So, where was I… aha! After being stamped in to Colombia everyone went their own ways with assurances to meet up that day or the next for a get together. Me and Nick hadn't booked a hostel though we knew which one we were hoping for. As luck had it Liam and Dave were staying there too so we all shared a taxi in. The 'Chill Out Backpackers' was full but their other place, the 'Chilled House' - inventive, yes- had a couple of dorm beds available so we grabb...

Ah, the high seas! Or the fairly quiet seas, if you go by our journey. It started inauspiciously. We'd got our hostel to book the jeep which would take us from Panama City to Carti (where the ship was leaving), they said it would be there at 5.30 Saturday morning. So me, Nick and three other people- turns out they would be on the boat with us- were waiting patiently on Saturday, when the jeep turned up. To pick up the three people it had reserved. A...