBHR4pKugEFKquSoOF7lZEYRzOZ89JYI2dnj/s1600-h/DSC01057.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202214524824407010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYDVXDjyG-59I_IvTelWCpxdzq22_nq-PD5FAv2p2C5Lw_DZN6ljpRvhAHFmv6Bd9lAf-N1dMHOyIRR6rR-6BcLcx3YfodPl9pTUdwX7BeBHR4pKugEFKquSoOF7lZEYRzOZ89JYI2dnj/w640-h480/DSC01057.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" width="640" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>May 12 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">thru</span> May 19<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span> </div><div><br /></div><div>I caught the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">lancha</span> early that morning for the 30 minute boat ride. After we arrived at the pier we were met by dive instructors and hostel owners trying to get our business. I walked 10 minutes to the other side of the island to find a room at the hostels on the ¨breezy¨ side of the island. I was very fortunate to get the last room at Elsa´s. No one was leaving the island because of the bus strike. The room had a double bed with private bathroom for $20 which did not make me extremely happy but luckily I was able to get a $10 single room with shared bath the next day. There are only 700 residents on the island. All restaurant and hostel menus consist of chicken, fish and shrimp. The prices range from $6 to $10 which is kinda high for Nicaragua. Since there are only limited groceries available and there is no permanent electricity, you must eat what the sea gives you. The chickens run wild in the jungle. The diving was great and lying on a beautiful <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Caribbean</span> beach with only 6 to 8 other people on the entire beach is pretty close to perfect. Many people come for only a few days and stay 3 weeks. That is why the airline <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">doesn</span>´t require you to give a return date. You just call up and make a reservation when you want to fly back to Managua.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Bill Passmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02658180952371327831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532318612083466334.post-67511084735996869082008-05-27T13:18:00.000-07:002020-12-22T09:31:43.208-08:00Big Corn Island<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-llAQoXa8jVb9Atp14dAbh_2hAS9UFXcRH6geTusHk9Xu5u3AWAq0luPx32s_3aPOE5A2LrUoYrADkE0jtScCS6IBHBCxL2AXuTvXbVuTo9gPXlsx71VhcwGDG4DLPXP3VrEg5vxPIyyv/s1600-h/DSC00844.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="240" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202212781067684786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-llAQoXa8jVb9Atp14dAbh_2hAS9UFXcRH6geTusHk9Xu5u3AWAq0luPx32s_3aPOE5A2LrUoYrADkE0jtScCS6IBHBCxL2AXuTvXbVuTo9gPXlsx71VhcwGDG4DLPXP3VrEg5vxPIyyv/w320-h240/DSC00844.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" width="320" /></a>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_S_bvV4dq_W9CAkJtJD8RgJyvt3JRnhMBOLOEXfhtH01SxJtD0apWB8PIowZOqlKmKOO53efixGudpgBEckRXAdN4vY9qCidaxQQ9D8RrGPck8AxOwBFZaq6LtZuVMshzEr5tQO3tWiwO/s1600-h/DSC00901.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202204551910345410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_S_bvV4dq_W9CAkJtJD8RgJyvt3JRnhMBOLOEXfhtH01SxJtD0apWB8PIowZOqlKmKOO53efixGudpgBEckRXAdN4vY9qCidaxQQ9D8RrGPck8AxOwBFZaq6LtZuVMshzEr5tQO3tWiwO/w640-h480/DSC00901.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" width="640" /></a><br /><div>May 11, 2008 </div><div><br /></div><div> My plan was to take the local bus to El Rama which is 6 hrs away, then boat to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Bluefields</span> and then the next day boat for 9 hrs to Big Corn Island. The ability to adapt to every possible situation is crucial is backpacking. The <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">hostel</span> owner informed me that there was a National Bus strike and no buses were leaving Managua in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">foreseeable</span> future. I took a cab back to the airport and caught a small plane directly to Big Corn Island. It was $160 that I did not anticipate spending but save me 4 days travel time so in the end it was probably for the best. I met 2 girls from New Zealand , shared a cab and found a hostel together. Tomorrow I catch the early lancha (boat) to Little Corn Island which has the best beaches, hostels and diving on the 2nd longest coral reef after the Great Barrier Reef.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br 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/></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Bill Passmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02658180952371327831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532318612083466334.post-80751671918830570172008-05-25T13:42:00.000-07:002020-12-22T08:56:43.871-08:00Granada, Nicaragua<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8FQOlwh1cb1aqc9QYZIOpChBFjQyoNokD9PIYMBs1W4ujTNwnoc206kG5IhdrF6Jfh09Bs3PNvQosbPu7-GbSOwLf2efT7AbwEbNbpNYlqW0C9q9N8Bxl5R-8VHVusLf_QHBjl8nPbaB/s1600-h/granada+001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202590166959083106" 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May 19th
