Oh, the Osa: Puerto Jiménez to Cabo Matapalo
By the time we got to the Osa Peninsula, jutting off the Pacific Coast just above Panama, we have crisscrossed the entire expanse of this...


Chasing Cool: San Gerardo de Dota
Cool mountain air. Cool camping. The coolest bird. The air doesn't feel like air anymore. It feels like a hot, damp, wool sweater we put...


From Sea to Steamy Sea: Punta Uva to Uvita
John has a friend, Sam, who owns a home down here on the central coast of Costa Rica, close to Uvita. Before we left the States we had...


Bienvenidos a Costa Rica!
Costa Rica is said to be a great country for adrenaline junkies. We’ve had a few adrenaline rushes since we got to Costa Rica, and not...


The Rio San Juan
The Río San Juan slices through Central America for 120 miles, beginning at Lake Nicaragua, forming a long stretch of the border with...


Wild Pacific Coast: North & South of San Juan del Sur
The coast north and south of San Juan del Sur is undeveloped, wild and beautiful. Tiny villages spread out from the beaches, with cattle,...


My Tiburón Ballena
The forecast for the next few days calls for rain, thunderstorms, and high winds. The harbor just north of here is closed through the...


Roaming the Yucatan: Chichen Itza to Isla Blanca
From our little house in Tulum, we moved at a faster pace the next couple of weeks, covering lots of ground. First, we headed for the...


You Better Belize It: Part 1.
Belize is our first foreign border crossing. We decided to do our border run into Belize instead of Guatemala because we heard it was an...


Oaxaca Coast: Zicatela to Zipolite
We came to Puerto Escondido on a bit of a mission. Before we left home a friend of ours in Petaluma, Michael "Bug" Deacon, asked us if we...

