ECUADOR!!!

(via http://planetkapow.com)

Come watch us slide down natural rock slides, chance a game of “tejo”, eat some fat assed ants, chill under a waterfall, hang out with a giant Kronosaurus skeleton & various phallic stone carvings in Villa de Leyva and then go explore Colombia’s capital Bogota.

Lachlan’s writeup and the video are over here:

http://www.planetkapow.com/1937

Up north in Colombia we make our way down to Mompox, accompanied by new Planet Kapow member Mr Phil Berry.

From Mompox we head down to the metropolis of Medellin for some party time and a splash in the pool.

Head on over to Planet Kapow and have a read and watch of our latest creation:
http://www.planetkapow.com/1934

Here we go, the big moment when we crossed from the wonderful world of central america, to the unknown that is south america.

We missed out on the cheap flights from Panama to Colombia, and the $500 5 day yacht cruise wasn’t exciting anyone, so we found a 3rd option. Get to the eastern Panamanian coast and try to catch little boats/rafts/turtles to make our way to Turbo.

In the end it took us 4 days and a lot of waiting around…

But, I will say that it was definitely worth the experience. I have spent so much time sitting in a wooden boat complaining about how much my ass hurt.

Mujeres y Caballeros, here is ep 34! Make sure to check out Lachie’s writeup which goes right into the details of the journey to Colombia.

http://www.planetkapow.com/1912

EPISODE 32.

The episode in which Lachlan & I learn to surf!!!!!

And we also meet some lovely folks – Bec, Max & Rob – and go check out a natural spring and other rad stuff on the island of Ometepe.

Lachie has a great right up which you must head on over and have a read of – and also watch the ep!

planetkapow.com/1842

And a big congratulations to Bec & Max for their recent engagement!!!

¡Buenos dias amigos!

I’ve had some issues with my website for a few weeks now but it looks to be back to normal and just in time to let you folks know that the latest episode of Planet Kapow is now online.

In this ep we travel from beautiful Granada (Nicaragua) and check out Volcán Mombacho – no lava yet again but beautiful flora and fauna (including a baby deer), then we shoot to Managua (probably the least coolest city on the trip up to this point), then take a day and a half on buses & boats passing through El Rama and Bluefields to eventually arrive on Big Corn Island (a nice little slice of paradise).

As usual head on over to Planet Kapow, read Lachie’s article, and check out all that is episode 31 – “Granada to Corn Islands”:

http://www.planetkapow.com/1775

Well things have changed.

We spent 3 days at Underwater Vision in Utila doing the PADI Open Water diving certification and had an absolute blast.

Diving is really amazing.

This episode of Planet Kapow is pretty cool – Lachlan went nuts with Dan’s underwater camera, so you can get an idea of what we saw down there.

http://www.planetkapow.com/1736

Yes, I was somewhat shattered to once again not get to see lava. But “thems the breaks” as they say. But I can’t complain, the view on top of Volcán Pacaya and the surrounding areas was incredible to say the least. It had just rained (actually whilst we were climbing), which meant the water turned to steam and made the whole scene very dramatic. To demonstrate how hot it was up there, our guide had brought a branch of a tree and held it above one of the volcano’s vents. Within in no time it caught on fire and I was chuffed.

But I am fibbing somewhat. A night or two before we were sitting on top of our hotel, having a beer and soaking up the nighttime atmosphere of Antigua, and something in the distance (in the direction of Volcán Fuego) caught my eye. IT WAS LAVA! Even though I think we were 10km or so away, this amazing lava stuff was shooting into the sky and then rolling/dribbling down the edge of the volcano and slowly fading into the darkness. If only we were half the distance away. But it was still incredible.

Whilst Erin was making her journey back to Mexico to collect a replacement/temporary passport (after getting robbed in Lake Atitlan), Danielle, Lachlan & I crossed over to El Salvador.
Lachlan has a great piece of what we go up to there. Head on over the Planet Kapow to have a read and check out the latest video that is Planet Kapow 27 : Antigua to San Salvador.

http://www.planetkapow.com/1707

Warning: This episode contains some rather stunning scenery.

Come read Lachlan’s post and sit back, relax, and spend the next 5 minutes watching episode 26 of Planet Kapow:

http://www.planetkapow.com/1697

I also have some pictures and a write up from the time up in the mountains: http://adamteale.com/1617/