Yesterday we visited Boca Chica, another area on the water. We had heard it’s beautiful so we wanted to check it out, especially since it is in our general area, not more than an hour away from David. (click on any of the pictures to see them larger, and to click through the galleries)
Watch carefully for the turn off from the PanAmerican highway. This is on your left. A blue sign caught my eye on the right, and there is also a sign directing you to Horconcitos.
The drive is very pretty!
I was surprised that it is so hilly in the area, and the dirt is very red.
More pretty views of the mountains in the background.
Ahh, there is the water in the distance.
The fork in the road. Go right for some resorts and the Sport Fishing lodge. Go left for the beach.
We passed a lot of teak forests along the way.
A beautiful teak forest.
A teak business with lots of wood drying along the road.
We also passed quite a few very interesting homes! These living conditions were very, very basic. Some homes were made of split bamboo, and others looked like they were made from scraps of lumber.
A tiny house of split bamboo
This bamboo house had some paint on the front.
A wood house
One of the smaller houses we saw.
A two story scrap wood house!
We drove to the end of the road on the right where we saw the Panama Sport Fishing Lodge. There is some really good fishing in the area, and this is a place that will fix you up with a fishing excursion complete with food, lodging, and transportation from Panama City. When we were there it was very quiet. We were approached by one of a couple guys resting under a tree who offered us the services of his water taxi. This time we just wanted to get a taste of the area, but I think that sometime soon we will want to get out on the water and visit some of the islands.
The Sport Fishing Lodge
The bay in front of the lodge
The bay in the other direction
You can live on an island! This sign was by the road on the way to the lodge.
Up the road from the lodge we saw this man on a horse dropping a little boy off at one of the houses.
I’m not sure if this horse was guarding the laundry, or just hoping someone would come out of the back door. It looked like fish fins drying on the driveway in the front.
On the way back from the Sport Fishing Lodge, we saw the Seagullcove Lodge and decided to stop for lunch. What a beautiful spot! It was also very quiet and since it was a bit after lunch hour, we had the dining room to ourselves. The view was amazing, and the lunch was excellent.
You will see the sign by the road directing you down this road. It feels even bumpier than it looks!
At the end, you will find the resort.
What a beautiful spot!
There were bungalows below with beautifully landscaped grounds, and a lovely swimming pool. This would be a nice place to stay for a while and relax.
This is where we ate lunch. Not bad, eh!
After lunch we headed back to the fork in the road and then to the left, to Playa Hermosa.
If you see this on your left, find a place to park.
If you drive a little bit farther, you will see this (and then you will go back and park farther up!)
We walked down the rest of the road, and found the beach!
The beach was quiet. We were the only people there when we arrived.
Joel was interested in the shells and interesting rocks, especially the green and orange rocks.
I was interested in this river that I saw off to the left.
I walked up the river a little ways and it was really beautiful back there.
The view from the river back towards the beach.
There were a lot of crabs in the river.
I walked towards the beach on the other side of the river but didn’t say long because the tide was coming in and the water was rapidly rising.
The waves left very interesting patterns in the sand.
What a beautiful place!
Actually you can drive down the road all the way to the beach, but it was steep and muddy looking so we thought it would be more sensible to park a ways up and walk down. We saw a truck emerge from the vegetation farther down the beach, drive up the beach and then up the road. There is a big house back in there so maybe this is how they get to and from their house. As we left we also saw a taxi parked up near our car, and the driver and his friend had come down to the beach to relax in hammocks under a tree. What a pleasant way to spend a bit of time between jobs.
So, I would say it was a day well spent. We discovered another lovely area and I’m sure we will be back. It was so serene and tranquil everywhere we went. The Seagullcove Lodge people told us it’s much busier in season when it’s cold up north, but we are lucky to live here so we can also enjoy these places when they are quiet.
