The lead up to New Years We arrived in Boquete in shambles, I was scraped and bruised and slightly shredded, Tony was in pieces and not worth much more than scrap aluminium. It was raining. I checked into Mamallena’s, a hostel in central Boquete that I had been hearing about by word of mouth for …
Tag Archive: volcano
Nov 23
Volcano Boarding.
After Somoto, Tony and I made our way down from the highlands of Nicaragua to the colonial town of Leon, perched near the coast and within striking distance of several Volcanoes. One of those volcanoes is Cerro Negro, which means “Black hill”. Cerro Negro is the new kid on the volcanic block, having appeared only …
Oct 31
The tough life in Antigua.
The day after hitting 10,000km Tony and I rolled into Antigua, the old colonial capital of Guatemala, and the biggest tourist destination this country has to offer. Foreigners roll into this town from all over whether it be to see the sights, visit the surrounding areas, climb a volcano (or two, or three), study spanish, …