Category Archives: Panama

We started Friday pretty much the same way as the prior two days. With rain. We sauntered down the boardwalk to get our coffee and breakfast. Thankfully Francine, our hostess, doesn’t ration it and we’ve been served copious amounts of French Press daily. The only glitch is that when certain monkeys are out, the accoutrements;Continue reading “Another country, another trip to the farmacia”

Today was more of the same. We woke up to no power. Since yesterday was so cloudy, the solar panels didn’t generate enough power to last all night. It was eerie waking up to such quiet. We could hear roosters from across the bay. I brushed the tamarin. He doesn’t have another of his kindContinue reading “Silence”

We are now on the private island. No actual dry land… just a grouping of mangroves. Everything is built over the water and connected by boardwalks… so why wear shoes. We have no connectivity to other places or tours, so a whole lot of nothing happened today and it was needed. We woke up. NathanContinue reading “No necesito zapatos”

Today was a transition day. At noon, we would be meeting a boat to take us and another couple to Urraca on Isla Popa. Yesterday I suggested we check in with the dive shop to see if we could fit a dive in before noon. We were in luck. Hector, our instructor said we couldContinue reading “Gotta wear my man spanx to compete with Hector”

We started our day with breakfast and a loose itinerary. We wanted to find a way to get to either Playa Estrella or Hospital Point. Internet reviews of each were mixed, so we hopped into a boat taxi to Bocas. We figured the dive shop might help us with a plan. Our host Julien wasContinue reading “Thief’s Beach”

Today we woke up to an adventure of the American kind. My credit card went shopping on Black Friday with someone other than me. Thankfully we brought Nathan’s cell phone with us and Sprint allows us to use it. So I called Chase, where they were able to cancel the card, but authorize its useContinue reading “No no. I’m in Panama. I need the card to work.”

Yesterday we arranged for a tour of a whole mess of things for today. A drive through Dolphin Bay, a swing past Sloth Island, a cruise by Hollywood to see the stars (fish), snorkeling, a stop on a beautiful, uninhabited island which is also a national park, and lunch at Cayo Coral with all ofContinue reading ““I have turned you into a snob.” “I always had it in me. It just hadn’t come out yet.””

Our journey began at 9 pm on Wednesday. Our shuttle driver picked us up and took us to DIA without incident. Red-eye to D.C. went as well as could be expected, but I could have done without the fussy brat behind us. D.C. to Panama City was fairly turbulent (Waffles at 1 pm, anyone?) andContinue reading “Oh my god. My ears hurt. Stay calm.”