The big day came; October 26 we left Panama City in the early morn and headed for the Caribbean coast. Our itinerary for the four days would follow the same schedule: wake up, breakfast, load up the boat, boat about two hours to arrive to one of the (reputed) 360 San Blas Islands, lunch, and then spend the rest of the day snorkeling, sunning, drinking, playing volleyball, really whatever our hearts fancied. And this is how we went to Colombia. Here are the first two days.

Last moments on continental Central America

Our two boats

Boat views

Arriving at our lunch island, Pelican Island

Pelicans spotted on their namesake island

There was a pretty fierce-looking storm just off the coast. Our guide said storms tend to stick to the coast, and luckily for us, she was correct.

This was originally Julien trying to get a selfie with the two starfish. Somehow I got involved, though I was unable to stay underwater long enough. Julien especially enjoyed this series of photos as I appear to disappear into a poof of sand.

Pelican Island in its entirety

Our island for the night, Bandera de Cocos. The family who owns this island also owns the island off in the distance. The indigenous Kuna (semi-independent from Panama) live across all these Caribbean Islands, the islands closest to main-land Panama at apparant full capacity.

Our beds for the night

Setting up the volleyball net

Island sunset

Our trip took place over the full moon

The lobster plate after everybody took their first helping, octopus mix off to the right

Ship ruins

Bandera de Cocos, looking to the right

Bandera de Cocos, looking to the left

Photo with a new friend

I was less a fan

Heading to our next island

Man of the bungalow

We took a field-trip to Monkey Island; this is our guide Angie with her favorite

Those prehensile tails, though.

Iris and I doing hand stands in the sunset. I am to the left.