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should have taken more photos of the description cardshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/222m.jpg222mlast but not least, my very favorite, Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss, Antonio Canova 1793 https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/222l.jpg222lSatyres en Atlantehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/222k.jpg222kOn the right, Eros, known as the Borghese Genius, a Roman copy of a Greek statue from the 4th century BC. On the left, Eros and Psyche https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/222j.jpg222jYou enter the museum in the glass pyramid and go downstairs2020-03-10T14:34:33+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2020/03/05/first-day-in-paris/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/3221banner.jpg3221bannerhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/221v.jpg221vOur purchases, 4 kinds of cheese, 4 apples, 2 pears, 2 baguettes, 2 bottles of wine, and some delicious smoked ham product, total about 32 euros. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/221u.jpg221uWhen in France, one must have baguettes! This is about half of what was available in the bakery departmenthttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/221t.jpg221tThe produce department was excellent too with large selection of fresh, affordable optionshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/221s.jpg221sThere was a very impressive selection of cheese!! This isn't even all of it. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/221w.jpg221wYeah, dinner in a Paris hotel, wine, cheese, fruit, and baguettes... oh and smoked ham. La vida dificil. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/221k.jpg221kLooking down the Champes Elysees towards the Place de la Concordhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/221j.jpg221jI think this was at the entrance of a bridge, but I don't remember for surehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/221i.jpg221iYes, that's Eiffel Tower!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/221h.jpg221hInteresting tree trimming in front of the Eiffel Tower2020-03-06T15:08:15+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2020/03/04/flying-across-the-pond/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/a220c.jpga220cYay! Paris! It's a very cool airport. We used these people movers that go up and down, not the usual but also not excalators https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/a220a.jpga220aWe landed in Frankfurt in a gray, wet dayhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/a219a.jpga219aFun entertainment in Panama City!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/a220f.jpga220fWe connected with our group and went off running with them to find our bus. 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The bananas are starting to emerge. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/d4987357-c98f-4c0d-92e0-e3f9d7bf194f.jpegD4987357-C98F-4C0D-92E0-E3F9D7BF194Fhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/fb3b618e-bc93-469c-bb9a-a5c32a2b0533.jpegFB3B618E-BC93-469C-BB9A-A5C32A2B0533https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/7bc1921c-9297-4080-9efb-ef0bc712dc7a.jpeg7BC1921C-9297-4080-9EFB-EF0BC712DC7Ahttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/a4a7ea50-6205-43ba-a612-a868fbf08e20.jpegA4A7EA50-6205-43BA-A612-A868FBF08E20https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/d27f1a69-bd33-4348-ae41-815cb3c7d9eb.jpegD27F1A69-BD33-4348-AE41-815CB3C7D9EB2019-11-04T04:04:51+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2019/10/31/report-from-bob-adams/2019-11-01T22:44:16+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2019/10/27/car-trouble/2019-10-31T14:09:05+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2019/10/22/wildlife/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/108a0fae-14a5-4b1b-a259-01be43c12aa3.jpeg108A0FAE-14A5-4B1B-A259-01BE43C12AA3There was a gal operating that big machine that chews up the old asphalt https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/3844206d-5093-4853-a16e-a2248cfa4ab6.jpeg3844206D-5093-4853-A16E-A2248CFA4AB6Working hardhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/39d6a7d7-8cd8-4706-911d-a4241ba14ed1.jpeg39D6A7D7-8CD8-4706-911D-A4241BA14ED12019-10-25T15:30:28+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2019/10/12/seven-years/2019-10-15T14:44:19+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2019/10/07/october-rain-and-downtime/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/9cf0a6d2-5b56-4c96-887b-2826cd7061b3.jpeg9CF0A6D2-5B56-4C96-887B-2826CD7061B3I should have taken a pic before we dove in, but you get the idea. Pad tai for him, sushi for me. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/e00bec3a-d331-4e2f-8a78-b5a70e86f4a1.jpegE00BEC3A-D331-4E2F-8A78-B5A70E86F4A1So that’s what is inside an amp. The smell is coming from the transformer in the middle with the yellow tape. No, I’m not touching it. 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I like the water wall behind it. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1ea47422-ce4a-4569-91e7-2b3c4e0c748f.jpeg1EA47422-CE4A-4569-91E7-2B3C4E0C748FThe lobbyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/45e89d86-e0b5-4040-80f4-eb78c4cdacb9.jpeg45E89D86-E0B5-4040-80F4-EB78C4CDACB9Outdoor restaurant and barhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/c30a9e5c-1e3f-4d74-b9a9-877ad010e7d2.jpegC30A9E5C-1E3F-4D74-B9A9-877AD010E7D2The garden area and pool, which you can only see from the reflections but it’s a very pretty area.2018-07-06T18:32:23+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2018/06/22/avocados/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/8b2d848a-35cf-4e21-90a0-95d169d970a6.jpeg8B2D848A-35CF-4E21-90A0-95D169D970A6https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/4f48481b-1520-401f-aab6-691d47749453.jpeg4F48481B-1520-401F-AAB6-691D47749453https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/6d30dae3-a974-4da5-bd20-b0c20796df2a.jpeg6D30DAE3-A974-4DA5-BD20-B0C20796DF2Ahttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/6feb8082-f01e-47c3-85f6-3e061e7c0bb3.jpeg6FEB8082-F01E-47C3-85F6-3E061E7C0BB3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/df11cfd8-e10d-483b-b107-ffd6651b33ef.jpegDF11CFD8-E10D-483B-B107-FFD6651B33EFhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/b80288c7-38e7-46ef-bf15-97747e1f504b.jpegB80288C7-38E7-46EF-BF15-97747E1F504Bhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dde9cd88-d0f3-4be1-a2c3-a0beb083bce3.jpegDDE9CD88-D0F3-4BE1-A2C3-A0BEB083BCE3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/e11184d5-14ef-4770-a5ca-c947fd042a9d.jpegE11184D5-14EF-4770-A5CA-C947FD042A9D2018-06-23T19:48:02+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2018/06/13/press-1-for-english/2018-06-22T16:06:48+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2018/06/08/empathy/2018-06-20T20:47:25+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2018/06/06/giving-back/2018-06-09T05:07:36+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2018/06/05/a-year-with-a-dog-and-a-bass-guitar/2018-06-06T22:28:07+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2018/05/30/shopping-for-produce/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/e8c763f8-b056-418d-ab15-dcba81430a96.jpegE8C763F8-B056-418D-AB15-DCBA81430A96https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2a08b189-4033-4b60-ae0a-15d50be0743e.jpeg2A08B189-4033-4B60-AE0A-15D50BE0743E2018-05-31T18:58:11+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2018/05/22/dengue-and-other-tropical-diseases/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/e6cf9a9f-74b6-4229-b152-9bf343674bfd.jpegE6CF9A9F-74B6-4229-B152-9BF343674BFD2018-05-26T17:31:56+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2018/05/22/define-freedom/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ac6fa2a3-4006-4c96-89c1-c20cd80679f9.jpegAC6FA2A3-4006-4C96-89C1-C20CD80679F9Our street, a messy vacant lot on the left and another at the end of the street. At that moment there was only one dog running loosehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/afd3e0a0-14e8-4f80-90e3-674b6c4dcd82.jpegAFD3E0A0-14E8-4F80-90E3-674B6C4DCD82My neighbor’s yard. They grow food, park work related tools, and often multiple cars. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/8d856f81-cb17-4172-9f6e-1a42df007afd.jpeg8D856F81-CB17-4172-9F6E-1A42DF007AFDThis is outside our gate. It’s been a mess like this for quite a while. We will clean it up soon because we don’t like it. 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It is said they bite or sting but I’ve never had a problem, and they are slow moving and totally nonagressive. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/f7fad8de-2ae3-4712-bc6e-9ca5f4b8d99a.jpeg0518bugs2Here are a coupile of the winged but non-flying insects. 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Later the fruit, which is called mariñon corizon here, will fall. Cooked it's a lot like apples. 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friend came over and gave us a Zen Tangle class. Google it for more info. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_7725.jpgIMG_7725A worker sprinkler head is also a whole lot of funhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_7724.jpgIMG_7724A broken sprinkler head that makes a fountain is great fun on a warm summer dayhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_7722.jpgIMG_7722The dress I bought from a street vendor is perfect on a hot summer day. 2017-08-12T19:44:11+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/07/07/beautiful-boquete/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/717boquete5.jpg717boquete5https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/717boquete1.jpg717boquete1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/717boquete4.jpg717boquete4That's Boquete belowhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/717boquete3.jpg717boquete3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/717boquete2.jpg717boquete22017-08-04T15:37:05+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/07/02/the-package-arrives-in-the-us-from-panama/2017-07-06T23:24:48+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/07/01/vanilla-pudding/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_7601.jpgIMG_7601https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_7600.jpgIMG_76002017-07-06T04:23:39+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/06/29/live-like-a-panamanian/2017-06-30T21:48:32+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/06/27/it-must-be-panama-when/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/617misc5.jpg617misc5https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/617misc4.jpg617misc4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/617misc3.jpg617misc3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/617misc2.jpg617misc2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/617misc1.jpg617misc12017-07-04T01:59:36+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/06/23/deal-on-las-olas-beach-resort/2017-06-27T16:36:06+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/06/20/rain-a-movie-and-a-lizard/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/617movie.jpg617moviehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/617mountains.jpg617mountainshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/617lizard.jpg617lizard2017-06-26T20:53:07+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/06/19/fidget-spinner-deal/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/fidgetspinner1.jpgfidgetspinner1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/figet-spinner2.jpgfiget spinner22017-06-22T21:22:16+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/06/18/chocolate-avocado-mousse/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_7591.jpgIMG_7591https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_7589.jpgIMG_7589https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_7586.jpgIMG_75862017-06-19T14:20:35+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/06/16/boquete-garden-inn-deal/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/gardeninn.jpgGardenInn2017-06-17T01:41:34+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/06/15/language-and-communication/2017-06-19T17:28:56+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/06/14/the-new-bus-terminal-and-mall/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/617terminal6.jpg617terminal6https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/617terminal5.jpg617terminal52017-06-17T21:46:28+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/06/13/life-with-a-dog/2017-06-17T21:41:29+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/06/12/mailing-a-package-from-panama/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_7146.jpgimg_7146We went back to the boulevard and found two cute dressed for my granddaughter, hand made by this lady2017-06-14T14:46:23+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/06/06/our-new-dog/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_7570.jpgIMG_75702017-06-09T19:00:48+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/06/05/good-people-to-know-in-panama/2017-06-17T21:40:05+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/06/03/back-in-panama-3/2017-06-08T03:33:25+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/05/31/more-family/2017-06-02T13:58:53+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/05/31/seattle-flowers/2017-06-04T21:26:58+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/05/30/the-california-family/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/517family16.jpg517family16What a beautiful day and beautiful setting. There were many other families picnicking and enjoying themselves. Here Marian scopes out the scene while mom keeps an eye on her. