The adventures with Javier continued in full force after the first stretch from Bogota through mountains, lakes and deserts. (Rowing into the night in a canoe on the rather large Lake Prado searching for a camp spot on the jagged and rocky shoreline (unsuccessfully), the insects were of biblical proportions.) This is part II…
After our rude 5 day interruption by the police we were keen to put in some miles, and get the trip done. When we arrived in Nargana it was 10 days since we’d left Carti Sugdup and we had only done 42km; we still had 178km to go! Would we ever finish? The honeymoon period…
We arrived in Nargana, after 42 km and 5 days, reasonably happy with our progress. It had been slow but consistent and we’d had time to enjoy the epic islands. We were looking forward to getting some supplies and making a couple of phone calls. Nargana is one of the largest communities in the Kuna Yala. Hot…
This is part one of my trip in a cayuco with Cary Gray paddling from Carti Sugdup (Panama) to Capurgana (Colombia). More background on the trip here. The sensation of knowing we had over 220km of unfamiliar coast ahead of us with no easy exit points was both unsettling and exciting; we were fully committed. Our…
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