• Antigua, Guatemala

    I was so excited for the Guatemala stop of my Panama Canal cruise. Most of the excursions were sold out by the time I booked the cruise, so I settled on one that included a 1 hour walking tour of Antigua, a brewery visit, a visit to a jade museum…

  • Crocodile & Bird Excursion in Costa Rica

    The main thing I wanted to see during the Costa Rica stop of my Panama Canal Cruise was animals & fun birds. Unfortunately due to my knees and back, all the more adventurous excursions like hiking in the Cloud Forest were out. Also, there was that whole snake thing. So…

  • Transiting the Panama Canal

    I thought transiting the Panama Canal would be a cool experience, but it wasn’t very high on my list. So I was not expecting it to be as awesome as it was. It was absolutely fascinating to watch the entire process unfold and I still feel so lucky I was…

  • An Incredible (Solo) Panama Canal Cruise

    This will start just like every other blog post I’ve written lately: “I’d been wanting to go to X for a long time…”. The X in this case is Costa Rica or doing a Panama Canal cruise that hit Costa Rica. Antigua, Guatemala had also been on my short list…