Category Archives: travel

First Stop – Kansas

We’re on our trip around the US visiting family, and I’m catching up on my blog here and there as I have time. Joel’s son, two daughters, their families, extended family, and some friends still live in the Kansas area. … Continue reading

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Travels back to the USA

We made it to Panama City on the bus on Saturday night, arriving at the Albrook bus terminal. I’m not good at overnight travel and red eye flights, so we stayed overnight at the Costa Inn. Panama City is a … Continue reading

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Travels Back to the USA start with the Bus Trip

Last Saturday (July 27th) we left on our journey back to the USA. One difficult thing about living in David is that it’s hard to get in and out of Panama. There has been talk of direct flights to the … Continue reading

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Boca Chica – Gone Fishing

We visited Boca Chica last weekend (see previous posts) and had a wonderful time! We also walked to the neighboring resort, Gone Fishing, and met the owner. Since it’s right next door, it’s no surprise that there are wonderful views … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: The Golden Hour

Weekly Photo Challenge: The Golden Hour The instructions are: The Golden Hour. In photography, the “golden hour” is the first and last hour of sunlight of the day. Photographers venture out on sunrise hikes or sunset treks to capture a magical shot, due … Continue reading

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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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Playa La Barqueta (the beach)

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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Las Olas Beach Resort

The Las Olas Beach Resort had an OfertaSimple deal (similar to Groupon) so we decided to book a night there. It’s a nice resort right on the beach. We had visited before when some friends stayed there, but we had never … Continue reading

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