Tag: nature

Exploring Isla Iguana-Panama

The morning is filled with excitement, as we board the skift, eager for our first off ship adventure. With Jenny as our guide, our skift cruises around the shore of Isla Iguana, an island, wildlife refuge, in Panama. As red throated frigates circle overhead, Jenny imparts information regarding their nesting and mating habits. As we…
Plazas in Pictures-Casco Viejo, Panama City

Plazas, piazzas, squares, no matter what you call them, I love them. I love to examine their lay outs, their landscaping, and what makes this plaza different from that plaza. Exploring plazas is one of my favorite things to do when visiting a city. The historic Casco Viejo section of Panama City certainly has its…
My Panama/Costa Rica Hiking Triumph

They didn’t know, Erika, Jenny, Rey and especially Liza (we did the most hikes with Liza). Our guides, didn’t know how nervous I was at the start of the week. I wanted to hike. I had worked hard so that I could hike, but I was still worried that hiking would cause an episode. An…
Hiking at Chautauqua Park

I already wrote a previous post about how this ended up being an important, significant, hike. A life altering hike in fact, so I won’t go into all of that again. Since our last meal was sometime late afternoon the previous evening, we knew we needed some fuel before hiking. We saw a Starbucks, and…
Our Flash Flood at Red Rocks Story

I sat in the car with the smug satisfaction of being a rule follower. I was still dry. Huge rain droplets smacked down on our rental car’s windshield with a thunk-thunk-thunk. Those who were not rule followers now desperately tried to make it to their cars amid the pounding rain. Several minutes earlier- We had…
Mt. Evans Summit-Colorado

Important advice, even if it is in the mid-80s at the bottom, at the summit of the highest paved road in North America, it is going to be chilly. There may be snow at the top, even in summer. Be prepared. We were prepared. We wore pants and hiking boots. We had extra layers, including…
Driving Mt. Evans-Colorado

We were looking for something to do during the day that was in reasonable driving distance to the Red Rocks Amphitheater. When we saw that Mt. Evans, the highest paved road in North America fit our criteria, we knew we had to check it out. The drive to, and up the mountain, elicited many oohhs…
Cave Tubing in Belize

I see you rolling your eyes. You know who you are. You’re the one saying, “Cave tubing, really? Isn’t that the most touristy thing you can do in Belize?” Yes, yes it is, but this is the Obligatory Blog, so it seems only appropriate to do the obligatory thing you do in Belize. After flying…
Places to Watch Sunrise and Sunset on Caye Caulker-Belize

We divided our time. We watched the sunset twice at The Split, and twice at the backside beach area. If you are on the island, I recommend both as each offers its own unique experience.