I was less than a week into my G Adventures tour of Central America and we'd caught one of the local chicken buses from Caye Caulker to San Ignacio. San Ignacio sits at the junction of two rivers (the Mopan and Macal Rivers) and we were staying at a rustic eco-lodge surrounded by nature near one of the rivers. As soon as we arrived we were given the opportunity to spend an … [Read more...]
A cautionary tale: why you shouldn’t eat coconuts in Panama
This is a cautionary tale of why you shouldn't eat coconuts in Panama. It started when we'd decided to take a boat trip around a number of islands for a day and our boat driver had dropped us off at red frog beach. As I recall we had to walk along a jungle path in order to reach the beach and on the way two young kids jumped out in front of us with two large leaves in their … [Read more...]
Padi Course Aquaworld Cancun, Mexico
I learn't how to dive at Aquaworld in Cancun in 2008. I wanted to learn to dive with a 5 star rated diving provider and after some research Aquaworld looked the most professional. I did the open water PADI course which was taught intensively from 8am to 5pm over three days. Aquaworld is a large dive school set right on the beachfront in Cancun. I found a youtube video here … [Read more...]
Central America - Gadventures - Central American Journey
I wanted to share with you guys my experiences of Central America and the group 'gap trip' I did a couple of years ago. I arrived in Cancun on 21 July 2008 - the summer I graduated from University. It was the start of a trip I did with Gapadventures, or Gadventures as they are now called. The trip started in Cancun and ran all the way down Central America to San Jose in Costa … [Read more...]