Monthly Archives: December 2009

After surviving drives through snow, passports left at home, skin of the teeth catching trains, chaotic checkins, delayed flights, delayed take-offs, starvation menus, lost luggage, luggage found on wrong carousel, taxi with punctured tire and a taxi driver without a … Continue reading →

We have heard from Sam’s girlfriend’s mum that they all boarded the plane safely and that the pilot was preparing to take off. We also also, via my parents, that the plane is flying but nearly two hours late. If … Continue reading →

We spent our last full day doing odds and sods around the boat. We didn’t go ashore to Isla Grande but we did pop over to La Guarya to gas up the dinghy and one last bag of ice. Helen … Continue reading →

Before leaving Portobelo we once more dinghied ashore for ice and fresh bread. That being done we headed off to Isla Grande. There was practically no wind to speak of so we motored the entire way there not even bothering … Continue reading →

Totally forgot to include our river trip in the afternoon. Having seen a sign showing a commercial trip up a nearby river I figured we could do the same in our dinghy. The attraction was the possibility of seeing birds … Continue reading →