San Blas Begins

We woke up early, got everything ready and set for pick up. We had been warned that sometimes drivers are late so we gave the guy close to an hour before making contact with the organiser. Eventually he managed to find us, only to find out the poor couple who were picked up first had been getting driven around the streets of Panama City for the last hour looking for us. But, no one made contact so we figured they were just late. To make up time, the driver was belting the car round these roads, to the point I was feeling fucking car sick. Upon arrival, we said goodbye to our main bags and continued with just our smaller bags for the next 4 days. The little boat that came to pick us up was adorable and pretty jam-packed with shit. But, we were keen to get to the first island. After a couple hours of slightly uncomfortable seats (yet, luckily, smooth seas), we arrived at the beautiful and picturesque island of Bugadub, meaning big fish. Clear waters, white beaches, and plenty of palm trees. Exactly what we had hoped for. Though to be fair, even these remote islands, living a nomadic and traditional lifestyle weren't out of reach from the waste and rubbish from the mainland and the rest of the America's. When we went for a walk around the island, we saw plenty of rubbish, sadly. After this brief walk, we started the snorkelling expedition. It was amazing, although mostly small fish, I got very close (too close) to a reef shark that swam right below me as I tried to stand on the sand. After this, we began the activity I was most keen for on the islands, volleyball. We were a bit rough around the edges but we had 4 days to improve. After this, we enjoyed the sunset with some beers and had a nice seafood dinner. We drank with the group into the night around the campfire and had a lot of funRead more