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Anne and Arnud, restoring my faith in the French

It’s been a long time coming, but at last my faith has been restored. At the risk of sounding totally American, I used to dislike the French as a rule. It has a lot to do with being robbed by a group of French hoodlums (did I just use that word?) 10 years ago. So when they approached me and...

permalink written by  kate_hansen2005 on July 7, 2010 from San Blas Islands, Panama
from the travel blog: Confessions of a Flashpacker, A California Girl’s Search for the Perfect Beach…

They say the third time’s the charm…

The comedy of errors that is the SS Tropicturd helmed by Captain Ginge continued today on our journey to Dog Island, which actually ended up being a longer journey to the Lemon Islands. I’m calling him Captain Ginge today because of his obvious hair color, and it best matches his salty, snarly...

permalink written by  kate_hansen2005 on July 6, 2010 from San Blas Islands, Panama
from the travel blog: Confessions of a Flashpacker, A California Girl’s Search for the Perfect Beach…

The Lemons, paradise found (with internet!)

We reach the picturesque Lemon Islands and drop anchor surrounded by about 10 islands. We paddled out to the reef off of one of the islands, and enjoyed some spectacular snorkeling thanks to the clear water and amazing weather. It’s better than Belize with a wider variety of fish and coral,...

permalink written by  kate_hansen2005 on July 6, 2010 from San Blas Islands, Panama
from the travel blog: Confessions of a Flashpacker, A California Girl’s Search for the Perfect Beach…

Winner, Winner, Lobster Dinner

The Kuna men paddle by in their dugout boats several times a day selling various fresh catches. After twice refusing, we manage to negotiate $25 for 2 big lobsters and 2 medium lobsters. I refuse to take part in their boiling, and after watching Julie and Julia last night, I’m quite convinced...

permalink written by  kate_hansen2005 on July 4, 2010 from San Blas Islands, Panama
from the travel blog: Confessions of a Flashpacker, A California Girl’s Search for the Perfect Beach…

Cocos and Ed Hardy

On the island of Chichime I meet a Kuna boy who looks to be about 15, but is probably older since the Kuna are rivaled in their small stature only by the pygmy. He’s only visiting and lives in Panama City selling cell phones. He has his pet iguana on a small leash wrapped around his wrist. ...

permalink written by  kate_hansen2005 on July 3, 2010 from San Blas Islands, Panama
from the travel blog: Confessions of a Flashpacker, A California Girl’s Search for the Perfect Beach…

The Coconut Business is Booming…The Kuna Yala, native people of the San Blas Islands

The Kuna Yala do not like the name San Blas Islands since it was given by the Spanish and prefer simply Kuna Yala. The 55,000 population are autonomous and have their own strict laws. Among these, intermarrying is prohibited and no one who is not a Kuna may own property. Each village has...

permalink written by  kate_hansen2005 on July 2, 2010 from San Blas Islands, Panama
from the travel blog: Confessions of a Flashpacker, A California Girl’s Search for the Perfect Beach…

Paradise Regained

The next day we were sailing again for an hour or so to reach our next island paradise. This one, called '''Chichime''', was primarily used as a coconut plantation, but a small section at one end of the island had been cleared to be used for tourism. There were a couple of cabins for...

permalink written by  The Happy Couple on January 20, 2010 from San Blas Islands, Panama
from the travel blog: Michael's Lonely post-Honeymoon

Paradise Found. Paradishe Losht.

As we approached the first island it was clear that we were approaching the tropical paradise that I expected from what I had briefly read in the guide book: crystal clear, turquoise water, peppered with islands of white coral sand, covered in coconut palms; the very archetype of island...

permalink written by  The Happy Couple on January 17, 2010 from San Blas Islands, Panama
from the travel blog: Michael's Lonely post-Honeymoon

Dolphins and Phosphorescence

Like a lot of Colombians, Captain Fabian was a really warm and friendly, genuine guy, and his excellent English ensured that very little Spanish would be spoken on the cruise. He seemed very confident of his abilities as a skipper and this confidence was very reassuring to his passengers, but he...

permalink written by  The Happy Couple on January 16, 2010 from San Blas Islands, Panama
from the travel blog: Michael's Lonely post-Honeymoon

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