Panama Stories


Last note from Central America

Hey folks, some of you may know it already, some of you may not. But the 25th of December started as a nice day to be with some relaxed beach time and a little night out, but it turned out to be a little more stressful than expected. What happend: Well, on the 25th almost all folks from Leòn are heading to the beach to enjoy sun, beach and the Pac...


Panama Canal

this is the second cruise we've taken that did a partial transit of the canal. Up to Gatun Lake, unload the excursion tourists and then back down to Cristobal. It's always amazing to me how the locks work. What an engineering marvel! Most people don't realize the canal is really north to south! In the morning, ships go from the Caribbean to the Pacif...


Oh, and just to say...

Thank-you so much to those amongst you who have sent me messages or written in the guestbook recently. It's really great (even if it does feel a little strange) to learn that I have an audience around the world of people who I've never met. Initally I just set up this page for family and friends, but I'm very glad that other people are reading. Keep ...


Patacones, pretty-boys (well, lady-boys) and a peculiar policeman...

Argh, foreign airports always stress me out! All that palaver – packing and unpacking your hand-luggage to go through security, instructions that you don't quite understand being barked at you in a language you haven't quite mastered, queuing for hours that go to the ladies and then sitting on one of those horrible impatient airport loos that won’t let...