Panama!
On Friday we headed off to the islands of Bocas del Torro in Panama. After some more fun on the local buses we got to the border crossing, which is just a bridge you have to walk over, checking out of Costa Rica on one side and checking into Panama on the other. As we walked across the very high `one lane fits all` bridge a huge bus drove towards us and Holland had to jump out of the way on to the rickety wire rail towards the river, the bus missed his toes by a couple of centimetres and the wire bent horribly but thankfully didn´t give way.
We had to get a taxi boat to the main island ´Isla Colon´ which was like a tour in itself, going though a vast canal system, passing local shacks and locals on `Ray Meers` style canoes. The islands are lovely and we immediately booked on a course to do our PADI Open Water Diving cert. which took three days. Holland, who has dived before took to it like a fish, I was a little more cautious but by the end of the course we had both spotted giant eagle rays, puffer fish and even a brown octupus. We can now dive down to 18 metres anywhere in the world without an instructor which should be fablous in Australia (although I suspect we will still use a guide). The best part about being here is that giant leather-back sea turtles are in nesting season and tomorrow night we will go and (hopefully) see some laying their eggs and help relocate the nest to a safer place. We also have two more fun dives booked and on one we will be able to explore a wreck!
We met our first English people yesterday and they were from Bristol too! we went out for a meal and a few beers last night and will be meeting them again on Saturday for a steak meal before we fly out of San Jose. One of the girls in the group has lived in the city for the past year and so should be able to show us a good night out. We are already reluctant to leave central America but we are sure South America will be just as good.
Lots of Love Holland and Becky xxxxx
We had to get a taxi boat to the main island ´Isla Colon´ which was like a tour in itself, going though a vast canal system, passing local shacks and locals on `Ray Meers` style canoes. The islands are lovely and we immediately booked on a course to do our PADI Open Water Diving cert. which took three days. Holland, who has dived before took to it like a fish, I was a little more cautious but by the end of the course we had both spotted giant eagle rays, puffer fish and even a brown octupus. We can now dive down to 18 metres anywhere in the world without an instructor which should be fablous in Australia (although I suspect we will still use a guide). The best part about being here is that giant leather-back sea turtles are in nesting season and tomorrow night we will go and (hopefully) see some laying their eggs and help relocate the nest to a safer place. We also have two more fun dives booked and on one we will be able to explore a wreck!
We met our first English people yesterday and they were from Bristol too! we went out for a meal and a few beers last night and will be meeting them again on Saturday for a steak meal before we fly out of San Jose. One of the girls in the group has lived in the city for the past year and so should be able to show us a good night out. We are already reluctant to leave central America but we are sure South America will be just as good.
Lots of Love Holland and Becky xxxxx
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