The last few days of our trip we continued putting in the big days and 20 to 25 km became standard. Both of us were keen to get this trip finished. Although the sea sores cleared up when we rinsed essential parts with fresh water at the end of the day, my hands were starting…
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…
This post details the preparation and build-up of my and Cary Gray’s self-supported trip in a wooden canoe from Panama to Colombia through the San Blas / Kuna Yala along the North Colombian coast in May 2014. I have recorded the actual trip by video which will feature in the following post. The border of Panama to…