Category: Central America (Page 3 of 5)

Last night we went out for dinner at a ………….Mexican Restaurant to celebrate, the end was in sight. There was live music and the place had a vibe, but it was smack-bang in the middle of this Tourist Trap, so the prices were very high, but the food was really good. There are so many Americans that stay in these resort towns, they come here to retire, and I think their Dollar goes a lot further here than back home.… Read More

Rocky and Millsy slept last night at the airport hotel as Millsy had an early morning flight and Rocky wanted to go to the Customs people to dot his I’s and cross his T’s.

We had a farewell dinner last night and there was a lot of slapping on the backs and we were all in high spirits, we have made the trip which I have been dreading.… Read More

Sorry this Blog is late, I had no time to write this blog on route as I found myself running to make connecting flights. When I arrived in Houston I thought I had 1,5 hours to pass through customs, collect my luggage, re-check my little bag and then go through security and find my Boarding Gate, but when I looked at my phone I had lost an hour due to the time difference, so I almost did not make my flight.… Read More

This Leg 19 has been very “Testing” and we have not even left yet!!!!!!!!!!

Most of us fly on Monday, and it is going to be a very long and difficult travel ahead with 3 flights and long lay-overs, coming back will be longer and worse with longer lay-overs and further distance to fly. I hope that we can get better options on the next trip, via Brazil and not Europe, South African Airways are flying direct now, (but not easy to get from Brazil to Costa Rica, maybe Ecuador will be easier.)… Read More

I honestly don’t know where to start with todays Blog, the drama is continuing as I am writing!!!!!

We arrived today at noon instead of yesterday at 17h00, it has been my worst travel-experience ever. Today when our flight touched down it had been 52 hours since I got into the Uber on Monday to go to the airport, and that is taking the 8 hour time-difference into account.… Read More

It took most of the morning to turn our Bad-Luck around, but I am happy to report that The KTM Train is back on its tracks. I am writing this blog sitting at a beach bar named Tortilla Flats, with a Margarita in my hand and some serious Reggae playing.

This morning we split into 2 groups, Pie and Tex set off in the traffic back to Pie’s bike to find the electrical fault, and Milsy, Rocky and I went to sort out Rockies Tyre at a place down the road.… Read More

Instead of leaving this morning at 7h00 as planned we left at 9h00 as Pie and Tex pulled their “Hostel” door shut when they went for an early morning walk. It is called a hostel as I suspect that if it was called a Hotel it would need a few more amenities than what we had. I don’t mind only having cold water or air-con or a real pillow, but the toilet was placed on a step between the shower and basin and when I went to the toilet during the night I had forgotten about this step-up to the throne in the dark and fell forward almost chipping a tooth on the toilet, luckily my mouth missed the edge of the bowl, but sadly I hit my neck on the bowl, which meant my face went right into the inside of the toilet, but luckily my face did not hit the water in the bowl.… Read More

Drake Bay has a typical Lay-back-un-commercial feel to it.

The sun cooked us out of bed by 5h00 and we had breakfast at 6h00. I then left following one of the staff and we walked down a path to e small little beach where I was collected by a small boat with outboard motor which could drive out onto the beach for me to get on.… Read More

Not many photos today, which mean it was a”HARD DAY.” Early this morning I went to pay our bill for the past two days, it was only two nights accommodation, (3 Chalets per night,) 15 beers, 3 bottles of wine and 5 Pasta dishes on Friday and 5 Pasta dishes last night, and the bill was higher than I expected. The chalets were very basic but had no Air-con and only a Fan.… Read More

Last night we had a drink together in the sweltering heat eating the shelled peanuts Rocky brought. He used to bring lots of biltong and Cashew Nuts on these trips but all of a sudden he brings peanuts in the shell, so we have to work to get the 2 nut outmode the shell, therefore forcing us to eat slower and therefore we take in less calories, or that is his theory.… Read More