Back in the paleotechnic dawn of the 21st century, my mother’s request was understandable. “Just call me once a week to let me know you’re alive,” she said, as I wandered off across… Continue reading
I typed up a full account of my misadventure but it was remarkably boring, so I’ll give you the highlights. -I tried to head for a national park which the guide book doesn’t… Continue reading
Leaving David, I took a bus to the Chiriqui highlands and the town of Cerro Punta. Another chilly mini-bus ride, but I enjoyed listening to the women chattering behind me, and not in… Continue reading
Walking away from the Panama/Costa Rica border with a sigh of relief, I found a bus for the closest city in Panama, David. (That’s the name of the city, I didn’t forget who… Continue reading
My hostel’s balcony-thing, Costa Ricans(and I) love the “Pura vida” thing. The schedule said 10:30, but the bus out of Dominical showed up at 10:00. I had a bus leave early before on… Continue reading
Yup, it got better. I wasn’t quite ready to leave Manuel Antonio, but decided to keep moving south, so I took a bus to Dominical of unknown duration, since I spent nearly the… Continue reading
I woke up this morning drenched in sweat, shiny sides and the sheet grossly damp. I had to hide under there to attempt to evade the mosquitoes, the itchy marks of whose raids… Continue reading
I sat down at the table, looked up at the ceiling fan overhead and told it “I love you.” Out loud. It was about 7:30 AM. Sweat was my companion throughout the travel… Continue reading
“Why are there men and women that while they are nigh me, the sun-light expands my blood?Why, when they leave me, do my pennants of joy sink flat and lank?”-Walt Whitman, Song of… Continue reading
I’ve had a few transcendent moments on this trip already. -Wading into the volcanic crater lake at Laguna de Apoyo. -Taking the canoe down the green tidal river through mangrove swamps from Las… Continue reading
One of the absolute best things about traveling is (are?) the people you meet. Friendships birth and bloom in the course of a day or two, and you never know when you’ll have… Continue reading
