Made the 6am boat-bus-bus journey to the rather shitty city of San Jose. That may seem unfair... but everywhere we passed was covered in iron bars, we were advised to take taxi’s everywhere(even a 5 minute walk down the road from our hostel, in a ‘nice’ area) and it just seemed bleak. The Hostel Pangaea …
Bus and collectivos bright and early to Moin to catch a boat to Tortugera. All the usual fun of having no clue what’s going on, getting on the wrong boat… ending up on the shit boat despite paying the same as other good boats.. you know the drill. Journey was great (after moving our rucksacks …
After getting a wee bit stroppy (me? Never?!) that we didn’t leave Bocas early enough to cross the border and catch the boat to Tortugera we decided to stop off in Cahuita. WHAT A BLESSING!! A beach/surfy Creole town with a population of about 900 people. We stayed in a beachside hostel complete with hammocks and …
Got a taxi and boat from the station to Bocas Island, the largest in that archipelago, in the Caribbean Sea. Deciding between two hostels; Casa Max (Dutch run) or Mondu Tatu (USA owned part hostel). Went Dutch and thank god we did. I dragged Si into Mondu Tatu for a drink on their 80’s night …
On the second day we went to a village of the Embera Tribe in Lake Gatun, just an hour outside of Panama City. 10% of Panamanians are indigenous tribesmen/women, the Embera being one of seven, who originated in the San Blas Archipelago (better known for the home of the Kuna). Our tour guide Anne was …
Continue reading Embera Village & Miraflores Lock, Panama City
En route to Panama we stopped off at Miami for a few hours and headed down to South Beach hoping to catch the rollerbladers and speedo Italian beach weightlifters. Took the local bus passing insane numbers of 16 year olds in brand new SUVs but it only took us to mid beach and so we …
In the car going home, putting all the pieces of the last few days together. Where to start? I knew this trip would be interesting, but the way it’s opened my eyes isn’t something I expected. I also didn’t realise how much I would learn about my Grandfather. All I’ve ever known is that he …
Today was all about the American input at Utah and Omaha beach. The Rangers, the Parachuters...) If you look at the top left of the Church you can see John Steele playing dead (obviously not him, but a mannequin they put up each year). When we arrived at Omaha beach it was packed with families …
Juno Beach, Gold Beach, Arromanches (Mulberry Harbour) & the Bayeux Tapestry We started the day by visiting Juno (Canadian) and Gold (UK) beaches. Throughout the tour we were of course told many facts and figures, but it was the stories of despair, chaos and bravery that really stuck, and gave me an insight into the …
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