Maria got sick over the night, most probably due food poisoning from last night's dinner - she had beef and David had pork. We were moving to Dolphin Bay Hideaway on Isla San Cristóbal which meant we needed a boat trip. We were due to be picked up from El Pirata restaurant's dock at 1pm. David ate an 'ejecutivo' lunch which was actually the same as last night's dinner but the meat choice was baked chicken. Maria not only skipped lunch, but had to lay down on...

It was slow morning while we waited to see if we could move to a smaller, and cheaper, room. We had to wait until the people in the other decided whether they were staying or moving on. In the meantime, we were looking for different accommodation options in the islands - we plan to spend quite a few days here but on different islands. Finally, at 11am we got the call to say we could change to smaller room. The new room is cheaper but better for us because it h...

We were on the move again, from the highlands of Boquete to the Caribbean island archipelego of Bocas del Toro. We decided to take local buses even though there was a faster albeit more expensive shuttle available, we were in no rush and didn't mind seeing the view from a locals point of view (so to speak) rather than a tourists. Our ride out of Boquete, on the old yellow American school bus, came to a stuttering halt almost immediately due to a cycle race on the...