Panama 2.0

Tense moments on the way to the port in Colon where we had to load our van in the container. We suddendly heard a strange noise (like a mini explosion) and then the motor lost all the power and we had to stop on the highway with still more than 50km to go. Vini and Nick (he and his girlfriend are sharing the container with us) started immediately checking the car and tried to fix a loose tube. After driving for about 500m the motor lost power again and the guys had to fix it again. This time it was more stable and we managed to drive to the port with no more issues. Loading was fast and smooth and we were glad our van fitted in the container! We only had to deflate the back tires a little bit to pass the hight limit. Now we are 2 weeks without our van/home.
We enjoyed our van free time on different beaches, in different hostals/airbnb and were happy about some cooler nights with air conditioning.
Panama is a beautiful city, especially the old town but everything is very expensive here. So we didn't do a lot (it's also extremly hot and humid), were hanging out at the hostal most of the time and saved our money for South America. All the travellers we've met at the hostal are telling us how beautiful and cheap Colombia is. We are looking forward to be there soon 🤗 But first it's time to cross the Darien GapRead more