We arrived at the airport in Managua from Big Corn at 9:30 am. Mary from Colorado and I ran into an English guy (Ollie) who was also going to Granada. He spoke Spanish so we decided to tag along with him to the bus station. Luckily the bus strike ended. We caught the collectivo (minivan which picks up passengers along the side of the road) to Granada for $1. The trip lasted only about 40 minutes. We found a great hostel (Hostel Oasis) which had dorm beds for $8 and included free internet and free coffee. A backpackers dream. There is also a swimming pool. We also found a great local cafeteria which had an incredible buffet and is used mostly by locals. Steak or chicken, rice, beans, fried plantains, salad and a diet coke was only $3.50.Bill Passmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02658180952371327831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532318612083466334.post-51030273977365387472008-05-24T15:41:00.000-07:002020-12-22T08:59:50.409-08:00Granada, Nicaragua<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-HvfQzG6iR_65ZCZwn1N-DTeMvUsoYIDrbhLmiyBrWeRyIcjGp-4eMupH6s3Q5FMuZYkExfxaSLpC6LW4tGDqvp_1ftIHX2pHf-vhBPEpO1fb3FJNcrAi7EsNJzUvkH2HPR4moF79iPXS/s1600-h/granada2+014.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202686533140303970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-HvfQzG6iR_65ZCZwn1N-DTeMvUsoYIDrbhLmiyBrWeRyIcjGp-4eMupH6s3Q5FMuZYkExfxaSLpC6LW4tGDqvp_1ftIHX2pHf-vhBPEpO1fb3FJNcrAi7EsNJzUvkH2HPR4moF79iPXS/w640-h480/granada2+014.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" width="640" /></a>
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May 20, 2008 </div><div><br /></div><div>Happy birthday Rusty.
Granada is the oldest city in the Americas. It was founded in 1524 by the conquistador Hernandez de Cordoba. Nicaragua´s currency is also the cordoba.
Today I walked around Granada taking pictures. I went to the Iglesia de La Merced which was completed in 1539. I climbed the bell tower for an incredible view of the city. Later I went to Parque Central where there was some kind of religous procession to the cathedral.
I hope to go to one of the volcanoes or Laguna de Apoyo tomorrow depending on the rain. It is the rainy season or green season as the tourism officials call it.</div>Bill Passmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02658180952371327831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532318612083466334.post-53653416359437205652008-05-23T16:26:00.000-07:002020-12-22T09:30:18.240-08:00NICARAGUA,Laguna de Apoyo<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuy-_39T0ZTXgSsfb5JTFkFlsV18yIIwnxvmdBmBu7r7w9o84wMzjMJa3Aes5hEnW8o2SHF7rhRI6UF2nXvAIU_i2nChFhquQQMWFlORKy4HktsdCG-iC2iPJId1FQG0oVW0jNcNZWuCZA/s1600-h/granada3+005.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202989633277350034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuy-_39T0ZTXgSsfb5JTFkFlsV18yIIwnxvmdBmBu7r7w9o84wMzjMJa3Aes5hEnW8o2SHF7rhRI6UF2nXvAIU_i2nChFhquQQMWFlORKy4HktsdCG-iC2iPJId1FQG0oVW0jNcNZWuCZA/w640-h480/granada3+005.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzazZy9-GTSwhJdPJE4UqikchD-TdQz0qrVqrKwFPRmDPYHXOsm3roeQyppsoZZH2s297parHP_gDUMYUYOykk29TxS4KqbXwMAaWg8aU89df5aCA0p2N51JhE_np1ajxs050icbIPtu16/s1600-h/granada3+014.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202994018438959426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzazZy9-GTSwhJdPJE4UqikchD-TdQz0qrVqrKwFPRmDPYHXOsm3roeQyppsoZZH2s297parHP_gDUMYUYOykk29TxS4KqbXwMAaWg8aU89df5aCA0p2N51JhE_np1ajxs050icbIPtu16/s320/granada3+014.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" /></a>
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Happy 11th Birthday Kade
This morning I went to the Granada open air market and then took a day trip to the Laguna de Apoyo which is a crater lake in a dormant volcano. The lake was very beautiful but the weather did not actually cooperate and it was cloudy most of the day. I went kayaking, swimming and spent the remainder of the day in a hammock. Somebody has got to do it. Today actually seemed a little more like vacation than traveling and I prefer traveling.Bill Passmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02658180952371327831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532318612083466334.post-68732846869693599812008-05-22T05:17:00.000-07:002020-12-22T09:33:25.465-08:00Ferry from Granada to Isle of Ometepe<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggehICEzGiTSUNzVsZrd440y-NHwrtCKpkkdH2tj7nPZCz5dqlkKT_5tBpmID2_K8LA6pngdjI1otRSKxxCxt7nUrFVHGxm_FfDH2tDtum40VqquDvrlcCVfcpopJO-fBUTHQAh1VqIcNr/s1600-h/NICA+1+016.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205555167039603826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggehICEzGiTSUNzVsZrd440y-NHwrtCKpkkdH2tj7nPZCz5dqlkKT_5tBpmID2_K8LA6pngdjI1otRSKxxCxt7nUrFVHGxm_FfDH2tDtum40VqquDvrlcCVfcpopJO-fBUTHQAh1VqIcNr/s320/NICA+1+016.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a>
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<div>Thursday May 23rd
