Standing at the top of the volcano looking down I nearly backed down. Looking down what seemed like at least a 60% grade I could only see the first half of the run. Volcano boarding sounded cool and looked cool, but I was sure that I was about to severely injure myself. I know, [...]
La Mosquitia- Part II
June 15, 2009 By 4 Comments
Fortunately years in the outdoors has taught me to always “be prepared”, so after the sea turtle encounter we set off into the jungle with more than enough food, our Steri-pen and what we thought would be enough 100% DEET to kill every mosquito in the area. Feeling like real adventurers for the first time [...]
La Moskitia Part I
June 11, 2009 By 7 Comments
Although we had read about La Moskitia in our guidebook, we figured that without proper gear and equipment a trip into the “jungle” would be virtually impossible. Plus we figured it would make a great trip later in life, you know when we are just “vacationing.” All but giving up, we resigned ourselves to move [...]
La Moskitia Notice
June 8, 2009 By 1 Comment
Headed deep into the jungle of La Moskitia (of -movie- Mosquito Coast fame!) a few days ago (scheduled this post to upload) so we won’t be back for a few more days yet. Don’t worry, although the name implies its Mosquito heaven, the region is actually named after a local indigenous tribe, the Miskito. No [...]
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