Caribbean Grande

The Rio Grande and Caribbean Kayaking have exhibited amazing skills in "radio" silence. We have heard nothing from them. However, we imagine they are having a blast. 

Photos are from earlier this winter. Not all group members may have been present.

Also they must be tired because of the amount of work they are putting into their travels. Everywhere they go they have to put effort into propelling their canoe/kayak through the water. In addition, they need to set up and break down camp often. Kayaking was with a tribe, while canoeing was with guides. Although, we didn't expect to hear from these groups, we do hope they have safe travels back to us and we get to learn about their experiences soon.

Panama's in the Caribbean?

Gamboa and the Panama Canal as seen from the Gamboa Rainforest Resort's Canopy Tower.
(Wikipedia Images)

Caribbean Kayaking is paddling around in Panama (which does border the Caribbean Sea), it is going swimmingly. They are island hopping with the indigenous Kuna tribe and enjoying it. The wildlife, water, and weather is exotic and beautiful. The small remote islands are an amazing site on the beautiful waters of the Panama Canal. (We know Mr. Bukholtz has his phone, as he sent Ms. Poulin an email the first day to ask about where he could sent information. However we have not heard from him - we hope he did not drop the phone in the water!)

After their stay in a hostel in Gamboa, they kayaked to the island of Tigre where they camped for about 2 days.  From there they island hopped, snorkeling and checking out the reefs along the way. They will not return to "main land" until this Thursday. (We found Gamboa on a map, however most of the islands' locations are a mystery to Google Maps.)

The single lane wooden bridge into Gamboa.
(Wikipedia images)