Place |
Date |
Weather |
Activities |
Panama City - PN Soberanía |
Wednesday, 01.02.2012 |
34°C |
Getting lost in Panama City. Miraflores locks. |
PN Soberanía - Fort Sherman |
Thursday, 02.02.2012 |
30°C |
Hiking in Soberanía National Park. Driving through the Gatun lock. |
Fort Sherman |
Friday, 03.02.2012 |
28°C |
Relaxing day at the lighthouse. |
Fort Sherman - Panama City |
Saturday, 04.02.2012 |
33°C |
Agnes' 70 birthday. |
Panama City |
Sunday, 05.02.2012 |
32°C |
Formula 1 race through Panama City. It stinks! Panama Viejo. |
Panama City - Chiriqui |
Monday, 06.02.2012 |
35°C |
Petrol problems - Kirsten gets gas in her eyes. Panamerican Highway is open. |
Chiriqui - Chiriqui Grande |
Tuesday, 07.02.2012 |
28°C |
Thick fog. Road is blocked near Chiriqui Grande and finally opened at 8.30pm. |
Chiriqui Grande - Almirante |
Wednesday, 08.02.2012 |
35°C |
Water taxi to Isla Colón. Noisy parrots. |
Almirante |
Thursday, 09.02.2012 |
33°C |
Day trip to Bocas Del Toros. Sea stars, dolphins, sloth, frogs and spiders. |
Almirante - Playa Cocles |
Friday, 10.02.2012 |
35°C |
Adventure bridge into Costa Rica. Power cut and rip off. Meeting Lisa again. |
Playa Cocles - Manzanillo |
Saturday, 11.02.2012 |
30°C |
Lizard fight. Beaches. |
Manzanillo - Cahuita |
Sunday, 12.02.2012 |
35°C |
Lunch with Lisa. Burning down a termite nest. |
Cahuita - Playa Negra |
Monday, 13.02.2012 |
33°C |
Fantastic day in Cahuita National Park. |
Playa Negra - El Roble, CR |
Tuesday, 14.02.2012 |
35°C |
Driving day. |
El Roble - La Fortuna |
Wednesday, 15.02.2012 |
35°C |
Espensive Poás Volcano. |
La Fortuna |
Thursday, 16.02.2012 |
34°C |
Discovery tour with Giovanni. Frogs, iguana, sloth, bats and birds. |
La Fortuna - Lago Arenal |
Friday, 17.02.2012 |
32°C |
Hanging Bridges. Around Lago Arenals. Röstis and Goulash. |
Lago Arenal - San Jorge, NI |
Saturday, 18.02.2012 |
35°C |
Driving day. German bakery. Crossing the border into Nicaragua. |
San Jorge - Pochomil |
Sunday, 19.02.2012 |
35°C |
ATV accident on the beach in Pochomil. |
Pochomil - León |
Monday, 20.02.2012 |
35°C |
Bad road. Short visit in León. |
León - Somotillo |
Tuesday, 21.02.2012 |
35°C |
Washing clothes. Oil change. Short driving day. |
Somotillo - San Miguel, ES |
Wednesday, 22.02.2012 |
37°C |
Two border crossings. No police checks in Honduras. |
San Miguel - Suchitoto |
Thursday, 23.02.2012 |
38°C |
It's getting hotter!!! Clock tower in San Vincente. Free concert in Suchitoto. |
Suchitoto |
Friday, 24.02.2012 |
38°C |
Hike to the waterfall. Relaxing afternoon. |
Suchitoto - Ahuachapan |
Saturday, 25.02.2012 |
30°C |
Along Ruta de Flores. Coffee, cake and french fries for Kirsten's birthday. |
Ahuachapan - Antigua, GM |
Sunday, 26.02.2012 |
32°C |
Border crossing into Guatemala. Bad road to Pacaya volcano. Shopping at Wal-Mart. Winnie
crawling up the mountains. Through Antigua in the dark. |
Antigua |
Monday, 27.02.2012 |
38°C |
Sightseeing in Antigua. Fantastic banana bread! |
Antigua |
Tuesday, 28.02.2012 |
26°C |
Cleaning toilets. Video night: The iron lady (Merryl Streep as Maggie Thatcher). |
Antigua |
Wednesday, 29.02.2012 |
32°C |
Washing clothes. Sightseeing in Antigua. |