I was driving down the main street of Boquete and almost ran off the road when I passed a vehicle that looked like a travel van on steroids.  Next thing I am reading this article on a couple who is traveling around the world in a Mercedes Unimog and have been through here.  I want one of these!!  Read more here.

Lesley and Bruce – rather interesting and somewhat inspirational. They are Brits who decided to see South America from the comfort of a Mercedes Unimog (think a tank on wheels) and have spent five years doing just that.

Their story came to my attention after a bridge collapsed under their roving home, sending it into a deep ditch in the middle of the Amazon. They were rescued only after using their GPS-enabled phone to call friends back in England. But, as you’ll read here, having been rescued, it’s tallyho and on with the adventure!