Category Archives: Panama

More from our Weekend Getaway

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

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!

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

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

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

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

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

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

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

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!

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

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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I seem to be out and about today

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

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

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

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

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

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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Playa La Barqueta (the beach)

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

Of course if I’m on a beautiful beach, I must take photos! This is part of our getaway at the Las Olas Beach Resort. There are also a couple videos: A view of the beach –  Joel battling the strong … Continue reading →

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