So we got up early to go to the border, we chicken bused it this time. It took 2 buses but we made it! A short walk across the border and a little confusion as to where you go after that, not helped by our lack of Spanish and then not having much English (although they certainly knew how to ask for money!) but 4 fees later we made it!! Onto Matagalpa, a town in the northern highlands in Nicaragua. Our plan was to stay here for a night or 2 and do a few tours t...

We got a bus to take us directly over the border from Rio Dulce so it was another very easy land boarder. We got into the main terminal in San Pedro Sula and managed to find our next bus, with only a small bit of drama as we were struggling to find a working cash machine and we had no local currency!!!! The only downside we found to travelling in Honduras is all the military check points.....We are not sure if someone has escaped or if this is normal for here bu...

We then had a day's travelling to get to Rio Dulce, our next destination. We didn't know much about this area as very little was mentioned in the LP so it was a trip into the unknown. Rio Dulce is a town built around the longest bridge in Central America - well that's what we were told anyway!!It crosses the narrow point on Lake Izabel. On arrival a fella approached us about accommodation he said it was a very short boat ride away. We have had varying degrees o...

Panajachel was our next destination so we decided to be adventurous and take the local chicken buses there. According to the ever reliable Lonely Planet, it's a very simple journey; you only need to change buses once, and the place this happens people are more than willing to help! 4 buses and about 4 hours' later we arrived there!!!! It was our maddest journey yet and we would have to say that we only made it there due to the friendly locals putting us on the r...

For the bus to Antigua we treated ourselves to the first class service....this involved seats that reclined to almost beds....although the bus had a few hairy moments...including a random crash into something in the middle of the night..we did manage a decent sleep. Once we had chosen our hostel we took a stroll around Antigua. It's another lovely city, very similar to San Cristobal in Mexico. We decided to continue our exercise regime after Tikal the day before...