Jumped on Fritz the Cat from the ancient port of Portobello along with a group of 6 bikers and their bikes and headed out towards the San Blas Islands. The weather wasn't the best, but the islands were still stunning. Anchored the boat and did some snorkeling, seeing a stingray. A few of the other passengers suffered with the 'motion of the ocean' but we were fine. At night, sitting on the bow of the catamaran sailing towards a full moon, with the odd flash of li...

Saw the Panama Canal and went to a shopping mall in Panama City......well.....it can't all be high octane stuff you know! Looking forward to the Catamaran trip in 2 days.

Spent a couple of days in the beautiful mountain town of Boquette. Decided to climb Volcane Baru on the first night. Luckily, the weather held out for us. Got a taxi to the park entrance at 11.30pm and began the arduous climb which took us from 1700 to 3500 metres asl. Annoyingly, some of it was downhill, which meant more uphill! Got to the top near a smattering of transmitter aerials at 5am. Met up with a Canadian and 2 Spanish lads, who sat out the wait for sun...

Stayed at Lost and Found Hostel just off a mountain road, in the forrest. The views across to Volcano Baru were stunning. Genna fell in love with the caged kinkajou called Rocky. He liked chewing my nose and ears! Did a stunning treasure hunt into the jungle, saw wild monkeys and swam in a river near some remote waterfalls. Solved the treasure hunt so won a bottle of plonk!