Panama City

Highlights:
- Got our laundry done free at our hostel as they messed up our booking slightly, so saved at least £10!
- We loved being in a big city again, our first since Mexico City
- A successfulOkumaya devam et
Bocas del Toro

Highlights:
- Chilling at the hostel Aqua Lounge playing games, sunbathing and jumping into the sea
- Watching the sunset with aperol spritzes and a live band playing
- Staying in a nice hotel roomOkumaya devam et
Puerto Viejo

Highlights:
- Playa Negra - beautiful black sand beach
- Having our own space in an Airbnb - our first one!
- Cahuita national park was beautiful to walk through, free (which makes a change for CostaOkumaya devam et
La Fortuna

Highlights:
- A nice, easy travel morning which involved a mini van, a boat across the lake with views of Arenal volcano, and another mini van
- Swimming in the river and watching the locals do flipsOkumaya devam et
Monteverde

Highlights:
- An easier than expected crossing (4 buses rather than 5, and not too long at immigration!)
- Monteverde cloud forest hike was beautiful - saw birds, a tarantula, insects, and a capuchinOkumaya devam et
San Juan del Sur

Highlights:
- Staying at dreamsea surf camp and hanging out with the same people all week
- Learning to surf (or at least stand up in the whitewash!)
- Having yoga sessions with views of the top ofOkumaya devam et
Ometepe

Highlights:
- Visiting El Pital - a place where they make chocolate and serve it in the cafe overlooking the lake
- Chilling and playing monopoly deal at the hostel
- Renting scooters for two days toOkumaya devam et
Granada

Highlights:
- Party in the jungle at Treehouse hostel
- Seeing views of Granada and the park from the Cathedral bell tower
- Walking down the pretty, colourful streets and down to the lake front
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Leon

Highlights:
- Volcano boarding at Cerro Negro - Josh went 29kph and Serena 35kph. Josh also forgot to put his protective goggles on so it's lucky he didn't go any faster!
- Party bus on the way backOkumaya devam et
Utila

Highlights:
- Completing our PADI open water diver qualification!
- Hanging out with friends eating and playing games while the rain passed
- Seeing cool things while diving including lots of tropicalOkumaya devam et
Christmas Day in Utila

Feliz Navidad from Utila, Honduras!
We arrived on Christmas Eve morning to Utila island and did a few jobs like checking into our diving school, then met with our friends for cocktails and a beachOkumaya devam et
El Tunco

Highlights:
- The best sunsets of the trip so far on the beach
- Having a surf lesson where we both managed to stand up a few times
- Seeing whales breaching from the beach on the horizon
- RandomlyOkumaya devam et
Santa Ana

Highlights:
- Taking a chicken bus along the 'flower route' to see a small town that had a food market and meeting friends from earlier in our travels
- Watching the world cup final at the hostel thenOkumaya devam et
Antigua

Highlights:
- Seeing Antigua FC football match at the stadium
- Really nice hostel with a pool, and being able to have some chill time
- Josh went for beers after the Acatenango hike with new friendsOkumaya devam et
Acatenango

Highlights:
- Managing to make it to basecamp!
- Seeing the explosions from the volcano
- The views above the clouds at basecamp
- Hot chocolate and roasted marshmallows on the fire
- Pancakes forOkumaya devam et
Lake Atitlan

Highlights:
- Learning lots more Spanish!
- Watching the sun rise from the Indian Nose hike
- Seeing the main square, Christmas lights and basketball game with our host family
- Playing cards with theOkumaya devam et
Semuc Champey

Highlights:
- Semuc Champey mirador and swimming in the pools
- Volleyball in the pool at the hostel
- Tubing down the river
- Caves in the dark holding a candle (although felt a bit ropey and trickyOkumaya devam et
Flores

Highlights:
- Tikal half day trip - best ruins so far, and some wildlife too
- Drinks at Los Amigos, including beer pong and giant jenga
- Staying at Zapote Tree Inn across the lake from Flores
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San Ignacio

Highlights:
- ATM caves tour - expensive but one of the best tours we've done. We swam in the cave and went through gaps, clambered over rocks and saw stalactites, stalagmites, formations, bats, MayanOkumaya devam et
Caye Caulker

Highlights:
- Lovely guest house accommodation
- Swimming in the Split and jumping off the diving board
- Hanging out with a group of friends all week
- Kayaks at sunset
- Boat party
- SnorkellingOkumaya devam et
Chetumal

Only stayed in Chetumal to be able to get the ferry to Belize easily the next day - there is not much there! We met some nice people (Lucy, Hannah, Gabrielle and Will) who were also going to Belize,Okumaya devam et
Bacalar

Highlights:
- Really nice place we stayed at, owner very friendly!
- A day swimming in the lake from a private area that only cost £5 for both of us for the whole day - lovely water, sitting area,Okumaya devam et
Tulum

Highlights:
- Rented bikes from the hostel and cycled to the beach (Playa Paraiso) and chilled and swam in the sea
- Went to Tulum ruins for the last hour and a half it was open. Beautiful views ofOkumaya devam et
Valladolid

Highlights:
- Chichen Itza, despite it being touristy!
- Salsa lessons and tequila at the hostel
- Light show on the convent building
- Chocolate museum - they had a cabinet for hot chocolate jugsOkumaya devam et
Merida

Highlights:
- First highlight was finding out we could get a free bus from the airport instead of an expensive taxi - result!
- Drinks with people from the hostel at La Fundacion Mezcal
- Nice hostelOkumaya devam et
Oaxaca

Highlights:
- See food and drink section!
- Josh joined the wrong food tour when Serena was ill - supposed to be a cooking class and was instead a street food tour which suited him more!
- Josh metOkumaya devam et