Month 48 Overhead

July has me traveling from Lago de Yojoa, Honduras to Panama City, Panama via Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

Notable events include:

• Traveled about 1700 miles
• I paid for a place to sleep every night of the month at a cost of $340 ($11 per night)
• I stayed in ten different hostels/hotels with the least expensive private bed costing $10 per night (at Hostal Azteca in San Jorge, Nicaragua on Lago de Nicaragua) and the most costing $25 (at Casa Tranquilo in Monte Verde, Costa Rica)
• Eating and drinking in these three countries averaged about $13 per day
• Fuel, tolls, and insurance cost about $0.12 per mile this month
• The average cost of visiting an archeological site, waterfall, nature preserve, or beach was about $6
• SCUBA diving at Isla Coiba in Panama cost about $60 per dive
• In Monteverde, Costa Rica, a zip-line canopy tour cost $45 and a bungee jump $62
• Surfboard rentals along the cost of Costa Rica cost about $15 a day
• Haircuts cost about $6 and laundry $1 per kilo
• Three border crossings cost about $30 in official fees, document copies, and tolls ($7 more for helpers)