Explored the Old Town, scoffed grub in the famous Coca Cola Cafe, about as untouristy a place gets while still being listed in the lonely planet, and drank in the bar zone. That pretty much sums up our stay in Panama City. Its a funny place with condos and high rises shooting up quicker than a rat up a drainpipe for the hordes of americans piling in by the thousands. Theres probably more to Panama than we discovered, but out hotel room was so nice (air con, ca...

This is without one of the top highlights of our world adventures!!! The best five days ever....! And thats after a decidedly shakey start...when we were forced to turn back after more than 7 hours at sea after we suddenly found ourselves caught in a fierce, and pretty scary, hurricane in the middle of the ocean. Cue dark skies, thunder, lightening, much side to side rocking action, water coming over the sides, a worried looking Captain and four out of the si...