Stories From Panama

Day 0: Airplane to Panama

Panama City, Panama

First flight of our trip... Sunset over Cuba. A universe of stars in the darkness below. Crescent moon hangs in deep blue sky. A bright redyellow horizon splits my vision.

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Day 3: On an island

Island of Taboga, Panama

Since our arrival in Panama, we have been relaxing and enjoying ourselves as guests of our friends Gordon and Antonio. Their comfortable apartment in the heart of Panama City has a wonderful open feel

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Day 9: The Beach House

Playa Blanca, Panama

Off to the beach. Gordon, Antonio, Michelle, and I packed into a 4x4 with a ton of groceries and a dog. One and a half hours later, we arrive. Through the front gates stands the house we wi

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Day 12: Craft Market

El Valle, Panama

All good things must come to an end - so we left the beach house. On the way back to Panama City, we had an opportunity to visit El Valle. "The Valley" is surrounded by beautiful mountains

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Day 13: Cyber Cafe

Panama City, Panama

Planning, planning, planning - we are spending today plotting our trip through the interior of Panama to Costa Rica. We leave tomorrow and plan to arrive in San Jose by Thursday. More late

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Map of Boquete, Panama

Day 16: Pension Marilos

Boquete, Panama

Leaving Panama City for Costa Rica presented a daunting 14 hour bus ride. So we decided to break the trip into two sections, stopping for a day at Boquete. Boquete is a small town sitting in a mountai

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Day 26: Hotel Los Quetzales

Guadalupe, Panama

We ate a leisurely breakfast here in this Panamanian mountain town called Guadalupe. The slow pace and relaxation was well deserved after yesterday's 13-hour return trip from Costa Rica by cab, bus,

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Day 28: Caribbean Panama

Bocas del Toro, Panama

Our friends Gordon and Antonio met up with us a couple of days ago to travel across Panama. This morning we drove from Guadalupe to the provincial capital of David, dropped off their rental car, and

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Map of Bocas del Toro, Panama

Day 29: Turtle Watching at Playa Bluff

Bocas del Toro, Panama

The hazy moon lit our way along the beach as four of us walked behind our two guides. We were in search of sea turtles coming ashore to lay their eggs in the sand. Our surroundings seemed surreal wit

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Map of Bocas del Toro, Panama

Day 30: Snorkel Trip

Bocas del Toro, Panama

We met a British couple named Pauline and Mike who were spending a few years biking from Canada to South America and on to Australia and Asia. Sharing costs, we collectively arranged a boat trip to Do

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Day 34: Good-bye to Panama

Panama City, Panama

We left Bocas del Toro to spend our last weekend in the Republic of Panama relaxing in Gordon & Antonio's Playa Blanca beach house and admiring at the strange vegetation in their backyard.

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