15 again
10 p.m. on a "schoolnight," on the back of a motorcycle, puttering along the pavement, past the neighbors sitting outside their houses or on the street, with a friend riding your draft, close enough you could grab the dirty wheel. They are…
San Juan del Sur - ain't no Surviving here
Photos from our weekend trip to San Juan del Sur, the famous beach and surfing area in Nicaragua for Semana Santa. They are filming Survivor there. Really? You could walk over the f-ing hill for a beer and soda. Not much “surviving” there. We also…
Panamá!
So I went to Panamá on a whim to get recertified in diving. Panamá! I just like saying that. This not having a 9 to 5 is the bomb. This lifestyle, of having no plans and just doing what I want suits me, as it always has. Freedom. I'll take…
A new world below me
There is one place in the world where I can be at peace, slow my bubbling clock down and lose myself from my thoughts. Underwater. On a whim I'm in Panama, getting reacquainted with life at 40 very below. Why have I stayed away so long? lito…
A great day
Started the day with a 2.5-hour wait at my least favorite spots in any country: the bus station. Finally got to El Sauce and not enough time to hike to the waterfall so we grabbed friends and went to Rio Grande, where there are 20-foot or so rock…
How deep is the lava?
As we were huffing and puffing our way up to the top of Cerro Negro volcano, two scientists emerged from the crater. They were researching the lava, because of the earthquakes that were 6.2 on the Richter a few weeks ago. On top, we scratched awa…
Managua from on high
Managua has a lagoon and you can zip line on it. Or over it. The footage is video, but this is Frankling, me, and Lydia, who was fresh in for a visit just 10 hours into her adventure here. I look somehow depressed but they look great so here it i…
It's a bird, it's a plane ...
Me, after volcano boarding on Cerro Negro, the world's most active cinder volcano and Nicargua's youngest. This time, I rode as if I was on a bull, one hand up and kept my balance. I did 41 KPH. I swear it felt faster! A guy after me rode…
We live!
Sobrevivimos!!! Volcano boarding was awesome. Hiking up the most active and largest cinder volcano was just as exhausting as the first time. Looking down 500 meters with a 41-degree slope? Made my heart pitter patter again. Last time I attempted no b…