Panamericana 2013

… somewhere between Alaska and Tierra del Fuego

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Transit through Honduras

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Tight bikinis and trained bodies

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Happy without surfing

Our trip goes back to the ocean. In only a few hours we make it from the volcano to sea level and reach “El Tunco”.
It’s a touristy village. Not because the village is beautiful, because the waves are perfect for surfing. We don’t surf but we enjoy the beach although it’s not perfect for swimming it’s nice too cool down.
In the morning and afternoon we can watch the surfers who are really fancy 😉

We don’t camp in El Tunco directly because it’s a party village and way too full and loud for us. Especially at the weekends.

As this place has so many hotels we get the idea of making a video here, too. We ask each hotel and an hour later we have a deal with a nice resort. We film for a week and the KAYU Resort has a pretty nice promotion video now:

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Dora climbs volcano Santa Ana

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We made it to the top of Santa Ana

We drive to the “Parque Natural Cerro Verde” on 2.000 meters. There’s a fresh and cool breeze as well as a huge parking space to camp. We enjoy the “cold” temperature.
Together with another travel group of about 9 people, Dora and I climb up to Volcano Santa Ana while Jan stays in bed with a cold. The tour is really save as two police men from the tourist police always join the group. The hike up and down takes 4 hours and is (except for the last part back to the camp which are only stairs) really nice. Dora does very well and manages the whole trail perfectly. After the trip she was dog-tired – in the truest sense of the word 😉
The park does not prohibit dogs at all and Dora was fine without leash all the time.

 

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El Salvador – we’re coming!

Dora takes over the landcruiser

Dora takes over the landcruiser

We leave Monterrico. After a long time in Guatemala we will now cross the border to El Salvador.

Our first km back to Antigua are not overland as usual, it’s on water with an exciting “ferry” crossing the mangroves. You can see the pictures and know why I think it’s exciting 😉

I did not only think that we might sink, I also wasn’t sure if our captain knows how to steer as he always headed directly towards oncoming boats. After 20 minutes we reached the other side of the river and got back to normal streets which i really appreciated.

As we reached the border in Guatemala some pushy “helpers” were already awaiting us. While Jan waited in the car, I handled the paperwork and departure. It went really smooth and 20 minutes later we were in El Salvador.

Sticker number 7 for El Salvador

Sticker number 7 for El Salvador

Here, it took us 2 hours which is still ok for central america. Bringing Dora was not a problem at all. We only showed her vaccination pass and were ready to leave. We did not have to pay anything.

Our first destination in El Salvador are the “Termales Santa Teresa”, which are natural hot springs. The Resort ist really nice and has many pools to swim or relax. The temperatures in the pools are different, you can find really hot pools or some to cool down.

We’ve directly had the idea to take a video here, too. The manager was enthusiastic and liked the idea, especially the drone flight.

That’s why we stayed here for a week and took this video: