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Friday, January 6th, 2006

Humboldt penguins

These are pictures from a boat tour of a “guano island.” These are islands that in the past were valued for the fertilizer the colonies of birds produced. According to the guide, up to a meter per year. Some of the islands were so valued that countries actually took up arms to protect their claims.

sea lions

white-chested cormorants

Paracas National Reserve

rock formation called the cathedral

Get on the bus

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2006

Carless, we took the bus to Pisco, home of the Pisco Sour.

Traveling by bus is an entirely different thing. There are obvious differences like the higher cost and associated convenience of having your own wheels, but there are also the little things. What is it worth not to have the person sitting in front of you fling her seat all the way back, and then move it vertical so she can get more momentum on the next backswing?

Probably the most frustrating thing about bus travel is the touts. When they see your bus pull into the station they begin their high-pressure pitches. The words “sitting duck”and “fresh meat”come to my mind.

Lima beans

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2006
We haven't seen a single one yet.

catacomb

Lack of lima beans proves unhealthy.

monastery library

We visited the library of the Monastery of San Francisco. No digitization here, ... [Continue reading this entry]

Locked and Loaded?

Saturday, December 31st, 2005
More details to come, but we believe we have successfully put our vehicle on a ship headed to Peru. Can´t be too sure about these things as we did not actually see our ride being put on the ship. ... [Continue reading this entry]

A man, a plan, …

Monday, December 26th, 2005
We made it to that place with the canal. Giselle notes that it is a little known historical fact that before Ronald Reagan implored Gorbachev to "tear down this wall," he asked the French president to "tear down this ... [Continue reading this entry]

Boquete

Monday, December 26th, 2005
Boquete is a mountain town in western Panama with pretty trails and crummy roads.

the rare SUV off the road

bridge traffic is all tied up[Continue reading this entry]

Corcovado

Monday, December 26th, 2005
The road from the Panamerican Highway leads onto the Osa Peninsula, home of Corcovado National Park, one of Costa Rica´s many highly-touted reserves. Costa Rica is rightly famous for its policy of setting aside wilderness areas and doing something ... [Continue reading this entry]

Roughing It

Monday, December 19th, 2005
We are holed up in San Jose, Costa Rica. When I say holed up, that would be in a hotel with not only hot water (whoowee), a tv (hmmm, Law and Order is on down here about 4 times ... [Continue reading this entry]

Tico Time

Sunday, December 18th, 2005
We made it out of Nicaragua, no thanks to the border officials. It's a highly confusing process for which we actually paid a guide. You get the feeling you need the guide here more than in the jungle. ... [Continue reading this entry]

Sweet Ride

Thursday, December 15th, 2005
First of all, it is important for me to point out that most of the vehicles plying the roads here are fully functional, new or almost new, completely at home on the streets of any country. However, there are some exceptional ... [Continue reading this entry]