Before we get into the bribing of officials, the unfortunate (likely) kidnapping, and the earthquake, let me just say that we have felt quite safe in Panama and actually really like it here! So don’t worry, we’re fine (Mom)! (more…)
Author: Eric
Aloha Chip… And Niccole Space Hucking?!?!
After laying up for another night in Leon we took off with our first ever van passenger to Managua! Leah, whom we had met at the beach house, was heading to the airport in Managua, as were we to pick up none other than our amigo Chip, aka the HP, aka The Sweltering Thighs of Madness, aka the other half of the Space Hucking Design Team Extraordinaire! We all had a blast hanging out as passengers and planes were shuffled. (more…)
Volcano Boarding
We checked out one more surf spot called Las Flores near El Cuco before attempting to cross two of the most difficult borders around in the same day! On our way there we watched a dump truck t-bone a car and go crashing into one of the numerous fruit stands on the side of the road. Oranges were flying through the air. We pulled over, grabbed the first aid kit, and Niccole got busy. One girl had a leg fracture of some kind and a little boy had some minor bleeding. I was thrilled that someone didn’t get killed. We were back on our way shortly once the policia showed up. (more…)
El Salvador!
We drove from Lake Atitlan in Guatemala to El Salvador laying over briefly in a small cowboy town right smack in the middle of nowhere to assure we hit our border crossing nice and early Sunday morning. We cruised through the border in less than an hour and were immediately rewarded by miles of waves on the coastal highway! (more…)
Catching Air
We stopped in Puebla between Mexico City and Oaxaca. It was a nice way to break up the drive. We were warned to get out of Mexico City before everyone cashed their pay checks and headed out to clog the highways. The drive went well and we laughed when walking around Puebla noticing line after line at all of the ATMs – not only was it payday, but it was Valentine’s day as well! We had an awesome pizza right on the square in centro and departed the next morning. Oaxaca was very nice and one of those places that you’d recommend to anyone followed by “try the mole and eat everything you can.” We spent three nights there enjoying the town, food, and beer. (more…)