"Pura Vida" Today is the day for the most popular thing to do here in Puerto Viejo; hiring bicycles and cycling the coast road. I was up early as usual and unfortunately the weather wasn't looking great. At around we decided we would go for it even though the weather didn't look like improving; there was supposed to be 3 of us going but at the last minute Sonia from France pulled out because of the weather. We picked up our Retro style Carribean bikes for $5 (per...

First Day in Puerto Viajo! I was up early today waiting to see how the weather was going to turn out after a bout of rain lastnight. Unfortunately it wasn't looking so good so along with my new friends Niels, the guy from Portugal and our friend from Holland we sat around drinking coffee and talking about our experiences in Central America so far. The weather did start to clear so Holland and Portugal went and hired bikes whilst myself and Niels decided to hold-o...

Costa Rica Bound!! I actually managed to get a little sleep lastnight and found the bus journey quite comfortable. We arrived at the Bocas del Toro stoop at 6am and then continued on to my stop - Changuinola. From Changuinola I took a share taxi to Guabiti (the small Panama boarder town) but unfortunately we arrived very early and had to wait an hour until the bridge and immigration opened. We were charged a $3 exit stamp from Panama immigration and then allowed ...