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Canal approach
Gisteren, Panama ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
On the approach. counted 50-60 ships hanging around. and saw lots of dolphins. and fish jumping out of the sea.

Pilot came on board. doesn't even bother with life jacket.
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last chance snorkel
Gisteren, Panama ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
As map shows, the vessel took the long way round to get here, cruising right around the islands during the night. small island, very average snorkeling but good frigate bird and xxxc action. also colony of Pelicans around the corner. Strong sun, dam hot

back to boat by 10.30 to head to the canalMeer informatie
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Pearl Islands Kayaking
17 december, Panama ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
reasonably standard mangrove kayak but too big a group. some birds spotted and the fuckwitt that I am I managed to drop camera into water. fortunately it was waterproof camera I had borrowed from Steve, photo man. Expedition crew man Joshua saved some of my embarrassment by retrieving it from the water.Meer informatie
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Troglodytes
16 december, Panama ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Spent a fun hour propping the bar up and talking to Chandler.

Amused by various members of staff appearing to collect their 2 free drinks per night. often without speaking, just holding out their mug. 2-3 of whom aren't usually seen during daylight, they just appear at night to collect their rum ration. pale and very troglodytish, appearing from the dark gloomy decks just briefly.Meer informatie
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Darien Gap
16 december, Panama ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
Jungle trek in Darien Gap. Jimmy Cliff sound track - Many rivers to cross. I took river crossing shoes, but just marched whole way in walking boots with wet feet. Poured with rain, people falling over and into river occasionally, guides taking tumbles, and a swim in a waterhole - Absolutely loved it.

Saw zero wildlife apart from a spectacular butterfly and maybe a kingfisher. Picked bananas off a tree. chatted with porter called Mitchell (I was Pablo or Paulo - He couldn't cope with Powell). Mostly about Mondial, but he had 3 kids, 10, 8 and 5 (Bastante, finito) and tried to teach me to count to 5 in local Embera dialect.Meer informatie
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Turtle chaos
16 december, Panama ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Playa Muerte. Arrived to a welcome party, singing and dancing, and helping land in the surf, and loads of onlookers.

Main event was a release of baby Olive Ridley turtles, probably around 100 or so. Not planned, they had all hatched the previous day/night in the village turtle hatchery. They are big on turtle conservation here, they recognise it is good for the village and also good (Increased revenue) for the turtles. Seems to be working, last year some 350 turtles nested, this year 500.

Quick speach then tipped up the crate and off they all scuttled into the sea.Meer informatie
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Embera village
16 december, Panama ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Just one of those magical places you find very occasionally. After the turtles, we climbed a small muddy hill to the "Big House". A speech, a song and dance and some time for shopping - as ever the ladies set up tables and display their wares, fantastic they are too.

A small display of how they cook fish etc, and some stocks (yes, for punishing naughty boys) , apparently still used for minor misdemeanours.

Walk around a mile along the beach to the village. Very large chickens with bare necks, plentiful fruit and veg trees, a couple of pigs in an enclosure, dug out canoes, a school and football pitch, apparently a few solar panels and lights, and many hammocks. absolute magic.

Around 200 people live here.

Everyone looked very healthy, everyone was remarkably friendly and excited to have visitors, and nothing but smiles all round. Even some small boys to play football with, to assuage my guilt/foolishness in not bringing a ball.

And a puppy in a Tonka toy dumper truck.Meer informatie
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Embera people
16 december, Panama ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
The day started with some if the Embera coming on board. Forest dwelling people who have migrated north from Colombia. But they are not averse to a full English from the buffet!

This village has chosen to acknowledge and interact with ' modern society ' but other groups like to remain isolated.Meer informatie
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Darien
15 december, Panama ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Woke up with the Darien Gap outside the cabin window. watched some local fishermen with brown pelicans in attendance.

Zodiac ashore to Punta Patino Reserve.

