Persona Non Grata
April 2016 - Part 2Fidel was good enough to agree to look after the place and feed Campo and the chickens while I was away. He's currently doing a building…
Beyond The Valley of the Frogs
April 2016 - Part 1By the end of my second year as custodian of Jinja Island, I had managed, by accident or design, to generate a bit of a buzz…
If the World Ends
March 2016The next morning I was back in Bocas. Fidel had been good enough to drop in on Campesino and the chickens in my absence, make sure they had enough…
Take Me Down To Panama City
February 2016Having a friend stay on Jinja for a prolonged period was a breath of fresh air. It's not that I found living on the island lonely, or that I…
Floating In a Most Peculiar Way
January 20162016 began, as all years should, with fireworks and copious amounts of alcohol. We took in Toro Loco, Mondo Taitu and ended up at The Bookstore. Revellers! Shazia and…