I took the ferry from San Jorge to the Isle of Ometepe which rises out of Lake Nicaragua from 2 volcanoes, Volcan Maderas and Volcan Conception. After arriving I took a taxi to Santo Domingo for what is the best beach on the island according to most. I stayed there one night and then went to Myogalpa to climb Volcan Conception.</div></div></div>Bill Passmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02658180952371327831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532318612083466334.post-56358936956212709872008-05-21T10:26:00.000-07:002020-12-22T09:37:52.824-08:00Climbing Volcan Conception<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiG-frjQIU-UFcE1LLe-fUz2Dqs9gRjy5x9EWh5UmgTgAW164LBAT5yRds7TsjcbGTTyDvDNfv02-iYaK_zgjypHkWIvT6aCgPsMv5M7s-hboV_ECd2p-CDtrBmcHdwHENxMlsjxcxHKt8/s1600-h/tamarindo+005.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206674328142759218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiG-frjQIU-UFcE1LLe-fUz2Dqs9gRjy5x9EWh5UmgTgAW164LBAT5yRds7TsjcbGTTyDvDNfv02-iYaK_zgjypHkWIvT6aCgPsMv5M7s-hboV_ECd2p-CDtrBmcHdwHENxMlsjxcxHKt8/w400-h300/tamarindo+005.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" width="400" /></a>
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<div>Sunday May 25<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span>
Today I along with my guide and 4 people from Belgium and 2 Aussies climbed <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Volcan</span> Conception up to the 1400 meter mark. The volcano is almost a perfect cone and is 1610 meters high with an almost vertical climb through the jungle up to the 100 meter mark. Then it is slippery volcanic rock which is mostly like loose gravel. The last 300 meters involved hanging onto rocks to keep from sliding back down. The volcano was active only 5 months ago so that added to the level of excitement and danger. We saw lots of howler monkeys on the way up through the jungle. At 1400 meters we wanted to continue but the clouds <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">completely</span> covered the top of the volcano and the guide said there were many <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">crevices</span> to fall in and since we could not see , we would have to go back down.
That is when it got really scary. The descent was very slippery and everyone kept falling and then sliding for several feet before being able to catch onto a rock. The guide even caught one girl who started sliding and slid for almost 10 feet before he stopped here. Needless to say we went down very slowly. The climb was 9 hrs up and down and everyone was tired and bruised afterwards.
I will post pictures hopefully tomorrow.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Bill Passmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02658180952371327831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532318612083466334.post-72206842622421297512008-05-20T10:38:00.000-07:002020-12-22T09:37:39.085-08:00NICARAGUA, Juan del Sur<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYurG1x-L_QNAiXtypBP9bMuHH5tQQIR-1d8K30hxJbsgybXYPy32C-r0U77ynZ8yJ0TAOQoN51vFMe22Dwb0Se8PKPdGaUC3DuAeNObVWgQqzqNwP10uswKKmhPU088lcUO4e38Ln93c/s1600-h/tamarindo+003.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206641926909478130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYurG1x-L_QNAiXtypBP9bMuHH5tQQIR-1d8K30hxJbsgybXYPy32C-r0U77ynZ8yJ0TAOQoN51vFMe22Dwb0Se8PKPdGaUC3DuAeNObVWgQqzqNwP10uswKKmhPU088lcUO4e38Ln93c/w400-h300/tamarindo+003.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" width="400" /></a>
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<div>I arrived a San Juan del Sur from the Isle of Ometepe today after a one hr ferry ride and 1 hr local bus from Rivas. Lots of surfers here, I think that is the main reason many come here.</div></div></div></div></div></div>Bill Passmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02658180952371327831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532318612083466334.post-13270665579826139852008-05-19T14:45:00.000-07:002020-12-22T09:39:18.423-08:00Maderas Beach<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKah6YvtYx7kqGA7X55kYp0WF5yMl0y5nUjFVtH8_Rdp7DMsf1z2jcJIRI822le3MYA9mzHNPgCu6e-_yRB-82AfRI0Rr8frvOqJpYZ3moOwKnXi0sBxGxvNJS7xRyoNziKSEZuBw5P-lc/s1600-h/tamarindo+016.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206668134799918338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKah6YvtYx7kqGA7X55kYp0WF5yMl0y5nUjFVtH8_Rdp7DMsf1z2jcJIRI822le3MYA9mzHNPgCu6e-_yRB-82AfRI0Rr8frvOqJpYZ3moOwKnXi0sBxGxvNJS7xRyoNziKSEZuBw5P-lc/w400-h300/tamarindo+016.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" width="400" /></a>
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<div>Tuesday May 27th </div><div><br /></div><div>I took the early truck shuttle with 15 surfers to one of the best beaches to surf in Nicaragua. Another 25 joined a couple of hrs later. I watched for several hours and was amazed at the skill of many of these surfers. There was a crew videotaping what I assume were 2 Nicaraguan celebrity surfers. They were amazing. This seems to be the town to learn to surf. Private lessons are cheap and so are the accomodations. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Bill Passmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02658180952371327831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532318612083466334.post-33160694054633940772008-05-18T11:30:00.000-07:002020-12-22T09:40:31.620-08:00COSTA RICA, Playa Tamarindo<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHeR63Aphpru_jvqhM29D9FLQdSsdaWAj97AK0UT4L3ObTosTZwqXVCpLD3iEUDGvkGqVnZZ5hOjaSdHnAcIp96CvYTxrgTN6GXHK3kf2n3zRusguGPkOcU4rVm9t95IvpJ5kCfNqHvip/s1600-h/tamarindo2+004.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206628990467982482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHeR63Aphpru_jvqhM29D9FLQdSsdaWAj97AK0UT4L3ObTosTZwqXVCpLD3iEUDGvkGqVnZZ5hOjaSdHnAcIp96CvYTxrgTN6GXHK3kf2n3zRusguGPkOcU4rVm9t95IvpJ5kCfNqHvip/w400-h300/tamarindo2+004.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" width="400" /></a>