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/517family21.jpg517family21Joel, Amy, and Marian head back to the car. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/517family20.jpg517family20what a beautiful spothttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/517family19.jpg517family19Then she enjoys a ride on Dad's shouldershttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/517family18.jpg517family18Marian is on the runhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/517family17.jpg517family17The other grandma catches a shot of Camden in a treehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/517family14.jpg517family14We also took a ride on the little train which was very fun. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/517family13.jpg517family13Look at this! Could you ask for a more beautiful and perfect day?https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/517family12.jpg517family12We rented a paddle boat and went out on the lake. Camden smiled for the camera (I think he's better at candid shots)https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/517family11.jpg517family11Ducks and geese!2017-05-31T15:02:22+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/05/30/california-flowers-2/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/517flowers17.jpg517flowers17artichokes growing in someone's front yardhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/517flowers16.jpg517flowers16I'm not sure what these are but they sure are prettyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/517flowers15.jpg517flowers15and more flowershttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/517flowers14.jpg517flowers14OK, back to flowershttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/517flowers81.jpg517flowers8There are still homeless people. I also saw tents along the road under bridges. Since I was treated as a homeless person on my bike trip last year this really tugs at my heartstrings. I met so many and heard so many stories of really difficult lives during my travels. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/517flowers18.jpg517flowers18more roseshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/517flowers12.jpg517flowers12another beautiful rosehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/517flowers11.jpg517flowers11very cool looking bushhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/517flowers10.jpg517flowers10more roses and other flowershttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/517flowers9.jpg517flowers9Is this the coolest thing ever?! A little library in the neighborhood2017-06-02T15:01:24+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/05/28/you-know-you-are-back-in-panama-when/2017-05-31T17:49:23+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/05/20/what-blog/2017-06-08T03:35:16+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/05/02/a-good-deal-on-seagull-cove-lodge/2017-05-03T18:35:46+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/05/01/flowers-and-miscellaneous-things/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/417flowers3.jpg417flowers3Once a banana fruits, it's done for. It's up to the pups to grow up and carry on. We recently had a nice bunch of bananas so we cut down the trunk, and this is what the interesting inside of the truck looks like. They must hold tons of water too because if you cut them, they drip juice everywhere. Be careful because it will make some serious stains on your clothes. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/417flowers2.jpg417flowers2what a pretty yard!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/417flowers1.jpg417flowers1I saw some other pretty shrubs in someone's yardhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/417flowers4.jpg417flowers4Pretty bougainvillea https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/417flowers5.jpg417flowers5https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/417flowers6.jpg417flowers62017-05-20T15:09:42+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/04/29/super-spanish-teacher/2017-05-02T15:31:47+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/04/25/more-on-health-care-in-panama/2017-04-28T16:08:03+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/04/24/a-hospital-stay-in-david-panama/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/hospitalchiriquibanner.jpghospitalchiriquiBannerhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417hospitalbill.jpg417hospitalBill2017-04-28T15:59:14+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/04/19/chilly-and-wet-in-panama/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417rain2.jpg417rain2Happy perennial peanut and purple gingers. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417rain3.jpg417rain3This the color of Panama in the rainy season - everything lush and green. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417rain4.jpg417rain4The rain pours off the roofhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417rain1.jpg417rain1I know you all are probably laughing, but for those of us accustomed to the recent really hot summer weather, this feels very chilly. 2017-05-29T15:59:43+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/04/17/island-beach-day/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417beachscene8.jpg417beachscene8the boat we saw earlier was on the move https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417beachscene7.jpg417beachscene7https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417beachscene6.jpg417beachscene6Some of the group walks over the rocks to the main concentration of coral and fish https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417beachscene5.jpg417beachscene5This boat had a BBQ on board and they were making a wonderful smelling lunch!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417beachscene4.jpg417beachscene4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417beachscene3.jpg417beachscene3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417beachscene2.jpg417beachscene2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417beachscene1.jpg417beachscene1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417beachscene16.jpg417beachscene16for a while, more boats arrive and there are more people on the beach https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417beachscene15.jpg417beachscene152017-04-20T10:59:46+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/04/11/sunday-in-boquete/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417boquete11.jpg417boquete11musicians on tables!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417boquete10.jpg417boquete10Darkness falls, and the fun riseshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417boquete9.jpg417boquete9Now everyone is on tables!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417boquete8.jpg417boquete8Gary, the bass player goes over to entertain the excited young girl, while Joel makes his way on the table behind himhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417boquete7.jpg417boquete7Victor gets a lap dance from Joel and his guitarhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417boquete12.jpg417boquete12It's hard to get a clear picture of musicians who are in constant motion!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417boquete6.jpg417boquete6This young girl was having a great time dancing to the music with her mother. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417boquete5.jpg417boquete5The center of town was closed, and I could hear a band approaching https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417boquete4a.jpg417boquete4aBy the time we got near the center of town we had passed many people waiting for the parade to start, and the traffic was all jammed up. I was thankful I wasn't driving that big white bus!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417boquete4.jpg417boquete4Some horses were in the street as well2017-04-15T02:53:53+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/04/08/keeping-busy/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417around10.jpg417around10Water falling from the sky! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417around9.jpg417around9Rain!!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417around17.jpg417around17Yesterday I drove to Boquete,. There were a few sprinkles in David, the ride up was dry, but as you can see I was heading in to the rain. Boquete was wet, cold, and very windy all morning. I was happy to see the sun come out closer to noon. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417around15.jpg417around15Mangoes are coming soon!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417around7.jpg417around7My errands the other dayhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417around14.jpg417around14the growing concrete area for the mallhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417around13.jpg417around13the bus terminal, with construction craneshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417around18.jpg417around18Yesterday these cows were in the vacant lot just outside our neighborhood. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417around16.jpg417around16A young one on the wallhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417around12.jpg417around12There were three iguanas this day! Another was nearby almost hidden and munching on weeds2017-04-13T00:18:14+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/04/04/earthquakes/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417earthquake3.jpg417earthquake3I love the clouds hovering in the cracks and crevices of the mountainshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417earthquake2.jpg417earthquake2Volcan Baru as seen from my friend's househttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417earthquake1.jpg417earthquake1Do you think it's raining up there?https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417earthquake4.jpg417earthquake4pretty cloudshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/supermercados-david-chiriqua-alimentos-anaqueles_lprima20141206_0023_27.jpgsupermercados-David-ChiriquA-alimentos-anaqueles_LPRIMA20141206_0023_27http://images.prensa.com/sociedad/supermercados-David-ChiriquA-alimentos-anaqueles_LPRIMA20141206_0023_27.jpghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/640px-caribbeanplate.png640px-CaribbeanPlateBy Alataristarion - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tectonic_plates_boundaries_detailed-en.svg, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40001013https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/640px-pacific_ring_of_fire-svg.png640px-Pacific_Ring_of_Fire.svgBy Gringer (talk) 23:52, 10 February 2009 (UTC) - vector data from [1], Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=59197292017-05-06T13:50:00+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/04/02/thank-goodness-for-internet-and-social-media/2017-04-30T00:22:40+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/04/01/more-summer-flowers/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417flowers11.jpg417flowers11clouds on the ground (excuse photo taken from a moving car out the drivers side window)https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417flowers12.jpg417flowers12Coming in to Boquete - there were a lot of clouds covering the mountains but no rainhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417flowers8.jpg417flowers8I always photograph my favorite tree, not paying attention to the huge ancient mango that is on the same propertyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417flowers5.jpg417flowers5a flame tree, not as covered and spectacular as some, but still prettyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417flowers9.jpg417flowers9beautiful bougainvillea https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417flowers7.jpg417flowers7Here are the target mango trees. There are three huge trees here, and mangoes are ripening on each of them.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417flowers10.jpg417flowers10Street signs!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417flowers6.jpg417flowers6This handsome iguana was headed to the lot with the mango treeshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417flowers2.jpg417flowers2You can find chickens pretty much anywhere you lookhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/417flowers4.jpg417flowers4I thought this little old house and tree were interesting. 