The Central American leg of the journey ends with a string of bus and boat rides through El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica to Panama, where we discover no-see-ums, advanced food-sharing techniques and a dream surf-shack. Next stop: South America!

All text written, read and recorded by James Whiley. Other podcast tech stuff done by Rod Morri at Sydney Podcast Studios. See www.sydneypodcaststudios.com.au

At www.jameswhiley.com you can see the photos that accompany these stories… as well as the texts. There’s also an Instagram page at https://www.instagram.com/jamesw_woho/

Big thanks and love to my family and friends for their support and help in this project.

All ‘We’re Only Here Once’ music written by James Whiley and performed by James Whiley and the Nomads, who are: Anton Harris – drums; Lindsay Jenkins – bass; Quentin Cooper – mandolin; Tama Taita – lead guitar; Josh Kronfeld and Midge Marsden – harmonica; Ainslie Laverty – keyboards; John Thomasson – flute, trombone and scat singing; Nic Leedon – lead and rhythm guitars; Tony Stephens – saxophone; Nigel Jenkins – recording engineer; James Whiley – songs, singing, rhythm and lead guitars.