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<div>Friday May 30th thru May 31st </div><div><br /></div><div> I arrived at Playa Tamarindo yesterday and it was exactly as I was told, very Americanized. Luxury condos, pizza huts and souvenir shops. I survived the tropical storm that hit Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Luckily I had just left San Juan del Sur before the storm hit. I was in Liberia when the storm hit and there was 24 hrs of some of the hardest rain that I have ever seen.</div><div> </div><div>Tomorrow I go on a catamaran sailing and snorkeling. It is my first expenditure splurge but I always did love sailing even though I have not had many opportunites.</div></div>Bill Passmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02658180952371327831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532318612083466334.post-89014134737781447002008-05-17T08:46:00.000-07:002020-12-22T09:41:29.032-08:00Catamaran Sailing and Snorkeling Trip<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEKMYXgun8fQpZpCStSmMIdP2MSH6dmu7Jaiok7gnnnpPjX5iSB3gU_fhbC173M3RRcdAcTG-3e8P0W1qzkaUT5MNCHADtBNk_XeB8yS-Vi0Hmyhi1ljkDs7VUMLPQga8tyO8NUDgik3X/s1600-h/bill+costa+rica+l+017.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209183013365475026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEKMYXgun8fQpZpCStSmMIdP2MSH6dmu7Jaiok7gnnnpPjX5iSB3gU_fhbC173M3RRcdAcTG-3e8P0W1qzkaUT5MNCHADtBNk_XeB8yS-Vi0Hmyhi1ljkDs7VUMLPQga8tyO8NUDgik3X/w400-h300/bill+costa+rica+l+017.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" width="400" /></a>
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June 1, 2008 <div><br /></div><div>The catamaran sailing and snorkeling trip was fun but unfortunately the total amount of sailing involved was very little. I think the cruise was geared more for drinking. Only on the way back did we even raise the sails. The captain did catch a Puffer fish which I got a few pictures.</div>Bill Passmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02658180952371327831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532318612083466334.post-51332878720320117292008-05-16T17:31:00.000-07:002020-12-22T09:42:03.101-08:00COSTA RICA, Santa Elena and Monteverde Cloud ForestTuesday June 3rd <div><br /></div><div> Today is a great day, I am back in the mountains which always makes my happy. I love the beach but after about 3 days I am bored. Tomorrow I plan on doing an extreme canopy tour which has zip lines from 19 towers through the jungle, 1.5 miles of cable, canopy walkways and a tarzan swing. This will be another one of those änticipated¨splurges. Hopefully I will upload more pictures in a day or two and have more to say once I see everything there is to do. A couple of days here and then to the Arenal Volcano.</div>Bill Passmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02658180952371327831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532318612083466334.post-35683324006216781232008-05-15T14:32:00.000-07:002020-12-22T09:43:51.349-08:00Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMdf1Ylh269OmgSzoEkqbFWi4fuZCftd07crZ_r5aXg_JSpBWVTN-wdbQhbvRGb2taZcY4bi2oE31-kIRWGVUlNWmbofWcQlE8RaV2k68eECbmDbmOB4zV-0sHpLnQcWO95Hdt_VaA9WWb/s1600-h/bill+costa+rica+l+071.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209190422547231122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMdf1Ylh269OmgSzoEkqbFWi4fuZCftd07crZ_r5aXg_JSpBWVTN-wdbQhbvRGb2taZcY4bi2oE31-kIRWGVUlNWmbofWcQlE8RaV2k68eECbmDbmOB4zV-0sHpLnQcWO95Hdt_VaA9WWb/w400-h300/bill+costa+rica+l+071.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" width="400" /></a>
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Wednesday June 4, 2008<div><br /></div><div> I just got back from hiking in the Monteverde Cloud Forest. I did not get there until 12:00 and was scared that it would start raining because it usually does every afternoon here. But the sun was shining and the weather was great. The trails are well paved and most of the time you are just immersed in the jungle. There was one place where you could see out over the mountains and valleys in the surrounding areas which was spectacular. Will upload pictures when the internet is faster. The entire hike only lasted about 2 hrs. I finished just in time to catch the 2pm ¨chicken¨bus from the Reserve to Santa Elena which is only about 3 miles but very steep and bad. A ¨chicken¨ bus is former U.S school bus which is now being used to transport people in Central and South America. Nice to know that I am riding on a bus that is no longer considered safe in the U.S. lol Unfortunately for us the bus had a flat just 3 minutes into our trip and 16 people climbed into a minivan. I was the last one to get in and secured my seat on the floor, which is not a good thing on a bumpy road.
