¿Y Ahora Qué?

5 January 2009By Zhu 13 Comments

Crossing The Border Back To Panamá

And now what?

We went to Panamá (in Panamá City, David and Boquete) and then to Costa Rica (in Quepos, Playa Coco, Playa Tamarindo, Liberia, Monteverde and San Jose). We tried to cross to Nicaragua but could not make it.

There is no way we are coming back to Canada now. So we bought a plane ticket to… Perú. We will arrive in Lima, and travel in South America for quite a while.

I´m not telling where we want to go because I´m superstitious and I don´t want to jinx it but you can expect more adventures along the way. South America should be… interesting. We have been there before, in 2002, but we rushed because we wanted to be in Brazil for the carnival and had spent too long in Central America. This time, we want to take the time to explore. That said, it is a huge continent and we can expect long bus ride, interesting border crossings and a varierty of lanscapes… and weather.

We have to leave from Panamá City, so we bused all the way back there. We were in San Jose and it took two days, including a one night break in David. Man, we gotta love these buses… But the border crossing was smooth and they didn´t even bother searching us this time. Not that we have anything to hide, mind you.

Panamá City is very quiet this time, unlike before Christmas. We have a few things to do before leaving on Tuesday, like reconfirming the plane ticket and buying toiletry products, but other than that, we have just going to rest a bit. It´s hot again and we are not used to it…. especially after being in the mountains in Costa Rica.

I can´t believe we have been traveling for almost a month now. It´s not that I don´t like Canada, but I really don´t feel like coming back right now. The routine gets to me and I love the freedom of traveling, even if it has its downsides. I don´t want to see the end of the road…

13 Comments »

Gail at Large said:

Keep travelling! I don’t blame you — it’s not something a person can do forever because the body eventually deteriorates and it’s tough to get around without getting creaky. Enjoy it while you can.

# 19 January 2009 at 4:47 am

Agnes said:

OOOh, this is interesting. Never been to S America so I am really looking forward to reading about your adventures.
Happy 2009 by the way

# 8 January 2009 at 10:20 am

Zhu (author) said:

@Bluefish – Nah, we still need more traveling, it´s like an addiction!

@Tulsa Gentleman – Probably a few more months then! I love this trip. I feel I´m old enough to enjoy it and yet we have the energy. And blogging about it is a challenge I truly enjoy too!

@Adem – I have been posting quite a lot lately, that´s true! I was tired of blogging about Ottawa

@Art – Happy new year! Sorry for the lack of comments, I do read but I don´t have much time.

@Linguist-in-Waiting – Well, we are used to it so I don´t mind. Only once I was sick of traveling. In 2003, we spent 6 months in Australia and New Zealand and then 2 months at home, and another 3 months in Mexico, Guate, Belize and Honduras. I just needed a break after that, I was tired.

@anuz – Oh yeah, definitely. Spanish conjugations and French´s are almost the same. Italian is close too, and so is Portuguese (but the pronouciation is tough for that one though). Spanish is actually pretty easy to learn, especially if you can practice with a native speaker.

@Scarlet – I did not know that! Gotta buy some yellow then!

@Max Coutinho – I love this trip, it is a lot of fun! Yeah, Canada in January is a big no no for me

@barbara – I heard that, my parents are actually gonna buy some wood because they are freezing in Nantes and well, EDF is EDF… expensive!Cold winters in France are hard, because old buildings do not keep the heat. Hope you are warm!

@silverneurotic – Gotta love these N. American demonstrations! We are going in the mountains after so we will be cold at one point.

# 6 January 2009 at 9:38 pm