Colombia
The ferry docks in Cartagena. Cartagena was noisy. The traffic was insane. For a couple of Canadians from a small town it was overwhelming. It was getting dark by the time we had cleared customs […]
Author: Nancy
FerryXpress; the MV Adriatico from Napoli
FerryXpress started their service in October with a car ferry from Italy. The voyage takes 18 hours. Before October, because the southern part of Panama is virtually impassable, all motorcycles and vehicles were shipped to […]
Panama Paperwork
On Panama‘s Independence Day we drove to Colon to check out the ferry that we were scheduled to take in two days. We had just been told the dog couldn’t travel on the ferry, meaning […]
Panama
The border crossing was less chaotic but less organized than the rest. The dog was examined by the vet, and the fee was $10, or $20 or $130 that had to be paid at the […]
Costa Rica : Tamarindo to Jesus
Once we got to Costa Rica, we had to find a vet to certify Capi’s health certificate for Panama. The blog PawsOnTour, written by a German couple who are travelling with dogs, recommended Dr. Wendy […]
We Love Nicaragua
We had to visit a volcano and headed for the Masaya Volcano National Park. I had an old friend whose father was a volcanologist. I thought of what the hazards would have been for him […]
The populations of Canada and Central America
When the European explorers arrived in the Pacific Northwest they marveled at the lack of people. When we drove through Mexico and northern Guatemala, we were overwhelmed by the number of people. The population decreases […]
Travels with Capi
The campsite at El Tumpo beach in La Libertad El Salvador was more than a little rustic. The campground we were aiming for was closed and this was the only other one in town, and […]
Border Zoos
We walked out of the Holiday Inn Express at Tapachula on the Mexican border. Although they take dogs, they told us as we paid, they neglected to mention the dogs have to stay in the […]
The Love Hotel
The truck smells of dirty laundry. The vehicle insurance expires at the end of the month. The Guatemala tourist bureau will provide us with an escort through the country and we pay only for gas […]