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The sunset photo in the header looks like a stock image. But it’s actually one I took in 2012 in El Salvador, when we were camping in a little igloo-shaped hut across from a volcano.
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Where Were We…?
Once out of the burning building… no, wait, wrong serial. Oh yeah, when we last left our intrepid heroes, they were about to leave the sunny beaches of El Salvador for the even sunnier towns and cities of Nicaragua. Editor’s … Continue reading
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In and Out
The first and only time I visited Hawaii was in 1986. I spent two weeks on Oahu, relaxing and enjoying the February weather. It was my first exposure to tropical climes, and I was quite impressed by—among many other things—the … Continue reading
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More unplanned activities
We spent more time than we intended in San Salvador. It turned out to be a far prettier, cleaner, friendlier city than we expected; based on previous experience with Central American cities, we had planned to avoid it altogether, but, … Continue reading
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Wrestling Rocinante
Two weeks ago, we pulled into Santa Ana, the second-largest city in El Salvador. It was late afternoon, and Rocinante was coughing, gasping and stalling as we came into town, looking for a hostel. The first place we tried was … Continue reading
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Over the Volcano
As has been mentioned here once or twice before, Joe likes to jump into water, whether from high places or whilst sporting SCUBA gear. Elizabeth seems most in her element in the dozens of museums we’ve visited, or winding through … Continue reading
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A History Lesson
Our first stop in El Salvador was Perquín. It’s a lovely town and it has a very nice hotel, but our main purpose in going there was to visit the Museo de la Revolucion Salvadoreña, Homenaje a los Héroes y … Continue reading
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Útila revisited
As I write this, we are in Santa Ana, El Salvador, waiting while yet another mechanic diagnoses yet another problem with Rocinante. I’m thinking we should, perhaps, have dubbed the car “Man-o’-War” or “Bucephalos” – a name that would have … Continue reading
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Fresh fish and dried butterflies
Before we got stuck in Lotus Land, we stopped in the city of La Ceiba. It’s one of the largest cities in Honduras, set on the Caribbean coast just across from the beautiful bay islands, with mountains and cloud forests … Continue reading
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And Into Perquín
… continued from part one Our approach to Perquín was so slow, as you’ll recall, that it became clear we would not arrive before dark, and that we’d need alternate arrangements for our evening. The logical place to stop would … Continue reading
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La Esperanza to Perquín
You’ve all read the story of the long, dusty, bouncy and stall-ridden trek from Quetzaltenango to Salamá, in Guatemala. If you haven’t, go ahead, I’ll wait here. Well, we’ve managed to do it one (or two, maybe three) better. We’d … Continue reading
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