Tomorrow at 8 am I go on the canopy zip line tour. Will update hopefully after the tour.
Note: I rode 4 local buses on Monday and I was the only ¨gringo¨on the bus. I see lots of minivans with tourists go by but I thought at least some backpackers would be riding the local buses. I guess that Costa Rica has gotten so touristy that people come prepared to spend $40 a person to ride in the air conditioned minivan without having to stop every 5 minutes. Personally , I enjoy paying $2, stopping every 5 minutes (maybe not so much) and seeing all the locals interact. To me that is as much a part of the experience as seeing the beach or rainforest or volcanoes.</div>Bill Passmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02658180952371327831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532318612083466334.post-40811608976463420322008-05-14T14:26:00.000-07:002020-12-22T09:45:02.017-08:00COSTA RICA, Monteverde, Canopy Zipline Tour<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8KJLr8rpC5NHIxQQREt6xCcvYTO8-NdJ5byqHsOSLSjn2AMLX0rZomu69quJBNEtsMypYlJw0oqnfYoaIbAC94iBKfwqCbJCkZwqwCau6ujEt92BDxQlF_ythLa3tC_YkTA5timUiZ4Ie/s1600-h/bill+costa+rica+l+077.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209178461559590706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8KJLr8rpC5NHIxQQREt6xCcvYTO8-NdJ5byqHsOSLSjn2AMLX0rZomu69quJBNEtsMypYlJw0oqnfYoaIbAC94iBKfwqCbJCkZwqwCau6ujEt92BDxQlF_ythLa3tC_YkTA5timUiZ4Ie/w400-h300/bill+costa+rica+l+077.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" width="400" /></a>
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Thursday June 5th
The zipline tour lasted about 2 hrs and that is the most fun that I have had since I entered Costa Rica. That alone is reason enough to come here. I am not sure how high we were sometimes but a couple of times it had to be 200 ft. above the ground . It is hard to calculate because you are going tree to tree but when you go over the valley below who knows. Hopefully the pictures will give some idea. It wasn´t scary, just exciting. You control the brakes by your hand but if you slow down too much it is a long way to pull yourself to the other end. Sometimes they tell you no braking all the way to the end.
After the canopy and suspension bridge tour I went to the Butterfly Garden which is billed as the 3rd largest in the world.Bill Passmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02658180952371327831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532318612083466334.post-540891967386685532008-05-13T11:30:00.000-07:002020-12-22T09:47:13.135-08:00COSTA RICA, Santa Elena to La Fortuna (Jeep-boat-jeep)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCwaha7mwEGLPt_734xDxbtKNtLxzZ-PzX0JYA_KMKz4XBtleo-3k7CRY_GHZ8fzVChuXnoMzSALGsIql-MzYU0qorcDYr4oK8j4aQmNtR6aICX_ermJjEl0VES1UIxEzuBQJo2DqxYoX/s1600-h/bill+costa+rica+l+002.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209179704893996210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCwaha7mwEGLPt_734xDxbtKNtLxzZ-PzX0JYA_KMKz4XBtleo-3k7CRY_GHZ8fzVChuXnoMzSALGsIql-MzYU0qorcDYr4oK8j4aQmNtR6aICX_ermJjEl0VES1UIxEzuBQJo2DqxYoX/w400-h300/bill+costa+rica+l+002.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" width="400" /></a>
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Friday June 6, 2008<div><br /></div><div> Today I make the journey to La <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Fortuna</span> and the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Arenal</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Volcan</span>. There are 2 options getting there.
