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Costa Rica – Tortuguero

Costa Rica – Tortuguero

We took a tiny plane with Skyway Airlines from Bocas del Toro, Panama to San José, Costa Rica. The check-in was in a room. You stood on the scales with your carry-on bag to be weighed together. The boarding pass. No sign of mobile ones here. The plane The flight was...
Bocas del Toro

Bocas del Toro

We stopped off in Boquete for a few days R&R after the previous Colombia tour. To get there from Panama City, we took a 6 hour bus journey to David, then hired a car for 3 days to travel to and from Boquete. Boquete is a small town around 1,200 metres up in the...
Panama City and Canal

Panama City and Canal

We flew to Panama City for a couple of nights. View of the F&F Tower from our hotel window. Ronnie loved this building. With some of its neighbours We took a walk along the front. City from the waterfront Guess where City skyline Reaching the old town Simon...
Santa Marta leaving dinner

Santa Marta leaving dinner

We had a final leaving dinner for the group in Santa Marta. So the new Aussies didn’t feel left out after missing the poem after part 1 of the Colombia tour, there was an extra bit of poetry from Ronnie… Colombia part 2 An extra bit of Purple poem by...
Minka, Taganga, Tayrona, and Santa Marta

Minka, Taganga, Tayrona, and Santa Marta

We visited Minka, an “eco-village” in the Sierra Nevada mountains. At our lodge, there were lots of Hummingbirds which came to feed on the sugary water provided. Ronnie, Tim, and Rob hired mountain bikes and got hot and sweaty cycling up the steep dirt...
Cartageña

Cartageña

We took a short flight to Cartageña, arriving late in the afternoon. Freddy, our guide surprised us with horse and carts to take us to dinner. Awww Rob and Tim worse for wear after Pina Coladas The next day we had more time to explore the old walled city. After dark...