2017-04-09T18:40:02+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/03/30/why-us-expats-are-obsessed-with-health-care/2017-04-02T19:22:38+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/03/28/summer-flowers-2/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/317flowers21.jpg317flowers21a yellow and red fruit nearbyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/317flowers20.jpg317flowers20green cashews on immature fruitshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/317flowers19.jpg317flowers19A mature yellow fruit (they are usually yellow or red, or a combination of the two colors. They are all the same in flavor though)https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/317flowers22.jpg317flowers22our pretty yellow treehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/317flowers15.jpg317flowers15Yeah!! this is where I saw the Walmart sign in the past. Thankfully there is no more Walmart sign, or any signs of construction in progress. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/317flowers141.jpg317flowers14https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/317flowers6.jpg317flowers6They have been working on the ball stadium for a long time. On the far side I see some bleachers going on, some benches, and on the opposite side is a square looking structure. Parking? boxes? https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/317flowers17.jpg317flowers17This tall structure is going up a couple blocks behind Cochez in a mainly residential area. I'm not sure what it is going to be. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/317flowers13.jpg317flowers13Most of the people here were going to the office of transportationhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/317flowers12.jpg317flowers12There wasn't a whole lot going on, but it was morning2017-04-03T18:19:29+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/03/26/observations-regarding-moving-to-panama/2017-03-27T14:22:15+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/03/24/mosquito-patrol/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1280px-aedes_aegypti.jpg1280px-Aedes_aegyptiBy Muhammad Mahdi Karim - Own work, GFDL 1.2, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9556152https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/317salud.jpg317salud2017-03-28T17:15:28+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/03/23/new-bus-terminal-and-a-few-other-things/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/317other1a.jpg317other1ahttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/317other8.jpg317other8https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/317other7.jpg317other7https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/317other9.jpg317other9https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/317other10.jpg317other10https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/317other5.jpg317other5Now in March, the top seems to be full of little berries or seedshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/317other6.jpg317other6You can see the seeds better herehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/317other3.jpg317other3Here is a closer look at all the activity at the bus terminal sitehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/317other2.jpg317other2The site of the mall is on the right where they have poured a lot of concrete, and the bus terminal is farther back on the left https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/317other4.jpg317other4I went to a different vantage point where you can see the terminal, but not the mall site2017-03-24T15:09:46+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/03/22/feria-internacional-de-david-2/2017-03-24T04:21:56+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/03/19/no-more-immigration-news/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/317misc14.jpg317misc14https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/317misc15.jpg317misc15https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/317misc12.jpg317misc12When we arrived in town, we could see this from the parking lothttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/317misc11.jpg317misc11and then this starts to appear on our righthttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/317misc10.jpg317misc10We head into the clouds and misthttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/317misc13.jpg317misc13The rainbow went all the way across the skyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/317misc9.jpg317misc9https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/317misc7.jpg317misc7Look at all the mangoes up in the tree! Many trees are just loaded with fruit this yearhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/317misc6.jpg317misc6One of the many huge, beautiful mango trees in the areahttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/317misc8.jpg317misc8the big tree is already dropping these huge mangoes. They are green and I don't know if they will ripen well, but there will be more over the next 2-3 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Ho, over the cliff!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/217cleanup6.jpg217cleanup6The last of the cleanup, leaves and twigshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/tree34.jpgtree34the yard looks cleaner than it ever had beforehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/217cleanup3.jpg217cleanup3From the left, the workman, Alvin, Teo, Joel, and Luchohttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/tree48.jpgtree48Farther down the fence the supporting wall was also brokenhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/tree4.jpgtree4The tree took out the fence, a couple posts, and part of the supporting wall. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/217cleanup2.jpg217cleanup2Alvin and the workman taking a break (though Alvin had brought a chair so he was mainly supervising :D )https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/tree3.jpgtree3Joel and Teohttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/217cleanup1.jpg217cleanup1Teo, our landlord, standing and his brother Alvin talking, while the workman looks at his phone https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/tree20.jpgtree20Man with chain saw!2017-02-25T02:15:21+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/02/14/happy-valentines-day-2/2017-02-15T17:18:08+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/02/13/fire-in-the-woods/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/217fire9.jpg217fire9Things look a bit charred but the trees still have green leaves, and the pine trees in the distance look very goodhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/217fire11.jpg217fire11The fire looked quite impressive in the night, but in the daylight the damage looks less than I expected.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/217fire10.jpg217fire10The low plants even look less damage than I expectedhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/217fire7.jpg217fire7My neighbor looks on as the fire approaches. That's his tool shed on the lefthttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/217fire6.jpg217fire6Smoke and light billow abovehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/217fire5.jpg217fire5The fire comes closerhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/217fire8.jpg217fire8The flames are beautiful in the distance as they go up the hillhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/217fire3.jpg217fire3Before long, the fire is close to my neighbor's house and tool shedhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/217fire2.jpg217fire2the light gets brighter as the fire comes closerhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/217fire4.jpg217fire4we are thankful that the winds aren't blowing the fire and smoke towards us, though at times there is still plenty of smoke 2017-02-16T13:53:52+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/02/10/holy-guacamole/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/217windmap.jpg217windmapThis is the wind map from WindyTV today, a few thousand feet up at mountain height. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/217wind4.jpg217wind4This is what is left of the tree. It used to extend in a graceful dome from these remaining branches on the left. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/217wind3.jpg217wind3A couple smaller limbs above also came down, and they took out part of another tree farther down the fence when they fell. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/217wind2.jpg217wind2This must be at least 2 feet acrosshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/217wind1.jpg217wind1One of the biggest parts of the tree came down. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/217wind5.jpg217wind5Our side yard is a bit of a mess2017-02-16T15:55:26+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/02/10/alcohol/2017-02-20T02:35:02+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/02/10/scenery-fish-and-boats/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/217misc5.jpg217misc5There were some fairly big boats there. These two bigger ones say they are from Florida, and the last one in the distance says it's from Wilmington. I've seen it before and the guys working told me that it has been here for a year. It's a really big one!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/217misc4.jpg217misc4As you can see, it was a really pretty day. I think that green and white sailboat has been there every time I have visited. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/217misc6.jpg217misc6A view from another directionhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/217misc2.jpg217misc2This is their price list (per pound) Red snapper, sea bass, mackerel, some others I'm not sure what they are called in English. Camaron is shrimp. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/217misc3.jpg217misc3they will clean your fish and cut it up however you want it. I cleaned my own fish once and had scales all over the kitchen! Now I just give them a tip and let them do it. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/217misc1.jpg217misc12017-02-12T04:24:00+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/02/07/let-me-google-that-for-you/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/lmgtfy.pnglmgtfy2017-02-21T15:34:50+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/02/07/the-homeless-chronicles-pt-15-an-update-and-a-thank-you/2017-02-07T20:44:14+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/02/05/shipping-your-vehicle-and-household-items-to-panama-a-guest-post/2017-02-08T13:25:06+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/02/04/marina-abramovic-the-artist-is-present/2017-02-07T16:42:30+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/02/04/an-expensive-lesson-about-car-documents/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/217car5.jpg217car5https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/217car2.jpg217car2Joel brings the car up above, and we wait for the key to be found. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/217car3.jpg217car3The Sertracen officehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/217car4.jpg217car4This is only a very small bit of what makes up this shop! But, that green building behind is the office. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/217car1.jpg217car1Joel took a selfie while he was waiting. He was at the checkpoint on Via Boquete at the Caldera road intersection. 2017-02-08T20:28:26+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/02/02/cost-of-living-report-jan-2017/2017-02-07T16:40:28+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/01/30/i-should-write-something/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_6892.jpgimg_6892https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_6891.jpgimg_68912017-02-03T08:41:31+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/01/27/getting-old/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/wsp-do_not_regret_growing_old-1076.jpgwsp-do_not_regret_growing_old-10762017-01-28T13:44:29+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/01/25/learn-spanish-2/2017-02-04T00:28:30+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/01/25/the-homeless-thing-again/2017-01-25T20:53:20+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/01/24/baby-fruit/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117fruit19.jpg117fruit19This almond tree is also floweringhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117fruit18.jpg117fruit18These are mariñon corazon, so called because they look like the cashew apple but the seed is inside like a heart. They are light, white, and somewhat bland raw but cooked, they are very much like apples. If all those bunches of little green things develop into fruit, there is going to be a lot of it! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117fruit17.jpg117fruit17Our limon tree has a few baby fruitshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117fruit16.jpg117fruit16I still think these flowers and way of fruiting is so interestinghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117fruit15.jpg117fruit15We also have a bunch of red bananas cominghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117fruit14.jpg117fruit14We have a guanabana (soursop) tree that produced quite a bit of fruit recently, and now I see a lot more baby fruit so there will be more coming soon. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117fruit11.jpg117fruit11I have another bunch of plantains cominghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117fruit10.jpg117fruit10This is not a baby. This is a lemon bigger than a grapefruit. It has a flavor much like the lemons we are used to in the US. I have been freezing the juice so i can have lemonade for a long time. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117fruit9.jpg117fruit9One a coconut gets going, it seems to produce continuously. This one has young green coconuts, small ones to the left, and flowers above just starting to form into little coconuts. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117fruit20.jpg117fruit20I spotted just a few almonds but I'm sure there will be more soon from all the flowers2017-01-25T03:02:10+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/01/23/where-should-i-live/2017-01-25T19:19:42+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/01/22/connection/2017-02-05T15:28:45+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/01/18/wifi-at-the-bus-stops-in-panama-city/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/wifi1.jpgwifi1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/wifi2.jpgwifi22017-01-19T19:43:10+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/01/13/panama-shortens-tourist-visa-to-90-days/2017-01-24T13:52:54+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/01/17/a-little-clarity-in-the-confusion-about-visas/2017-01-28T14:48:31+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/01/15/confusion/2017-01-16T04:50:51+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/01/11/wind/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_6860.jpgimg_6860https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117baru.jpg117baruVoldan Baru erupts2017-01-13T03:08:21+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/01/09/summer-flowers-and-fruits/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117flowers1.jpg117flowers1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117flowers2.jpg117flowers2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117flowers7.jpg117flowers7I never get tired of visiting this huge tree. That house that looks so small is a large, two story house. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117flowers11.jpg117flowers11When I first came out the mountain was hidden clouds, but after a while they cleared enough to give us this beautiful view. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117flowers10.jpg117flowers10This type has both pink and white flowers on the same planthttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117flowers14.jpg117flowers14The flower bud is coming from the center of the tree and going off to the righthttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117flowers12.jpg117flowers12Some mango flowers are on red stems giving the flowers a different color. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117flowers13.jpg117flowers13Our guanabana (soursop) tree may give some fruit in the rainy season, but dry season is when it's really productive. We have already gotten quite a few fruits, and it has many of these smaller ones growing everywhere. If you look towards the bottom of the photo you can see one of the flowers. They are odd looking and grow right on the branches and trunk of the tree, as well as out among the leaves. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117flowers8.jpg117flowers8The star fruit also fruits multiple times a year. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117flowers9.jpg117flowers9It's easier to spot the fruit if you go under the tree. This one always seems to be dropping fruit so if I want to bring some home, I know where to go.2017-01-11T15:22:59+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/01/06/so-many-birds/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117wildlife9.jpg117wildlife9Hey there, Mr Cowhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117wildlife8.jpg117wildlife8Just some scenery outside of town, cow pastures bordered by living fenceshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117wildlife7.jpg117wildlife7This hawk grabbed something out of the bushes and went up here to eat it. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117wildlife5.jpg117wildlife5In January the flowers were looking pretty faded https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117wildlife2.jpg117wildlife2I spotted our largest iguana buddy on the compost pile. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117wildlife1.jpg117wildlife1This very interesting and unusual moth was on the wall one nighthttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117wildlife14.jpg117wildlife14That fence post in the bottom center of the photo has a mall hole in the top, and apparently little tiny bees living inside. All those gray spots in the photo are bees flying around. I saw them swarm before and they just flew maybe 2-3 yards away from the post, but eventually all went back inside. I didn't watch closely this time but just a few minutes later, all was quiet again.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117wildlife10.jpg117wildlife10These ruddy ground doves visit the birdbath a lot to drink, but they rarely get in the waterhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117wildlife6.jpg117wildlife6We get quite a few of these larger doves visiting the bird bath, but they don't seem interested in the fruit. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117wildlife15.jpg117wildlife15The squirrel runs off with a piece of fruit in his mouth2017-01-07T13:58:15+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/01/04/the-world-is-full-of-good-people/2017-01-07T05:09:39+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/01/03/on-being-fat/2017-01-13T00:06:09+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/01/02/we-wanted-some-pork/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117puerco7.jpg117puerco7https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117puerco5.jpg117puerco5The back leg is huge. Here I had separated the bones from the meathttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117puerco4.jpg117puerco4A back quarterhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117puerco3.jpg117puerco3Ribs! Yummy. Attached to the ribs is the pork belly which is usually turned into bacon. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117puerco2.jpg117puerco2We started with a front part. Yes, those are knives, scissors, and a jig saw in the background. Those pigs are very sturdy and have big, strong bones but the saw worked quite well. The vice grips helped to grab the skin as we separated it from the meat. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117puerco6.jpg117puerco6One leg made nine roasts of a size manageable for two peoplehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/117puerco1.jpg117puerco13/4 took up a good part of our fridge. 2017-01-03T19:42:36+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/12/31/feliz-ano-nuevo-2/2017-01-02T17:30:39+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/12/28/shopping-at-paso-canoas/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216frontera15.jpg1216frontera15On the way back the lines to check in to Panama were just as long as the lines to check out.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216frontera14.jpg1216frontera14lots more shops facing the streethttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216frontera13.jpg1216frontera13There was a long passageway crammed full of shops. I wonder how they all sell enough to stay in business. If you want to leave, there were tiny narrow passageways leading out to the street that you see in the next photo. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216frontera12.jpg1216frontera12We are off to wander around some morehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216frontera11.jpg1216frontera11We also saw a number of dental clinics. I wonder what the quality of their work is like, and the prices. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216frontera10.jpg1216frontera10There were some eating places in one area, and this one had prices postedhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216frontera9.jpg1216frontera9We passed a number of medical clinicshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216frontera8.jpg1216frontera8Don't ask me what this is all abouthttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216frontera7.jpg1216frontera7Sugar cane juice, anyone? It's actually quite good, sweet of course, but with a sort of grassy flavor. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216frontera6.jpg1216frontera6We head south to see what we can find down this street2017-01-02T17:37:25+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/12/27/another-great-christmas-in-panama/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216navidad8.jpg1216navidad8This beautiful hawk flew silently through the yard and landed on the utility pole. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216frontera17.jpg1216frontera17Joel found this katydid with really long feelers in the kitchen. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216frontera18.jpg1216frontera18This iguana likes to walk across the roof and jump into the fruit tree. It's surprising how much noise a little creature can make on a metal roof. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216navidad10.jpg1216navidad10Hanging out on the terrace enjoying the dayhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216navidad9.jpg1216navidad9Everyone was enjoying each others companyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216navidad13.jpg1216navidad13After dinner a lot of the kids had a fun and noisy time in the poolhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216navidad12.jpg1216navidad12Yummy dinner. I didn't think to take a photo until after I'd eaten the vegetables. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216navidad11.jpg1216navidad11It was a beautiful property with a large yard, and view of David in the distancehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216navidad6.jpg1216navidad6My friend's son plays with her phonehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216navidad5.jpg1216navidad5They had a computer hooked up to speakers to provide the music2017-02-02T13:09:10+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/12/23/article-on-david/2016-12-24T16:05:20+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/12/22/just-a-day/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216day5.jpg1216day5https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216day2.jpg1216day2Whipped cream from Arabia?! Why? There are two big dairies just up the road. Avena is oatmeal, so the product on the right is milk with oatmeal. They make things into drinks that we don't usually use in that way. I remember someone being astonished that we just eat the watermelon. They make a drink out of that too. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216day4.jpg1216day4We were waiting our turn at the checkout counter and had some fun with the ad. Look honey, there are air vents in the back of the case! Is he wearing any pants? t always strikes me as odd to see very gringo looking people in Panamanian advertising, but it happens a lot. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216day3.jpg1216day3Tamales are a very traditional part of Christmas dinner. I'd never seen them for sale in the supermarket though. These were 6 for $6.59. Home made ones are usually $1.25 each so this is a fair price if they are good. They are a lot of work to make so if I see someone selling them, I'm always happy to buy a few. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216day1.jpg1216day12016-12-25T15:40:46+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/12/21/scorpions-and-other-things/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216scorpion3.jpg1216scorpion3Do you see the head of the iguana right in the middle of the photo?https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216scorpion4.jpg1216scorpion4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216scorpion2.jpg1216scorpion2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216scorpion1.jpg1216scorpion12016-12-22T21:20:32+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/12/20/its-rainy-season-its-dry-season/2016-12-22T15:26:31+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/12/19/boquete-clouds-video/2016-12-19T23:44:47+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/12/19/your-relationship-in-retirement/2017-01-07T13:44:27+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/12/13/a-visit-to-boquete/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_6808.jpgimg_6808https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_6807.jpgimg_6807https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_6806.jpgimg_6806https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_6805.jpgimg_6805https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_6804.jpgimg_6804https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_6803.jpgimg_6803https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_6802.jpgimg_6802https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_6801.jpgimg_6801https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_6800.jpgimg_68002016-12-14T23:17:38+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/12/11/dogs-and-iguanas/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_6795.jpgimg_6795Then I will go back and lie in partial darkness in the doorway.