1. Jeep Boat Jeep which is highly recommended by all the hotels and tour companies as it is only 2.5 hrs long and a mere $25. Essentially you taxi to the Lake <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Arenal</span>, take a boat for 30 minutes across the lake and then a taxi picks you up on the other side to take you to La <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Fortuna</span>.
2. Bus up the mountain on bumpy, teeth rattling gravel road for only 24 miles but it takes 2 hrs to arrive at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Tilaran</span>. Then wait 2 hrs to catch the connecting bus for another 3.5 hrs. This option is $4.
I choose option 2 for several reasons. Saving $21 is always a high priority when backpacking but riding a bus along narrow, high mountain roads seemed to exciting to pass on. I was well rewarded with incredible mountain views, milk cows grazing on the mountain sides, coffee plantations and teenagers flirting with classmates on their way to school. Some of the best sights are the simplest.</div>Bill Passmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02658180952371327831noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532318612083466334.post-47767496747522774472008-05-12T08:10:00.000-07:002020-12-22T09:51:50.012-08:00VOSTA RICA, Monteverde Butterfly Garden<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgdf91UAPHd05GGzVeieIQVzrum_7yNDz72vowzOQ6xIkEHklfNJxjBZaErhojo9vqKcVFZLv79RcMdi2P6ArLExMnDrey-_wBo9XLkTDVmrOARLBTr-jD-VBsY-OOpjRxXrmVseecykL/s1600-h/bill+costa+rica+l+137.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209167797213631362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgdf91UAPHd05GGzVeieIQVzrum_7yNDz72vowzOQ6xIkEHklfNJxjBZaErhojo9vqKcVFZLv79RcMdi2P6ArLExMnDrey-_wBo9XLkTDVmrOARLBTr-jD-VBsY-OOpjRxXrmVseecykL/w640-h480/bill+costa+rica+l+137.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" width="640" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>If you look closely at the owl butterfly you will notice when it is upright its wing looks like a snake. The guide said that the wing only recently adapted to looking like a snake when the bird predators became more aware that it was not actually an owl. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCflh8B9oMJ2E-85ZOErsqT-_UwG0lGNlWgXQEBC9Nyr6YUR7SXa2Jd7CQ7CMb6J7Ai2w6WbM-SMDLFMAa5H4t42KjR1xn9PQrOq0KC5fixVaI823Rf7297hX76MPO05k0-ZNUUJE3t0BH/s1600-h/bill+costa+rica+l+142.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209167487192537890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCflh8B9oMJ2E-85ZOErsqT-_UwG0lGNlWgXQEBC9Nyr6YUR7SXa2Jd7CQ7CMb6J7Ai2w6WbM-SMDLFMAa5H4t42KjR1xn9PQrOq0KC5fixVaI823Rf7297hX76MPO05k0-ZNUUJE3t0BH/w640-h480/bill+costa+rica+l+142.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" width="640" /></a>
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Friday June 7, 2008</div><div><br /></div><div> I went on a lava flow tour at 8pm. It was raining and the guide said that was the best time to see the lava flow because the rain dissipates the clouds. I could not believe the volcano when we got there. We were 1.5 to 2 miles away from the volcans but the lava was flowing down it in 5 separate rivers of lava. It was amazing. The pictures arent great because of the darkness. I was the only one of the 10 tourists who even got a picture of any sort that showed the lava flow.</div></div></div></div></div></div>Bill Passmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02658180952371327831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532318612083466334.post-63619043638840411202008-05-09T08:30:00.000-07:002020-12-22T09:55:39.614-08:00COSTA RICA, Manuel Antonio<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoyT3VwDUYwWEpcr57taDB5td9zHlgfoQAYGKrFj1AVfk9t1ev9tR5GpbWArOAc1NiKbSvkvb1rgN-h-NZsh_1e9GCQvrVLd3lVU0TQaeEtgjpUnvT1r5pdCesevKH5quSuiRaJaZpS-v7/s1600-h/DSC02168.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215192365166187762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoyT3VwDUYwWEpcr57taDB5td9zHlgfoQAYGKrFj1AVfk9t1ev9tR5GpbWArOAc1NiKbSvkvb1rgN-h-NZsh_1e9GCQvrVLd3lVU0TQaeEtgjpUnvT1r5pdCesevKH5quSuiRaJaZpS-v7/w400-h300/DSC02168.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" width="400" /></a>
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June 8-10th, 2008<div><br /></div><div>I caught a shuttle from La Fortuna to Quepos because it was the only direct way to get there. At $35 for the four hr trip it was painful to part with the money. The minivan had 4 other people in it from Dallas, Tx. A couple and 2 young children for 4 HOURS.
The plane in the pictures at the top of the page was converted to a restaurant and is on the road from Quepos to Manuel Antonio.
It is that great part of trip where you not only have to ask what day of the month it is but what day of the week it is. Manuel Antonio is great. In 2 days I will go to Panama. I met a lot of people at the hostel from Texas who are spending the summer learning Spanish for college credit. One of them told me that Costa Rica was backpacking with "training wheels". It is so true. This is the easiest country to learn to backpack.
