all in a day’s work
The hostel thing is done and dusted and this is where I work now.
Also tagged friends, people, santa catalina, scuba coiba, the seaThe hostel thing is done and dusted and this is where I work now.
Also tagged friends, people, santa catalina, scuba coiba, the seaJust in case you’ve been wondering what has been keeping me, this is where I’ve been. Sadly, I don’t have an underwater housing for my camera and since the one that fits my camera costs about $800 it’s unlikely I’ll be getting one any time soon. So I am reduced to scrounging photos from other […]
Also tagged fish, panama, santa catalina, scuba coiba, the sea, wildlifeSanta Catalina is a fishing village circled by real estate sharks. There is already blood in the water and so it is only a matter of time before the feeding frenzy begins in earnest. But right now you can still meet a surfer from Devon there who attended the same boarding school as Winston Churchill […]
Also tagged magic, panama, santa catalina, the sea, village lifeThe news is…. I have a job! I am managing a hostel in Santa Catalina. The Blue Zone is a laid back surfer hang out that comes complete with a charming house with an ocean view, a slightly crazy dog and a definitively crazy cat. It the slow season and the regular manager is taking […]
Also tagged panama, the seaSmall village life. Two hours on the bus to the nearest grocery store. No internet to speak of, no phone, no post. On the other hand, there is the sunset over the Pacific ocean. Whales, dolphins, turtles. Surf. Clams on the beach. Fried fish. Rainy season thunder storms. Endless star gazing.
Also tagged panama, santa catalina, the sea, village lifeI going to be taking time* out in Santa Catalina on the Pacific side of Panama to do more dive training in the Coiba Marine Park. * …’time’ here referring to maybe six months or so…
Also tagged a place to stay, panama, santa catalina, the seaI’m stuck in Costa Rica waiting for my new bank card to arrive. Sadly, it’s a small country and not one I’m particularly interested in. However, I can definitively report at this point in time that if you cook for yourself and camp it is not an expensive place to visit. A pineapple, a butternut […]
Also tagged costa rica, the seaBig cities exert a strange fascination and I’m glad to have a chance to get to know Mexico City a bit. My excuse for an extended stay in the D.F. is provided by David, an old friend from Sydney, who is meeting me here in the metropolis as the starting point for a couple of […]
Also tagged (dis)continuities, city life, df, friends, giant puppets, mexico, off cycle, road movie, spring, the black dress, volcano, wildlifeAfter days of cycling on zig-zag coastal cliff highway, the Golden Gate flickers through the fog like a phantom mirage.
Also tagged california, magic, san francisco, usaI start to develop the urge to arrive in San Francisco when there is still 400 miles, or so, to go. I ride along the glorious coastline, in and out of giant redwood forest, but I am driven forward by an urge I can’t quite put my finger on. However, my relentless advance doesn’t stop […]
Also tagged bibliophilia, fortuitous meetings, hospitality, on the highway, ordinary angels, people, usa