Monthly Archives: July 2013

More from our Weekend Getaway

As you know from my last post, we spent a couple days at SeagullCove Lodge and had a wonderful time! It’s such a beautiful area with views of the water and the islands. I wish I’d also brought one of our … Continue reading

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A Great Weekend Getaway!

We spent a couple days at the Seagullcove Lodge and had a wonderful time. I took quite a few photos but we were having too much fun to post them. Now that we are home again it’s time to catch … Continue reading

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Boca Chica – on vacation again

This is the view from our bungalow this morning. We’re at the Seagullcove Lodge, and it’s really beautiful here. We’ve had a wonderful breakfast of fruit and omelets, and after some computer time we’re off to see what is interesting … Continue reading

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A Waterfall by the River

Yesterday, we went a little ways up the Via Boquete to a spot on our list of places to explore. It’s by the river and there is a great waterfall. It looks like someone in the past had made it … Continue reading

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Man with Machete

Men with Machetes seems to be the preferred method of managing fields that have become overgrow with grass.  There has been a man working on a field down the street for the last three days. I said hello as I … Continue reading

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Monsoon!

Well not really. We don’t get monsoons or hurricanes or the other weather disasters that strike the rest of the world. But, we sure do get rain sometimes. It started raining this afternoon so hard I don’t know if I’ve … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Nostalgic

Weekly Photo Challenge: Nostalgic The directions are: “IN A NEW POST CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS CHALLENGE, SHARE A PICTURE THAT MAKES YOU NOSTALGIC.” I’ve been thinking about this for days. There is very little of my past that makes me look back … Continue reading

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I seem to be out and about today

Habla Ya, the Spanish language school here, is having a contest. Write an essay and win more lessons. I have lots more to learn so I wrote an essay. They posted it today on their blog. http://www.hablayapanama.com/blog/2013/07/2105/ Another site asked … Continue reading

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Move to Paradise

The word “paradise” causes a knee jerk reaction in us. We have seen too much of the hype from companies looking to sell you something – publications, books, expensive conferences, and relocation tours. When were in Las Olas there happened … Continue reading

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Driving through the Panama Countryside

We went from David to the Las Olas Beach Resort to spend some time at the beach. It’s a beautiful drive. I thought I’d share some photos and a little look at Panamanian life. We passed many beautiful fields and amazing … Continue reading

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