Caribbean – Diary – Volume II – No. 44
Back in Europe - Madrid - Düsseldorf... 02.06.2025 - 07.06.2025 In the afternoon, our flight departs for Europe – we're now so far from Germany that non-stop flights are no longer an option. We've chosen the Colombian airline Aviancia, so our first hub is Bogota. Upon boarding, we fail the first security check – our...
Caribbean – Diary – Volume II – No. 43
We explore Guatemala City by Uber, bicycle, and on foot from May 30.5th to June 01.06st.2025 We've booked a three-hour bike tour for today. We'll be picked up from our hotel and driven to the starting point. We'll be equipped with mountain bikes and helmets and then assigned an exclusive escort... Two guides, one in front, one behind, and the two of us in the middle... Guatemala - ...
Caribbean – Diary – Volume II – No. 42
First impressions of a city of millions - Welcome to Guatemala City... May 28.05th - 29.05th2025 At 6 a.m., the hotel shuttle takes us to Flores Airport. The ride only takes a few minutes, and the airport is manageable. We're flying with the Colombian airline Aviancia and are excited about what awaits us—we'll also be flying with this airline...
Caribbean – Diary – Volume II – No. 41
We'll become landlubbers again and visit the island town of Flores, following in the footsteps of the Mayans... May 25.05th - 27.05th.2025 The next morning, we take a taxi—a tuk-tuk—to the shuttle station in town. After cramming ourselves and our luggage into the small vehicle, we head off to the pick-up point. Taking a tuk-tuk...
Caribbean – Diary – Volume II – No. 40
Count down in Rio Dulce... 18.05. - 24.05.2025 After the celebration comes the rude awakening – mountains of dirty dishes pile up in the pantry, and it's time for a dishwashing party. With temperatures around 35 degrees Celsius (XNUMX degrees Fahrenheit), this is a particularly sweaty experience... Today is a flea market at the Nanajuana Marina, as Renate informed us yesterday, and we...
Caribbean – Diary – Volume II – No. 39
Birthday in Guatemala... May 16.05th - 17.05th2025 After a very pleasant crossing weather-wise—but exhausting, because skipper Bernd had to slalom fishing boats for several hours—we reached Livingston, Guatemala, around noon. Here we had to clear customs. Before we reached Guatemala, we received a visit from a booby—our welcoming committee. This time, the procedure was handled by agent Raul. We have...