July

So, my goal for July is to get through Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama in around 3 weeks, leaving the last week of the month to take a 5 day sail boat trip through the San Blas Islands from Panama to Cartegena, Colombia.

This would mean that I get to Colombia for the start of August, starting what feels like stage 2 of my trip, South America.

This is pretty quick to be venturing through these countries, especially Nicaragua, but looking at the vast scale of South America and taking into account the many good things i've heard about the countries down there verses Costa Rica & Panama (which are very Americanised), I think it's the best decision right now.

As I write this, i'm on schedule and on the road almost daily with a couple of Aussies and a fellow Brit who are on the same timeline and course.