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_6794.jpgimg_6794But I will again run in a circle and refuse to sit stillhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_6793.jpgimg_6793Ok, I'll come outside.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_6792.jpgimg_6792https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_6791.jpgimg_67912016-12-13T20:23:13+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/12/11/some-photos/2016-12-12T18:57:06+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/12/09/downtown/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_6769.jpgimg_67692016-12-10T02:44:34+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/12/06/this-and-that-3/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216ride13.jpg1216ride13There is another supermarket under construction on the Pan-American highway and it looks hugehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216ride12.jpg1216ride12But, live chickens?! I know the pictures is bad, but there is a cage on the ground with chickens, and a guy holding up bags of guandu (pigeon peas, pretty much a requirement for holiday dinners)https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216ride11.jpg1216ride11It is very common to see people selling things on the street. People walk around with buckets of tamales and bags of other things, put a table in front of their house, and there are many of these more substantial operations. There is always something going on in front of Pricesmart because there is space and many shoppers coming and going. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216ride14.jpg1216ride14The highway also has more and more of these potholes. It looks like whole sections of asphalt have gone missing, exposing the concrete road below. People say the heavy rains are to blame for a lot of this.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216ride9.jpg1216ride9Beautiful skieshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216ride10.jpg1216ride10Probably after no more than 20 minutes of downpour, it stopped and patches of blue appeared in the sky. I was able to quickly dart out and finish my last errand.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216ride7.jpg1216ride7the Pan-American Highwayhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216ride8.jpg1216ride8the old Via Boquetehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216ride5.jpg1216ride5I love the sceneryhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216ride4.jpg1216ride4The first houses now have people living in them2016-12-08T01:19:22+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/12/04/an-art-exhibition-at-the-school/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216art30.jpg1216art30https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216art31.jpg1216art31Mine is the lower painting. Haydeé insisted on taking a photo of me with it. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216art8.jpg1216art8https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216art7.jpg1216art7https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216art6.jpg1216art6https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216art5.jpg1216art5https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216art4.jpg1216art4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216art3.jpg1216art3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216art2.jpg1216art2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216art1.jpg1216art12016-12-06T00:01:14+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/12/03/we-went-to-the-dentist/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216sky2.jpg1216sky2I love beautiful skies with interesting clouds, and today you can see this everywhere you look. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216sky1.jpg1216sky1I didn't take pictures of the dentist, so instead you get to see pictures of Panama this morning in another absolutely beautiful morning. 2016-12-04T20:06:36+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/12/02/a-beautiful-morning/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216sunny6.jpg1216sunny6In the other direction were more pretty clouds and blue sky.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216sunny5.jpg1216sunny5On the way home it looked like rain might be coming in. It didn't rain here though until much later in the afternoon.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216sunny4.jpg1216sunny4A common sight around town - a newly cut yard. Yard work was on hold for quite a while when it was raining so much, so everyone is catching up now. The egret flying away isn't as common in town, though you can see them frequently in the country with the cows.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216sunny3.jpg1216sunny3Something more beautiful than potholeshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216sunny2.jpg1216sunny2Panamanian speed bumps. I think all this rain hasn't been good for the roads and there seem to be more potholes everywhere. Sometimes they repave some roads, and more often they patch them until they become a patchwork quilt of patches. Hopefully this summer there will be more road repair work. Meanwhile it tends to slow down the traffic which isn't always a bad thing until you hit a hole yourself because you didn't see it. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1216sunny1.jpg1216sunny1This is one of my favorite views from the south part of town looking back towards the mountains2016-12-04T01:28:46+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/12/01/rain-humidity-and-mold/2016-12-03T22:28:58+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/11/30/the-lemons-are-back/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116lemons1.jpg1116lemons1This is Joel's photo. I stole it from his Facebook page. Thank you Joel2016-12-01T13:58:06+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/11/29/out-and-about/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116day9.jpg1116day9It was a good thing I was almost homehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116day7.jpg1116day7The odd "apartment building"https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116day8.jpg1116day8A couple brand new storeshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116day5.jpg1116day5Then, in late November it had flowershttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116day6.jpg1116day6Late November flowers https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116day3.jpg1116day3Look Camden, a mighty machine! There used to be a lot of them on this site, and now there are hardly any which makes me think they are done with the major dirt work.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116day2.jpg1116day2Is that a concrete something, the first beginnings of a building?https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116day1.jpg1116day1The wet and muddy sitehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116day4.jpg1116day4Those street lights are over Via Boquete. At first I thought the structures were doorways into the hillside, but they are just little shelters for the workers. 2016-11-30T16:49:06+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/11/28/some-wildlife-on-a-rainy-holiday-afternoon/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116birds9.jpg1116birds9The oropendula towards the lower left was doing his bowing, flapping, and calling routine which caught my ear. There happened to be a flycatcher in the tree at the same time. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116birds8.jpg1116birds8Squirrel Cuckoo. I was very lucky to get this photo. They don't visit much, they are very quiet, and tend to hide in the tree where you can barely see them. The tree is losing its old leaves and starting to make new ones, so that helped. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116birds7.jpg1116birds7Another motmot. Check out the cool tail feathers with the little extra bit at the end. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116birds6.jpg1116birds6One of my favorites, a Blue-crowned Motmot. It has been a very frequent visitor, and occasionally there are two of them. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116birds5.jpg1116birds5Black-chested Jay. It is easy to hear their call so you know when they are nearby. There seem to be here more than usual lately. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116birds4.jpg1116birds4This millipede was sitting on my computer the other dayhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116birds3.jpg1116birds3An owl butterfly. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116birds2.jpg1116birds2A wet spider webhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116birds1.jpg1116birds1Gray-headed Chachalaca. They are a quiet bird making peeping sounds almost like baby chicks until they get excited about something. Then there is a big racket! They don't look especially graceful, and spend more time hopping around on branches than they do flying. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6742.jpgimg_67422016-11-29T18:20:51+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/11/27/the-river-4/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116river6.jpg1116river6We noticed the ground was washing away under some of the steps, and now this step has fallen away entirelyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116river5.jpg1116river5The path was almost too muddy and slippery, so I walked on the plants beside the pathhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116river4.jpg1116river4The water was really movinghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116river3.jpg1116river3Looking down riverhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116river2.jpg1116river2There were waterfalls on this rock wall where I had never seen them beforehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116river1.jpg1116river1The river is beautiful under any conditionshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116river7.jpg1116river7My favorite companion2016-11-28T14:55:19+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/11/26/today-we-saw-the-sun/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116sun3.jpg1116sun3Christmas trees. The sign says $49. We are quite far from where Christmas trees grow, and there isn't anything else here that looks quite the same. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116sun4.jpg1116sun4There were lots of cars looking for parking and trying to navigate their way through the shopping area.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116cows2.jpg1116cows2This one looks very newhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116cows1.jpg1116cows1There are new babies in the neighborhoodhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116iguana.jpg1116iguanaiguana on the roofhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116sun11.jpg1116sun1Look at that! BLUE sky! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116sun21.jpg1116sun2There were cloudy spells and even a couple showers, but what an improvement over the weather we have been getting 2016-11-27T13:50:22+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/11/25/goodbye-otto-1125/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1125otto2.jpg1125otto2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1125otto.gif1125otto2016-11-26T14:04:37+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/11/24/christmas-shopping/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/halfthesky.jpghalftheskyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/earrings.jpgearrings2016-11-25T23:37:41+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/11/24/otto-thursday-1124/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1124otto2.jpg1124otto2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1124otto3.gif1124otto3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1124otto.jpg1124otto2016-11-25T00:11:53+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/11/23/otto-wednesday-1123/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1123otto2.jpg1123otto2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1123otto.gif1123otto2016-11-24T19:10:36+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/11/22/tropical-storm-otto-tuesday-update-1122/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/15094246_10155502267289535_665184071184527735_n.jpg15094246_10155502267289535_665184071184527735_nhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/at201616_5day.gifat201616_5dayhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116sun1.jpg1116sun1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116sun2.jpg1116sun22017-01-03T14:29:52+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/11/21/tropical-storm-otto-is-soaking-us/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/otto3.jpgotto3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/otto4.jpgotto42016-11-23T15:27:47+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/11/19/a-deal-on-seagullcove-lodge/2016-11-24T04:00:26+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/11/18/cold-and-wet/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6735.jpgimg_6735Mid afternoon when it is supposed to be the warmest.2016-11-23T15:19:38+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/11/18/new-products-at-el-rey/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/newproducts3.jpgnewproducts3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/newproducts2.jpgnewproducts2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/newproducts1.jpgnewproducts1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/newproducts4.jpgnewproducts42016-11-21T04:01:22+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/11/17/la-barqueta-beach/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116beach9.jpg1116beach9This stork had just caught a fishhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116beach10.jpg1116beach10Just chillin on a Sunday afternoonhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116beach8.jpg1116beach8The view from the restauranthttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116beach1.jpg1116beach1At the public beach area they have constructed many shaded areas for people to sit and relaxhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116beach2.jpg1116beach2The brand new condo building looks about finishedhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116beach7.jpg1116beach7The waves were stronger than they look in the photoshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116beach6.jpg1116beach6The clouds were spectacularhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116beach5.jpg1116beach5Fun with a great nephewhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116beach4.jpg1116beach4I love the mountains way in the distancehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1116beach3.jpg1116beach3There were lots of people out2016-11-19T16:18:40+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/11/15/traveling-out-of-panama-city/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6729.jpgimg_67292016-11-16T15:32:03+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/11/14/a-seattle-area-park/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6719.jpgimg_67192016-11-15T16:46:33+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/11/13/blog-write-something/2016-11-16T03:23:09+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/11/05/seattle-fall-colors/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6647.jpgimg_6647https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6646.jpgimg_6646https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6645.jpgimg_6645https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6644.jpgimg_6644https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6641.jpgimg_6641Pretty parkhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6640.jpgimg_6640I like the moss on the treeshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6636.jpgimg_6636In the middle of the photo you can see the gray tenthttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6635.jpgimg_6635There is another tent under this tree. I didn't want to I intrude with my camera but a few belongings are visible scattered outsidehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6643.jpgimg_6643https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6642.jpgimg_66422016-11-06T16:31:54+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/11/03/living-your-dreams/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dbd49fbb-cce3-4543-ba21-a54cb10df406-27117-00001e029ef627fb_tmp.jpgdbd49fbb-cce3-4543-ba21-a54cb10df406-27117-00001e029ef627fb_tmpThis is the photo from Richard's page. It isn't recent but we were looking for options even a year or two ago here in Panama. 2016-11-05T03:27:44+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/11/03/a-very-special-birthday-celebration/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6616.jpgimg_6616Pictures like this are going to be so precious in the coming years, pictures of some of the first times the girls play together.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6615.jpgimg_6615They almost traded dolls later onhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6614.jpgimg_6614Look, Nemo https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6613.jpgimg_6613Marian opens presents toohttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6612.jpgimg_6612Presents!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6611.jpgimg_6611Playtime! I love the cute little toddler in the striped pantshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6610.jpgimg_6610This little girl loves babies and loves Marianhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6609.jpgimg_6609Look, you have frosting on your facehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6608.jpgimg_6608Yeah, fun with cake!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6607.jpgimg_6607What is this strange sweet stuff?2016-11-05T03:29:32+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/10/28/grandchildren-and-the-halloween-party-at-school/2016-11-02T03:52:21+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/10/27/the-cost-of-food/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_6527.jpgimg_6527https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_6528.jpgimg_65282016-10-30T18:18:34+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/10/25/hanging-out-with-the-family/2016-10-27T15:45:53+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/10/22/flying-to-the-usa/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_6499.jpgimg_6499The Golden Gate Bridge in the night https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_6498.jpgimg_6498City traffichttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_6497.jpgimg_6497SFO, waiting for my daughter to pick us uphttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_6496.jpgimg_6496We taxi towards the Atlanta airporthttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_6495.jpgimg_6495The east coast of Florida2016-10-25T20:07:18+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/10/20/on-the-bus/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_6468.jpgimg_6468The bus, an older model, but it got us there just fine. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_6467.jpgimg_6467We arrive at Albrook bus stationhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_6466.jpgimg_6466We cross the Panama Canalhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_6465.jpgimg_6465a pretty cloud along th way2016-10-21T18:07:14+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/10/17/what-do-you-do-a-rainy-day/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1016rain6.jpg1016rain6The woods behind my house on a rainy dayhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/0rchidspider.jpg0rchidspiderOrchid Mimicking Spiderhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1016rain5.jpg1016rain5A squirrel checks out our bananas and decides they aren't ready yet. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1016rain3.jpg1016rain3Traffic is always bad downtown but this day with roads closed for the parade, it was all I could do to get through on my bike. The cars were having a much worse time of it. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1016rain4.jpg1016rain4This float was following the parade. Saint Francis? https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1016rain1.jpg1016rain1The religious parade passes in front of a casino.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1016rain2.jpg1016rain2The neighbor's gardener wearing a grocery bag hat. 2016-10-21T19:33:01+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/06/12/birds-and-bugs/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616bugs11.jpg616bugs11This ant seemed very interested in these tiny flowershttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616bugs10.jpg616bugs10This is the bug in the previous photo, along with another cool looking one on a neighboring leaf. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616bugs9.jpg616bugs9It's hard to get upset with the weeds when they have such pretty little bugshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616bugs12.jpg616bugs12This tiny little bug climbed up my leg and on to my shorts. That's the wire to my headphones on the left. I didn't realize how very interesting it was until I saw the enlarged photos on my computer.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616bugs7.jpg616bugs7I found the beehive on the groundhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616bugs8.jpg616bugs8Now it is hanging up on the terracehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616bugs6.jpg616bugs6Here it is yesterday, and it looks like this again today.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616bugs5.jpg616bugs5Maybe it's a unicorn grub? It had that single horn sort of thing on one end.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616bugs3.jpg616bugs3Just a pretty view of the trees in the rain. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616bugs4.jpg616bugs4They are fairly large birds, not particularly graceful but I caught this one looking good. 2016-10-14T17:30:48+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/08/24/fish-cows-paint-and-scorpions/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816misca19.jpg816miscA19The upper one seemed to be sleeping, but the long slim one below was running all over the place. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816misca17.jpg816miscA17This is a request from my good friend and neighbor (shhh, don't tell her). She knows I have been working on something for weeks, and I will surprise her with it on her birthday next week. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816misca18.jpg816miscA18This is from a photo of kelp growing in the sea. I did this one for myself. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816misca15.jpg816miscA15A beautiful owl butterfly on a treehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816misca16.jpg816miscA16One of the many huge mango trees in the areahttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816misca13.jpg816miscA13They got upset as they saw Joel on his bike coming closerhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816misca12.jpg816miscA12The cows had made their way through a broken fence and were loose.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816misca14.jpg816miscA14Soon they made a run for it down the street and then into the woods. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816misca10.jpg816miscA10Coming up from the airport to David, look in the clouds and you can see Baru towering over the city.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816misca11.jpg816miscA11These metal structures at the ball field have multiplied in the last few days.2016-10-14T17:27:41+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/08/29/a-great-panama-photographer-who-also-loves-bugs-check-it-out-a-developing-fascination-with-insects/2016-10-14T17:25:45+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/10/02/bugs-and-creepy-crawlers/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1016bugs12.jpg1016bugs12When she hit the bucket though, many of the babies fell off. Here she is at the bottom of the bucket collecting some of the babies back. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1016bugs11.jpg1016bugs11It took me a moment to realize this was a mother scorpion covered with babies! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1016bugs9.jpg1016bugs9https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1016bugs10.jpg1016bugs10https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1016bugs7.jpg1016bugs7I didn't know what this one was until I enlarged the photos I took with my macro lenshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1016bugs6.jpg1016bugs6I felt something crawling up my heel. It was this fuzzy little guyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1016bugs5.jpg1016bugs5I have heard that some of these fuzzy caterpillars are toxic and/or can give you a fever. This one only crawled a bit up my heel though, and I didn't touch the fuzzy part at all. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1016bugs4.jpg1016bugs4A golden flyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1016bugs8.jpg1016bugs8This one moved so fast it was a real challenge to get some acceptable photoshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1016bugs2.jpg1016bugs2This is from last October2016-10-14T17:24:46+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/10/05/tiny-eggs/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1016eggs7.jpg1016eggs7The pink bugs seem more brown than pink todayhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1016eggs6.jpg1016eggs6Now there are also baby green bugs out and abouthttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1016eggs8.jpg1016eggs8The green ones seem to stick much closer to homehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1016eggs4.jpg1016eggs4This is one of those crazy little bugs that collects lint and debris, and carries it around on its back. It is usually running around but it stayed on the edge of the dish for hours with one of the baby bugs. I think it was eating it because later the bug was much less pink. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1016eggs3.jpg1016eggs3I wish I could watch them grow up but I don't know how to care for themhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1016eggs2.jpg1016eggs2They are tiny, about the size of a head of a straight pinhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1016eggs1.jpg1016eggs1Not all the eggs are hatched yethttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1016eggs5.jpg1016eggs5The green eggs look like toy balls with faces painted on them. That's the gecko egg on the left. 2016-10-14T17:23:59+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/10/10/the-mentally-ill-homeless-need-care-has-our-society-lost-its-soul/2016-10-13T15:05:25+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/10/09/four-years-in-panama/2016-10-11T16:01:36+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/10/04/boquete-area-land-for-sale/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1016land5.jpg1016land5https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1016land4.jpg1016land4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1016land3.jpg1016land3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1016land6.jpg1016land6https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1016land2.jpg1016land2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1016land1.jpg1016land12016-10-08T14:31:57+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/10/03/managing-your-money/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1016money.jpg1016money2016-10-05T18:10:50+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/10/01/homeless-in-the-usa/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/behind_the_statistic.jpgbehind_the_statistic2016-11-11T14:44:47+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/09/25/shopping-in-panama/2016-10-01T11:26:26+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/09/19/photos-by-joel/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916driving25.jpg916driving25Home again. Can you spot the baby iguana in the tree? https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916driving23.jpg916driving23More clouds reflecting off the roof of the carhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916driving22.jpg916driving22I have always loved gorgeous cloudshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916driving21.jpg916driving21As we got closer to Via Boquete the clouds were amazinghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916driving20.jpg916driving20Ahh yes, there is Volcan Baru in the distance. We were headed in the right directionhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916driving19.jpg916driving19We passed an aqueduct on the right hand side of the road which leads to some sort of water plant just ahead. There was also evidence of a lot of hydroelectric activity in this area. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916driving24.jpg916driving24It was good to be back in familiar territoryhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916driving17.jpg916driving17We caught some openings with stunning scenery. Is that a water pipe making the top of the fence?https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916driving16.jpg916driving16more beautiful countrysidehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916driving18.jpg916driving18A family walking down the road2016-10-09T15:35:31+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/09/16/going-to-the-movies/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916movie10.jpg916movie10An oropendula visits my neighbor's papaya treehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916movie9.jpg916movie9Biking to Aguacatal on a gorgeous summer day. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916movie8.jpg916movie8We were driving up to Boquete on a rainy afternoon, and I thought Baru looked interesting up aheadhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916movie11.jpg916movie11A pretty little riverhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916movie6.jpg916movie6The new construction as seen from the back parking lothttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916movie7.jpg916movie7The mall, as seen from the PanAmerican highwayhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916movie3.jpg916movie3Ahh, a passageway. This is where the other people wenthttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916movie2.jpg916movie2The other direction doesn't look any betterhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916movie1.jpg916movie1Where are we? (These are the back doors of the theaters)https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916movie4.jpg916movie4And, we end up back in the parking lot. 2016-09-23T00:04:53+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/09/09/growing-food-plantains-and-yuca/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916yucca2.jpg916yucca2Joel was excited by the big piece which was a long as his arm and weighed 7 pounds. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916yucca1.jpg916yucca1This yuca was also excellent! The really big pieces needed more cooking but they came out fine. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/616plantains12.jpg616plantains12We also cut down our fruiting banana tree on 6/13 and got a big bunch, enough to eat, freeze, and share with the neighbors. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/616plantains5.jpg616plantains56/13 Every day another set of fruits emergeshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/616plantains4.jpg616plantains46/12 things are progressing rapidlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/616plantains3.jpg616plantains36/11, open more to reveal plantains in side. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/616plantains2.jpg616plantains26/10, the flower is starting to open a bithttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/616plantains11.jpg616plantains11Since the camera is out, I figured a photo of the heliconias was a good idea too. Do you see the star like green leaves on the knobby gray stems in the lower left part of the photo? That's yuca. More on that later. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/616plantains1.jpg616plantains1One day I noticed something much thicker than a leaf emerging. It was the beginning of this flower, photo taken 6/9. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/616plantains15.jpg616plantains159/1 The tree is looking pretty done for2016-09-12T00:43:34+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/09/06/sometimes-luck-smiles-on-you/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916roadtobaru.jpg916roadtobaruThis has nothing to do with anything today. It was taken on the way to Boquete last Saturday, I found it in my phone and liked it, so here it is. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916fields.jpg916fieldsThe picture doesn't even begin to do the day justice, but I was having too much of a good time to stop for many photos. 2016-09-14T00:25:56+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/09/04/just-riding-around/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916ride14.jpg916ride14This is something I pretty much never see, a guy helping his drunk friend home in the middle of the day. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916ride15.jpg916ride15Squirrel on a wirehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916ride12.jpg916ride12You hardly ever see a mulehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916ride11.jpg916ride11Hanging out on the farmhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916ride10.jpg916ride10Green fields, and many cows way back in the distancehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916ride9.jpg916ride9The site of the proposed sports complex. Nothing much has been going on for quite a while though. I hear they are waiting on more funding. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916ride13.jpg916ride13A few more of the beautiful, huge, Panamanian treeshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916ride7.jpg916ride7This horse was nice enough to pose perfectly for mehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916ride6.jpg916ride6Back in the trees in the water are a lot of white egrets. It looks like quite a few of them are sitting on nestshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916ride5.jpg916ride5There is a bit of water you could easily pass if you aren't watching closely2016-09-05T16:07:21+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/09/04/the-beautiful-of-the-panamanian-mountains/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916mountains7.jpg916mountains7https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916mountains6.jpg916mountains6https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916mountains5.jpg916mountains5https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916mountains4.jpg916mountains4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916mountains3.jpg916mountains3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916mountains2.jpg916mountains2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916mountains1.jpg916mountains1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916mountains8.jpg916mountains82016-09-17T00:26:14+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/09/03/house-for-rent/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/kenhouse.jpgKenHouse2016-09-04T15:31:54+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/09/03/walmart-cometh/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916walmart3.jpg916WalMart3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916walmart1.jpg916WalMart1It's a good size area, not huge, but certainly big enough for a store.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/916walmart2.jpg916WalMart2The sign is still there. 2016-09-08T17:07:52+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/09/01/getting-things-done-license-plates-and-the-long-saga-of-the-microwave/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816doit3.jpg816DoIt3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816doit2.jpg816DoIt2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816doit1.jpg816DoIt12016-09-15T22:41:24+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/08/29/a-rant/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/jungle-house.jpgjungle house2016-09-02T00:48:30+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/08/22/this-and-that-2/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816misc6.jpg816misc6The other mountains a bit to the easthttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816misc7.jpg816misc7Volcan Baru, our active volcano and highest point in the countryhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816misc11.jpg816misc11My favorite tree, still massive and majestic! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816misc12.jpg816misc12I looked up and saw these strange fruit things above. I don't know what kind of tree this is or what they are.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816misc4.jpg816misc4Interesting growth on a tree stumphttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816misc5.jpg816misc5It's usually a man with a machete in a tree doing this sort of work, but today it was a man with a chain saw. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816misc9.jpg816misc9https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816misc8.jpg816misc8https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816misc10.jpg816misc10https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816misc1.jpg816misc1This structure has been growing almost daily.2016-08-27T18:08:51+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/08/21/spiders-and-critters/2016-08-26T00:42:16+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/08/14/dogs-at-the-swimming-hole/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816swimming20.jpg816swimming20thunderheadshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816swimming21.jpg816swimming21more cloudshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816swimming12.jpg816swimming12Playing in the water!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816swimming11.jpg816swimming11We saw quite a few egrets fly by. There is one in this photo in front of the trees towards the top of the photo.