Boquete Birthday Party

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Kris Cunningham

A good friend from Boquete had a birthday party a few days ago, so of course we wanted to go. It was a fun gathering at a local restaurant with conversation, music, good food, cake, and a piñata. Did you think those were only for kids? According to Panamanians, apparently not! 😀

First the participant is blindfolded, turned around a few times, handed a stick, and pointed in generally the right direction.
Then, the plan is to whack at the piñata with much enthusiasm! That is the birthday girl on the left. She is with Gary, the guy in the doorway with the white shirt, who is the bass player in one of Joel’s bands so this is how we all met.
The gal in the doorway pulls on the string to raise and lower the piñata to make hitting it more challenging
This piñata was a paper doll with yellow hair and a frilly white skirt
It wasn’t long before the head was off and only holding on by a string, and something had unraveled. I couldn’t tell if it was the skirt or one of the legs
Like all piñatas, eventually it totally succumbed and the party goers got to pick up the contents.

Boquete is a bit nuts at the moment because the Boquete Jazz & Blues Festival is in progress, and there are a lot of people attending. I thought about going but it’s expensive, and it’s hard for me to navigate around the small town and hunt for parking, etc when it’s crowded with an event. Joel has been having a great time though. Both of his bands were asked to participate, and the rest of the time he has been helping with equipment in the various venues and participating in the evening jam sessions. Maybe when the dust settles and he regroups, we can get him to share a bit about his experience.

I hope they aren’t getting blown away up there though. It was windy here yesterday and today the winds are really howling. It’s usually windier in the mountains so they all must be hanging on to their hats and anything else that can blow away. I don’t love high winds, but it was very quiet a couple days ago and so hot without any cooling breezes. That was enough to make me welcome the wind since it does keep you much more comfortable.

Another bonus of our evening in Boquete was a gorgeous sunset. I usually try to dodge the power lines but this time I just let them be part of the photo.

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About Kris Cunningham

We live in David, Chiriqui Provence, Republic of Panama! This blog is about some of our experiences in our new country.
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6 Responses to Boquete Birthday Party

  1. Sunni Morris says:
    February 26, 2016 at 10:53 pm

    Nice party. I would have figured out a way to navigate and get to that Jazz and Blues Festival. I bet Joel is having a great time!

    Love the sunset too, but hate to get power lines in pictures, if it can be helped.

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    • Kris Cunningham says:
      February 27, 2016 at 6:58 pm

      I thought about going but Joel is working, and some things aren’t as fun by yourself, along with navigating in a town I don’t know very well. Maybe next year.
      I don’t like power lines either but in this case, I didn’t want to leave the party to find an open spot (if there was even such a thing nearby) so this time we have a composition of power lines with sunset behind them.

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  3. Latitude Adjustment: Two Wanderers in Panama says:
    February 27, 2016 at 11:05 am

    BTW… winds just started here this morning in Brisas… but further up it was windy.
    The jazz fest is awesome! Joel is working hard with a big smile on his face!

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