Yikes! Bikes!

After Boquete, I bused and water taxid to the island of Boca Brava. There is only one hotel and restaurant on the island, and it was nearly...

Wednesday: I awoke and walked up to a café that also gives tours of the coffee plantation. I didn´t take the tour, but I did have an awesom...

Monday: I arrived in Panama City and met a very nice Venezuelan with whom I shared a taxi (due to it being nighttime). My first impression w...

Well, since the last post there were 7 more days of the Colorado River trip, ending in the Grand Canyon. Then I visited my friend Amy in Ne...

We set off in the morning for a full day of whitewater rafting. Sadly, the river was so high from this season's precipitation (usually ...

We did more water testing by the river in Hot Sulpher Springs, and then we set off for Glenwood Canyon. We got a tour of the Power Plant an...

Day 0: Ana and I drove from Minneapolis to Denver where her friends Kofi and Sylvia let us stay at their place overnight. Kofi made us this...

Well friends, it's that time again. My students are gone and my wanderlust is in overdrive. So here's the plan for the summer (mor...

Does anyone remember back when I asked for an ice cream making machine for my birthday? I had resolved not to buy any more ice cream, but i...

So, what do you think this sign is warning us of? Martial law reigning that corner of the road? Armed bandits ahead? What's your guess...

Thursday morning I set off up the Río Dulce, a long river that empties into the Atlantic Ocean at the town of Lívingston. We first passed a...

Wednesday morning we shuttled to the ancient Mayan ruins of Tikal. There you can climb and walk past at least 7 major temples, ranging from ...

Since my last post, Jess, Christie and I have traveled much more of Guatemala, enjoying almost all of it! Friday night I met them in Antigu...