I spent most of the day on the beach and then everyone from the hostel went out to a new bar for Ladies Night. Too much fun.</div>Bill Passmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02658180952371327831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532318612083466334.post-8197297522333091982008-05-08T09:49:00.000-07:002020-12-22T09:57:33.208-08:00COSTA RICA, Quepos<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgImLvJzSbaRk1xi5MkiCUhqvJOtqViB1UDFzVbaPdcsNyu5yAo6-yGXawVtb-FBiPehDgSd7ec_zNfTQWJpFhsiYnbLxTRnGp51ke5ALGOteK7loBLsGq0cCvhY3R0GELBGvZC4jY3Y9Km/s1600-h/DSC02386.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215175075245207938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgImLvJzSbaRk1xi5MkiCUhqvJOtqViB1UDFzVbaPdcsNyu5yAo6-yGXawVtb-FBiPehDgSd7ec_zNfTQWJpFhsiYnbLxTRnGp51ke5ALGOteK7loBLsGq0cCvhY3R0GELBGvZC4jY3Y9Km/w400-h300/DSC02386.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" width="400" /></a>
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June 11, 2008<div><br /></div><div> Today I moved from the Hostel Vista Serena, which had an incredible sunset as the name refers, down the mountain 2 miles to Quepos. I have a 5 am bus to San Isidro and hopefully after one transfer and 9 hrs on the bus I will be in David, Panama. Yesterday I went to the Manuel Antonio Park and hiked through the trails. There were monkeys everywhere and incredible beaches.
Lots of pictures later.</div>Bill Passmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02658180952371327831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532318612083466334.post-49836612588381890702008-05-07T08:54:00.000-07:002020-12-22T10:15:03.253-08:00PANAMA, Boquette<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9EthZFtBQv-9IfufSGiVa-pRqUdW_naVZXsRhzuzFIkbhamZC7KpeAailU2xDjLCe5q-_4ZMBXUty3_F9Ej-7WxwWRhJu9xTvv5w6HLSTxBSSnHRW3QFCrTCCMUOn74CXXDfYkcJQft7N/s1600-h/DSC02387.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215781331456450434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9EthZFtBQv-9IfufSGiVa-pRqUdW_naVZXsRhzuzFIkbhamZC7KpeAailU2xDjLCe5q-_4ZMBXUty3_F9Ej-7WxwWRhJu9xTvv5w6HLSTxBSSnHRW3QFCrTCCMUOn74CXXDfYkcJQft7N/w400-h300/DSC02387.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" width="400" /></a>
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I spent a couple of days in Boquette after traveling all day by bus from Quepos. Boquette is a coffee producing area with a 3500 meter volcano close by. I had planned on climbing it but it rained for 2 days and there was no end in sight. You are supposed to be able to see the Carribean and the Pacific at the same time if there is good weather. I was also unable to visit the coffee plantations. Another reason to come back and visit again.Bill Passmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02658180952371327831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532318612083466334.post-65199573782705775522008-05-06T08:58:00.000-07:002020-12-22T10:16:25.331-08:00PANAMA, Bocas del Toro<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmOzE4HtmgA2VfHn9VT-Y8OvmrMpnPWdBmqSd5ayn0krRiZZ2go7e7UGqy6uvoaDykav1GWMq5bysPSXqmC3gXpOSlqY1JaiOZamnj0qCdxaNG42h4EjfFCXPbDvclOwFLkQMV88mJEju0/s1600-h/DSC02429.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215782109515015554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmOzE4HtmgA2VfHn9VT-Y8OvmrMpnPWdBmqSd5ayn0krRiZZ2go7e7UGqy6uvoaDykav1GWMq5bysPSXqmC3gXpOSlqY1JaiOZamnj0qCdxaNG42h4EjfFCXPbDvclOwFLkQMV88mJEju0/w400-h300/DSC02429.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" width="400" /></a>
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Bocas del Toro is an island on the Carribean coast and the number one tourist destination in Panama. You first have to take a water taxi to the island which takes about 45 minutes. I spent 5 days here relaxing on the beach. There is a very Jamaican vibe on the Carribean coast in Central America. While the beaches at Bocas del Toro were not as beautiful as the nearby island, Bastimentas, it was definitely party central for the young college students.Bill Passmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02658180952371327831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532318612083466334.post-65431625433611257512008-05-05T09:01:00.000-07:002020-12-22T10:18:43.654-08:00PANAMA, Isle of Bastimentas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fCf2zvFQDtUEPg_9QFObUAoXUx5N1_0ISJrELk9hUhgw3thFm-1MsQnOABy-wjFeYpzHV98douOOLUYobZizEIHlxGLh_bJ50hax0Xgp2sn0lvvRSHlDEiR8SHNqRajx5uGgry9Rb8IX/s1600-h/DSC02486.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215083455219212258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fCf2zvFQDtUEPg_9QFObUAoXUx5N1_0ISJrELk9hUhgw3thFm-1MsQnOABy-wjFeYpzHV98douOOLUYobZizEIHlxGLh_bJ50hax0Xgp2sn0lvvRSHlDEiR8SHNqRajx5uGgry9Rb8IX/w400-h300/DSC02486.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" width="400" /></a>
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A 15 minute boat ride from Bocas takes you to the Isle of Bastimentas, the home of the most beautiful beaches in the area.The walk to the beach was 30 minutes through the jungle unless it was raining which it was the first day, then it is an hour of slipping and sliding. I spent 3 days here including going on a tour to watch the leatherback turtles nest on the beach at night. It was amazing. We left the hostel at 9:30 pm for the 40 minute boat ride to the other side of the island. We then sat on the beach until the guides located some of the nesting turtles. We were not able to use flashlights or flashes on our cameras but the moon was full and we had excellent light on the beach. We watched the leatherback turtle lay over 50 eggs in the hole it had dug. We were only 1 to 2 ft. away from the turtle. One of the park rangers put a flashlight on the back of the turtle so we could watch the egg laying.
