On Monday we had a few leisurely hours to spend in Panama City before we needed to catch an Uber to the airport. We ate breakfast at the restaurant in our hostel. Then I decided that I needed to head to the Farmacia to get anti-itch skin cream for the flight home. I was hopingContinue…

We woke up this morning at 6:20, got ready and headed out to a nearby coffee shop for breakfast. We are not in an apartment with a kitchen in Panama City. Instead, we have a hotel style room with en suite bathroom in a youth hostel. This particular hostel is heavy on the youth withContinue…

Today was a travel day. We woke up at 6 am, to shower, eat breakfast and finish packing to leave. Arlene, our hostess had arranged for Gideon’s Taxi Service to pick us up at 8 am and deposit us at the airport. The airline had emailed a day or two ago, moving our flight fromContinue…

Today was our last full day on Bequia before we start the long multi-day journey home. We had nothing booked for today but had loosely agreed to go on the first morning dive with the dive shop. You need to have at least 12 to 18 hours of a ‘surface interval’ after diving before flyingContinue…

Today was the day! The day we sail to the Tobago Cays aboard the Friendship Rose. We woke up early with an alarm because we needed to be at the Friendship Rose dock by 6:50. Thankfully, they were going to feed us aboard the 100 foot schooner, so we really only needed to gather ourContinue…

Last night we spent a good long time talking with Kevin from Mac’s Pizza. Our Nirvana Pizza might have been forgotten by the waitress or kitchen, but we were relaxing, talking and having a good time, so we didn’t care. The only trouble was that made it a three drinks night and Mac’s has theContinue…

We woke up several times in the night because 27 C was too hot and 26 C was too cold. These are first-world problems for sure. Luckily for us, our host keeps light blankets in the room and we happily donned them at who knows what hour. There’s no clock in our room and thatContinue…

We woke up today with the intention of making breakfast at our apartment, getting ready, and heading to the beach for a half-day before our 2:30 dive date. Nathan was putzing around our little kitchen, making breakfast and coffee, and I was slyly messaging Airbnb support. Turns out, there’s only so much personal growth thatContinue…

That rascal Fibs, I miss him so much. He has been at a board and train since November 8, learning himself some manners. There are beach dogs galore here, like Dominican Republic, and it’s so hard not to pet them! Stupid Kaiser! This guy visited while we were under our tent at the beach, butContinue…

Last night, we arrived on Bequia around 5:30. Our little plane ride from Barbados dropped people off at Union Island, then Canouan, then finally us at Bequia. The plane was a 20 seater, with 2 pilots! Maybe that’s why the ticket was so dang expensive. We got off the plane, cleared immigration, then customs. TheContinue…

So, we’ve had a fairly uneventful journey up until now. Well, that’s not entirely true. On Monday, there was a little dust up when Nathan’s boss discovered that we would be gone all next week. Apparently, whatever the normal procedure for getting vacation time onto his calendar hadn’t been followed. Whoops! I told Nathan I’dContinue…