Final photos

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Mr. & Mrs. Barraco about to fly on the zipline

"Nothing can take the place of persistence..." - Calvin Coolidge

  One can easily spot a middle-aged German tourist, especially when he's not wearing pants.

Sooz is all smiles

Lauren gallops ahead!

Dr. & Mrs. Dornbush under a great tree

On the hunt for hidden surf spots

Ignacio "Nacho!"

Ignacio lost control and we skidded into a wall. There was much dust and swearing.

On the ferry from Paquera to Puntarenas

A Puntarenas

Returning to Bocas del Toro on the Almirante ferry

Locals fishing next to an outhouse on the river in Almirante, Panama

JB and Max were allowed to hang their hammocks underneath, but not inside, this nice shack.

Santa Catalina's point-break at low tide

Panama City skyline

JB gets his left at Pavones

Ahww! C'mon dude!

RIP IT!

Photo credit: the photographer who took pictures of JB at Pavones.

Aspirations

La Roca Bruja

On the way to Santa Rosa National Park

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Majestic

 A la playa

Our camp

Max found a sea turtle shell in the woods and carried it back to the campsite. It was still rotting.

 Playa Naranjo

 Returning to Playa Coco

Photos from Jamaica and Providencia (Columbia)

 

Entrance to Boston Bay, Jamaica

  

JB and Christian surfing Boston Bay

 

 The waves

  

 Treehouses above Boston Bay

Reach Falls, Jamaica

 

Reach Falls

Reach Falls

 Under the waterfall

Under the waterfall

Under the waterfall

One of Jamaica's many bays

 Sometimes patois is funny

 Rio Grande River

 Soccer in Port Antonio

Port Antonio, Jamaica

Port Antonio, Jamaica

The Seeker in Port Antonio

Barracos!

 

Antonio!

Oil change before the Caribbean crossing

All around, there is only ocean and sky

 A meditative moment at the end of the 2-6 a.m. watch

 Another peaceful sunrise

 Passing the time on passage

 Catching some z's, courtesy of the autopilot

 "Land ho!" - Providencia, Columbia

We climbed up this treacherous, thorny hill behind a pharmacy

 The view from the top

Ridges

 

The view from the bottom

Christian's shows his "Shrew" face on the way to spearfishing in Providencia, Columbia

"Do you think I can walk on this?"

 "Do you think I can climb on this?"

Typical

 A barrier reef protects the east coast

 One of Providencia's bays

This island has just one palm tree

 A quiet beach

 The mixed seafood platter. Max licked the platter clean.

Provendicia's mountains

The same mountains during a rainstorm...

...and just a few minutes after that

 Video-game faces

Everyone rides mopeds/motorcycles. Everyone.

 

A group of local musicians performing at sunset. The one on right is playing a jawbone. The musician second from right is playing a wash basin.