Ends of the Earth Expedition: Central America

[Scott Brady]

This is our first post of the trip, made from a bench, while waiting for the team to complete their documentation. We head to San Carlos tonight for a beach camp.

This iPhone is becoming quite the travel tool. I am making this post from it and also able to use GE while navigating towns. Amazing

More details and pictures soon

The mini site is also up at www.expeditionswest.com/EOE

Edit: Picture of the Jeep- Day one. Dawn of a new adventure



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Edit to add links to the blogs:

Scotts blog on Expeditions West

Overland Journal blog -- this is the blog used by all of the OJ staff, but Stephanie is adding a lot of EOE content.
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[Ursidae69]

The best remote beach camping is north of San Carlos, but not too far north or you run into locked gates. Have a fun trip.

[Christian P.]

cool - finally on the road!! Congratulations.

Have fun!

[Christian P.]

Scott

I was just looking at your itinerary...wow. that's a tight schedule.

Belize is AMAZING! You have to spend more than one day there...



2/6: Packing and modifications to Jeeps
2/9: Final Packing and logistics/documentation review
2/10: Leave Prescott mid-morning and drive to Tucson and camp in the desert north of the Border Crossing.
2/11: Nogales Border Crossing: Camp, San Carlos
2/12 and 13th: Alamos: http://www.haciendadelossantos.com
2/14: El Fuerte: El Fuerte in Spanish means, The Fort, and was founded in 1564.
2/15: Mazatlan-
2/16: Overland Route to Guanajuato
2/17: Guanajuato
2/19: Dolores Hidalgo to San Miguel de Allende to Teotihuacan
2/20: SW of Veracruz at the Gran Hotel de France, Orizaba
2/21: Yucatan-
2/22: Yucatan
2/23: 25 Xcalak (Costa de Cocos)Fly fishing
2/26: Quintana Roo, Chacchoben Ruins
2/27: Enter Belize, Hummingbird preserve
2/28: Enter Guatemala! http://www.authenticmaya.com/cival1.htm
3/1: Remote Jungle, Cival Maya Site, Camping
3/2: Tikal, Maya Site, Camping
3/3: Lake and Castillo De San Felipe
3/4: Antigua
3/5: Antigua
3/6: To the El Salvador Border, Cerro Verde Volacano
3/7: La Libertad
3/8: Hotel, near border with Honduras
3/9: Enter Honduras hotel en-route
3/10: Enter Nicaragua, stay in Leon
3/11: Camping at Mayasa Crater.
3/12: Lake Nicaragua, Camping
3/13: Trip to Ometepe Island
3/14: Border Crossing into Costa Rica, camp at Delfin RV park, just outside of Liberia. N10 39.44, W85 28.16
3/15: Travel to Lake Arenal
3/16: Lake Arenal, Arenal Volcano
3/17: Beach Camping, near Heradura (Playa Tamarindo)
3/18: Rafiki Safari Lodge
3/19: Rafiki Safari Lodge - Bushmaster safari
3/20: Rafiki Safari Lodge
3/21: Guayabo National Monument - The lost city of Guayabo
3/21: Guayabo National Monument
3/22-3/23: Beach Camping, Caribbean coast Puerta Viejo, Manzanillo
3/24: Enter Panama at Frontera, Hotel in Tole
3/25: Travel to the Panama Canal and Panama City.
3/26: Day tour of the Canal and City
3/27: Drive to the Darien
3/28: Return to Panama City
3/29: Shipping Logistics
4/3: Return to Prescott

[Ursidae69]

I just realized that you are not even across the border yet. It'll be dark in 2-3 hours, so it will be after midnight by the time you get to San Carlos. Bummer.

[Cabrito]

Bon Voyage!

This will be fun to follow - Subscribed

-m

[Hltoppr]

Awesome! Didn't get to say goodbye to ya'll before you left, so drive safely and have plenty of fresh asada, fish tacos and tecates!

-H-

[West Coast Mags]

Fantastic, I'd been getting bored of watching the spot circling round and round outside of green valley.

[Desertdude]

Awesome to hear news from the road

Ditto on the iPhone GE really works

Looking forward to the trip photos and a bit of video log

[C Red]

I look forward to following this trip. There are a lot of stops on this trip that I would like to see for myself someday.
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