Afterwards, the turtle covered the eggs and returned to the ocean. Truly, one of those special moments. We got back to the hostel at 3 am. exhausted.Bill Passmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02658180952371327831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532318612083466334.post-36531746592276390842008-05-04T09:08:00.000-07:002020-12-22T10:20:21.103-08:00COSTA RICA, Alejuela<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgiWl-jrZ5DO6ohbW8LPjIp-1gTm4SJQykcp3-OGJc7WukoUzSSqpVwhT3uKKXn8EkQyKNwLehPUgT6q7NuEkBuDc02Ol1aZCnuYFF3dNa2c3XE68zxvFo1Am7CTPFnMX8dSciAaY3LP3/s1600-h/DSC02680.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="400" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215164435142198834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgiWl-jrZ5DO6ohbW8LPjIp-1gTm4SJQykcp3-OGJc7WukoUzSSqpVwhT3uKKXn8EkQyKNwLehPUgT6q7NuEkBuDc02Ol1aZCnuYFF3dNa2c3XE68zxvFo1Am7CTPFnMX8dSciAaY3LP3/w300-h400/DSC02680.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" width="300" /></a>
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Wednesday June 18, 2008<div><br /></div><div>I decided to make one last splurge and bought an airline ticket from Bocas del Toro to San Jose. It saved me 13 hrs of traveling on the bus. After arriving at San Jose I shared a cab with someone from Seattle and drove the short distance to Alejuela.
Alejuela is Costa Ricas second largest city and closest to the international airport. It is much safier and nicer than San Jose. The bus ride to the airport tomorrow will only be 75 cents rather than the $15 a taxi would charge to airport from San Jose.
The town has a beautiful central park lined with Mangrove trees and brick streets.</div>Bill Passmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02658180952371327831noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532318612083466334.post-31207528024387555172008-05-03T09:13:00.000-07:002011-10-11T15:38:46.584-07:00Coming HomeJune 19th<br /><br />I fly out of San Jose at 2:55 pm and will arrive in NO at 10:23 pm after changing planes in Houston. Beau is going to pick me up and hopefully I will see everyone soon. Time to rest up from the trip, visit family and plan the next adventure.Bill Passmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02658180952371327831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532318612083466334.post-4904906003053781532008-05-02T12:48:00.000-07:002011-10-11T15:37:57.453-07:00Hostels in NicaraguaHostels that I stayed at in Nicaragua with the pictures starting in San Juan del Sur, Island of Ometepe, Granada and Little Corn Island.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOwsWKCw1s-TzkjDHluNY66dcwjHGygDmA2ZxANaMQRTfLOpKeY6ypaHMn97kcFYnh7kTU5fXjVxLilPF1FwvVl8Y3S4-RSmTUw8c6fSmtwnkrYAxJ6KowWxwC-4licVll-_sfpNMu04J/s1600-h/DSC01706.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215545118704265810" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOwsWKCw1s-TzkjDHluNY66dcwjHGygDmA2ZxANaMQRTfLOpKeY6ypaHMn97kcFYnh7kTU5fXjVxLilPF1FwvVl8Y3S4-RSmTUw8c6fSmtwnkrYAxJ6KowWxwC-4licVll-_sfpNMu04J/s320/DSC01706.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0V8KUfWQ1G_VSA0nmYrZtMQwwZp1zsZJ5wJQMoUD9-gUy23aUVG8uLbErn-IRbogjfWofJtQswbNg2xrLo8oGfgtJ1MwSju4TERZbHWRAtkhgiJWCoUVw2Xzfh_KIczMsizDdEwoNm30/s1600-h/DSC01714.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215544631296179394" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; 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