Flying Central America

3... 2... 1... Happy new year!

Finally... months of preparation are culminating this weekend.

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Posted by Eitan and Lucinda at Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:04:00 GMT | View Comments (11) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Snowed in
Who could have predicted a freak snow storm in Albuquerque on the weekend before we planned to leave?
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Posted by Eitan and Lucinda at Mon, 01 Jan 2007 18:08:00 GMT | View Comments (1) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
A long flying day
We arrived bright and early at Double Eagle airport, packed the plane full, and climbed in.
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Posted by Eitan and Lucinda at Tue, 02 Jan 2007 22:20:00 GMT | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
At least it's not snowing
We're stuck here in Laredo, TX, because of low visibility and thunderstorms.
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Posted by Eitan and Lucinda at Wed, 03 Jan 2007 12:54:00 GMT | View Comments (5) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
From Laredo Texas to Hotel Texas
The weather finally cleared enough for us to attempt the border crossing.
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Posted by Eitan and Lucinda at Thu, 04 Jan 2007 22:53:00 GMT | View Comments (1) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Cruizin´ Veracruz
Waking up in Mexico would have been much better with a hangover.
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Posted by Eitan and Lucinda at Fri, 05 Jan 2007 19:33:00 GMT | View Comments (3) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Sweatin' to the Chichen Itza
The further south we fly, the hotter it gets.
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Posted by Eitan and Lucinda at Sun, 07 Jan 2007 20:35:00 GMT | View Comments (1) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Another day, another ruin
Another day, another ruin.
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Posted by Eitan and Lucinda at Tue, 09 Jan 2007 17:43:00 GMT | View Comments (1) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Mexico´s Laredo
We´re at a border town again.
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Posted by Eitan and Lucinda at Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:47:00 GMT | View Comments (1) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Cancun decaf
We are in lazy-bones heaven.
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Posted by Eitan and Lucinda at Sun, 14 Jan 2007 19:42:00 GMT | View Comments (5) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Finding Nemo
On Tuesday, we sent our Special Correspondent to Underwater and Bubbly Attractions (SCUBA) to explore the reefs of Playa del Carmen.
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Posted by Eitan and Lucinda at Wed, 17 Jan 2007 13:18:00 GMT | View Comments (1) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Goodbye buggies, Hello bugs
In Mexico the food is really mexican, the chiles ring twice, the speed bumps aren't wimpy, and the roads are full of bugs.
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Posted by Eitan and Lucinda at Fri, 19 Jan 2007 18:22:00 GMT | View Comments (3) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Where the streets have no name
On Saturday, we traveled to Tikal, the mother of all Mayan cities.
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Posted by Eitan and Lucinda at Sun, 21 Jan 2007 19:47:00 GMT | View Comments (3) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
It´s the Caribbean, man!
We left Guatemala for Honduras on a misty morning that turned into a shining afternoon.
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Posted by Eitan and Lucinda at Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:43:00 GMT | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Encounters of the Monkey Kind
Today we visited the national park of Rincón de la Vieja, "The Corner of the Old Woman".
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Posted by Eitan and Lucinda at Sun, 28 Jan 2007 18:18:00 GMT | View Comments (2) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Veni, vidi, vishnu
We came, we saw, we visited the vegetarian restaurant.
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Posted by Eitan and Lucinda at Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:49:00 GMT | View Comments (2) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
The last isthmus to Sthouth America
Our latest leg takes us to the easternmost point in our trip, a point so far it´s practically in a different continent, past the canal that divides North America from South.
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Posted by Eitan and Lucinda at Tue, 06 Feb 2007 17:24:00 GMT | View Comments (1) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
The Pan-American shortcut
The main attraction in Panama is also the reason for Panama's existence as a country: the Panama Canal.
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Posted by Eitan and Lucinda at Fri, 09 Feb 2007 18:53:00 GMT | View Comments (1) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
The other side of Panama
This weekend we transformed to water creatures.
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Posted by Eitan and Lucinda at Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:42:00 GMT | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Western bound
It is time to start our return journey to the U.S.
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Posted by Eitan and Lucinda at Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:41:00 GMT | View Comments (3) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
From Gringocastenango to Chichicastenango
It's time for the chicken bus again.
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Posted by Eitan and Lucinda at Sun, 18 Feb 2007 16:15:00 GMT | View Comments (4) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
The bus stops here
After 12 hours of bus rides in four days, we're ready to fly again.
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Posted by Eitan and Lucinda at Sun, 25 Feb 2007 13:06:00 GMT | View Comments (3) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Hello and goodbye, Mexico
The last week of the trip has come and is flying by.
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Posted by Eitan and Lucinda at Thu, 01 Mar 2007 13:19:00 GMT | View Comments (2) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
The End
(Until the next trip that is.)
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Posted by Eitan and Lucinda at Sat, 03 Mar 2007 20:07:00 GMT | View Comments (3) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)