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Hyperlinks will take you to highlights of the day (These are our rough daily notes. To read our full adventure, contact us to be notified when our book gets published. Red text indicates Visa Renewal. Distances are in nautical miles. One nautical mile is 1.853 kms or 1.151 statute miles.

Place of Interest	Latitude North	Longitude West	Distance in Nautical Miles	Date (Arriving)
HONDURAS
Puerto Lempira
Caquira Entrance	15.183	83.462	8.5
Caquira	15.19	83.355	2.5	5/02/00
Canco B	15.1688	83.291	7
Canco C	15.1735	83.285	1
Canco D	15.153	83.281	2.1
Canco E	15.1511	83.276	0.5
Canco Village	15.156	83.277	0.5
Rio Cruta junction	15.137	83.277	3
Cruta Walpatara	15.135	83.239	2
Barra Cruta	15.15	83.228	2
Benk	15.05	83.195	10	5/03/00
Cabo Gracias a Dios	14.595	83.082	12
NICARAGUA
Camp 1	14.573	83.123	5	5/04/00
Barra de Tukru	14.465	83.185	12
Sandy Bay Barra	14.273	83.133	20	5/05/00
Sandy Bay	14.295	83.15	4	5/05/00 - 1d
Sandy Bay Barra	14.273	83.133	4
Punta Gorda	14.215	83.13	9
Aswatara	14.215	83.13	3
Puerto Cabezas - Visa	14.02	83.24	17	5/07/00
Total 1 (Border to P. Cabezas)			74 N. Miles
Puerto Cabezas				2d - immigration
Camp 2	13.43	83.31	20	5/10/00
Prinzapolka	13.243	83.3375	20	5/11/00 - 1d
Puerto Isabel	13.216	83.342	3
Sandy Bay Sirpi	12.578	83.317	24	5/13/00
Rio Grande	12.546	83.308	4
Tasbapounie	12.406	83.327	14	5/14/00 - 1d
Punta Set Net	12.272	83.2925	14
Punta de Perlas	12.235	83.296	4
Camp 3	12.11	83.41	18	5/16/00
El Bluff	11.598	83.415	11
Bluefields	12.00	83.455	4	5/17/00 - 3d
San Juan del Norte	10.57	83.43		5/26/00
COSTA RICA
Colorado	10.46	83.35	16	5/27/00 - 1d
Tortuguero	10.34	83.31	18	5/29/00
Total 2 (P. Cabezas to Tortuguero)			170 N. Miles
Total distance from Nicaragua to Costa Rica:   244 nautical miles  - (451.5 kilometers)

These distances are GPS data, they do not take in consideration the drifting, ferry angles and times we paddled slightly off course.

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1 km = 0.62 statute miles   /   1 statute mile = 1.61 kilometers 1 Nautical Mile = 1.85 km   /    1km = 0.54 Nautical Miles 1 Nautical Mile = 1.15 miles (statute)   /    1 mile (statute) = 0.87 N. Miles

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