ANCON established the Punta Patiño Private Nature Reserve in 1993. It was a private cattle ranch that has been allowed to return to nature, which happens remarkably quickly in this part of the world. It covers 30,000 hectares of secondary forests and primary rainforests, as well as a large area of mangroves in the Gulf of San Miguel,

Landed to be greeted by ranger team and some 'border police' with large hardware. this area now safe but these guys patrol to deter people crossing from South America.

Tobiaso had the largest weapon, but was very friendly and there was much discussion/ banter about England v Panama in Mondial 26. He thought 3-1 to Panama, I went 5-0 England.

guided walk of 3.5 miles through forest. Spotted a large troop of Geoffroys tamarinds and heard birds but just mostly the. jungle vibe and huge variety of fungi. A quick visit to the old ranch, now park HQ, with great views before returning to ship. a few Cayman spotted in lake on wY back to Zodiacs.

Most people's favourite ,Wildlife, was the tiny and very friendly puppy!

Also a 1 hour zodiac cruise to see the local birdlife: Brown pelicans. Blue footed Boobies, magnificent frigate birds, blue and yellow crested herons.Meer informatie
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Hernan. Voice over man
14 december, Panama ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
Hernan Araus, son of Bolivar, who ran the 1960 trans Darien expedition, and xxx, who was Panama's leading anthropologist and leading light in UN cultural council deciding on World Heritage Sites.

Hernan has his dad's photos from the trans Darien. amazing. was actually his third expedition, he had already crossed on foot and by canoe, but 1960 was in 2 vehicles and took 69 days.Meer informatie
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Dinner in Argentine phone exchange
13 december, Panama ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Wacky decor and meat dinner. Mariachi band walked but we couldn't find them afterwards. menus printed on wine bottles. something different
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Wandering
13 december, Panama ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
Kind of killing time after the deluge. Brooding skies, murals, pelicans and a typical Panamanian breakfast.
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when it rains....
13 december, Panama ⋅ 🌩️ 27 °C
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Parque Metropolitano in the rain
13 december, Panama ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
Very efficient Uber for about $4 to park entrance. Ranger wanted to know where we were from, and how old.

first path came with agouti, quite tame. well placed shelter reached just as biblical rain hit. see before and during photos. good view of city from shelter but it completely disappeared for 30 minutes.

second path up to higher viewpoint had some good birds, my favourite of which was the whooping motmot! passing chap pointed out a sloth asleep, apparently with a baby. also spotted a few monkeys (geoffroys?).Meer informatie
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scalping
12 december, Panama ⋅ 🌧 29 °C
in need of a haircut. found small open air barber. not much communication. when I arrived middle aged man cutting younger guys hair. indicated for me to sit in another chair. younger guy then came to cut mine. is this a daisy chain barber? I have to cut the next bloke's hair? long slow hair cut n shave
but electric not wet shave. and sideburns removed, and hair very short. at one stage I thought I might get zig zags down the sides

Caroline doesn't approve 😮Meer informatie
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New old town. Grackles and grockels
12 december, Panama ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Bit harsh, not so many grockels. the old old town was trashed by Henry Morgan in 1670 so they built a new old town in 1673. Colonial style buildings, black vultures, unbelievably expensive shops and Panama hats, brown pelicans and noisy grackles, views to city high rises, canal museum (hugely about politics more than digging) and average food (so far and expensive too). BBC promised thunder and lightning all day but didn't rain.

Also found "Sombrero"Street. decorated with many hats!Meer informatie
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throwback
11 december, Frankrijk ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Now Caroline's favourite Airport. just as well as Air France wouldn't let us into their business lounge ( we had wrong sort of business ticket), and flight was delayed 2 hours.
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BHX
11 december, Engeland ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
everyone as friendly as the good people of Bali. though food not as good. car park man asked us if we had left valuables in the car. I offered an umbrella, he said more like a Rolex? do I look the type?

obviously not. girl in the lounge asked us if we were going trekking. because that was how we looked?Meer informatie
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