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816swimming10.jpg816swimming10The view in the other direction is very pretty toohttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816swimming9.jpg816swimming9We arrive at the spot, and look back towards the mountainhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816swimming19.jpg816swimming19Susan takes photos, Steffi relaxes on a rock, and Joel and Penny inspect the white seams https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816swimming18.jpg816swimming18David and his three dogs, and a friendhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816swimming17.jpg816swimming17heading back to shorehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816swimming16.jpg816swimming16John and one of his dogs2016-08-25T03:34:41+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/08/13/your-panama-home-rent-or-buy/2016-08-25T00:50:47+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/08/11/the-birdbath/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816bird1.jpg816bird1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816bird2.jpg816bird2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816bird4.jpg816bird4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816bird3.jpg816bird3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816bird5.jpg816bird52016-08-19T19:54:42+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/08/10/hiking-to-the-waterfalls/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/hike14.jpghike14https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/hike9.jpghike9https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/hike6.jpghike6https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/hike5.jpghike5https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/hike4.jpghike4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/hike3.jpghike3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/hike2.jpghike2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816hike241.jpg816hike24We make our way back up to the beautiful views abovehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816hike26.jpg816hike26We go through the cow pasture where there are more cows now, and calves, and a bull but thankfully all are peaceful and don't bother ushttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816hike27.jpg816hike27Then, back down the muddy path to the cars2016-08-13T00:34:55+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/08/07/a-gorgeous-morning-bike-ride/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816caldera11.jpg816caldera11I love the misty mountains in the distancehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816caldera10.jpg816caldera10Baru with an ever changing formation of cloudshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816caldera12.jpg816caldera12Misty mountains without the zoomhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816caldera8.jpg816caldera8As we came back I liked the wispy clouds that were starting to touch the mountainshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816caldera7.jpg816caldera7My friends bike ahead of me with Volcan Baru towering in front of themhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816caldera9.jpg816caldera9A pretty farmhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816caldera5.jpg816caldera5It looks flat but it was actually downhill enough that you didn't need to pedal. We got our exercise coming back up. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816caldera4.jpg816caldera4I love the green patches on the mountains where the sun hits themhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816caldera6.jpg816caldera6We passed a teak farmhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816caldera2.jpg816caldera2The cows noticed us parking and a bunch of them came over to see what was going on. 2016-08-22T18:42:34+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/08/05/valle-escondido-in-boquete/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816valle181.jpg816valle182016-08-06T17:42:10+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/08/04/visiting-the-river/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816river20.jpg816river20You would never find the stairs if you didn't know where to look. Do you see that small mossy spot in the lower middle of the picture? They start right behind there. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816river21.jpg816river21A neighbor's papaya tree is doing very wellhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816river18.jpg816river18Check out that huge vine climbing up the also huge treehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816river17.jpg816river17We also saw some of these pretty blue flowershttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816river16.jpg816river16Quite a few of these interesting plants were blooming in the woodshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816river15.jpg816river15I love the riverhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816river14.jpg816river14I took the time to snap a few more photos before we lefthttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816river19.jpg816river19At first the stairs rise so slowly they are more like a path, but later they get a lot steeper https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816river13.jpg816river13https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816river11.jpg816river11More interesting things on a fallen tree2016-08-19T14:00:16+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/08/03/cacao-cafe-new-restaurant-in-boquete/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/menu3.jpgmenu3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/menu2.jpgmenu2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/menu1.jpgmenu1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/menu4.jpgmenu4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816cacao8.jpg816cacao8https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816cacao6.jpg816cacao6Bread pudding - Joel raved about this all though dessert and all the way home! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816cacao5.jpg816cacao5The salad dressing was cacao and balsamic vinegar, very different and very interesting. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816cacao4.jpg816cacao4I thought this was chicken chowder, though I don't see that item on the menu. It sure was good! It was a stew of chicken, beans, and corn with cacao in the mix, just wonderful. The corn bread on top was also excellent and complimented the dish perfectly, and a salad was served on the side. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816cacao3.jpg816cacao3Joel had sauteed beef with onions and peppers, rice and salad. It was very flavorful. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816cacao7.jpg816cacao7My chocolate flan was excellent. Apparently I was so excited I only snapped one picture not exactly in focus before I ate the entire thing. 2016-08-09T22:41:30+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/08/01/cost-of-living-report-july-2016/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/816house.jpg816houseOur house today2016-08-06T03:28:58+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/07/31/sunday-at-the-bar/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716bar2.jpg716bar2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716bar1.jpg716bar12016-08-04T18:28:26+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/07/31/miscellaneous-photos/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716misc110.jpg716misc1the butterfly came back and landed on my bicycle baskethttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716misc19.jpg716misc19these plants come up every rainy season and make these interesting flowershttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716misc18.jpg716misc18more red ti plantshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716misc17.jpg716misc17another ti plant we found somewhere and brought homehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716misc16.jpg716misc16a bit of moss growing on the orange treehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716misc15.jpg716misc15more wild orchid flowershttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716misc14.jpg716misc14We brought home a wild orchid from the woods and it is blooming at the momenthttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716misc13.jpg716misc13This lacy little vine with the pink flowers has really taken off this yearhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716misc12.jpg716misc12One of the gingers has these little white flowers on top of the pink oneshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716misc11.jpg716misc11This pretty butterfly landed on my table2016-08-01T15:13:32+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/07/30/a-panamanian-house/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716house5.jpg716house5This is a back bedroom. The windows are cinder block but do have screens inside. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716house6.jpg716house6There is a good size back yard with a storage shed. Someone is using the vacant lot next door to grow food plants. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716house3.jpg716house3Looking through the front window, this appears to be the dining room with the kitchen beyond, and the living room to the right. You can see the metal roof and the single light bulb above. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716house4.jpg716house4The view from the side window. The front door is on the right, the floor of the first room is tiled but it appears that the room beyond has a cement floor. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716house1.jpg716house1Street view of the househttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716house2.jpg716house2The for rent sign2016-08-01T15:26:11+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/07/29/a-nighttime-visitor/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716moth2.jpg716moth2Lots of green furhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716moth1.jpg716moth1Big eyeshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716moth3.jpg716moth3The whole moth2016-07-30T17:42:06+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/07/29/the-psychological-benefits-of-writing/2016-08-01T15:09:59+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/07/26/first-you-whine-then-you-celebrate/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716water.jpg716waterhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716papaya.jpg716papaya2016-08-01T15:17:27+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/07/25/what-its-really-like-to-be-homeless-from-an-educated-womans-point-of-view/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/angel.jpgFeatured Image -- 167012016-07-27T02:41:10+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/07/25/water-woes/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716watertruck.jpg716waterTruck2016-07-28T20:57:25+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/07/23/how-retired-are-you-and-a-baby-lizard/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716lizard.jpg716lizard2016-08-26T15:25:57+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/07/19/who-can-you-trust/2016-07-24T14:39:35+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/07/18/problems-with-papayas/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716papaya6.jpg716papaya6Male flowers, When the tree gets bigger and has more flowers, they almost looks like sparklershttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716papaya7.jpg716papaya7A white, female flower on a fruiting treehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716papaya4.jpg716papaya4By the back corner of the househttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716papaya5.jpg716papaya5Just outside the front fencehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716papaya1.jpg716papaya1The top of the papaya tree is laying on the groundhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716papaya3.jpg716papaya3The trunk is still there looking like someone whacked it with a machete. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716papaya2.jpg716papaya2All the leaves and fruit is on the ground2016-07-20T19:21:32+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/07/17/hunting-for-mangoes/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716mangoes4.jpg716mangoes4ready for storage in the deep freezerhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716mangoes3.jpg716mangoes3Frozen mangoes ready to put in bagshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716mangoes2.jpg716mangoes2One day's findingshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716mangoes1.jpg716mangoes12016-07-19T00:04:42+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/07/16/a-great-bb/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716bnb15.jpg716bnb15Some tour ideashttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716bnb14.jpg716bnb14This is the room with twin beds that is next to the double bed room. Moty and his wife have their own room on this side of the house as well. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716bnb13.jpg716bnb13This is one of the smaller rooms on the right side of the house. The picture isn't the greatest because of the sun pouring in the window but you get the general idea.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716bnb12.jpg716bnb12This room with the sitting area is also on the left side of the house. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716bnb11.jpg716bnb11This large room is on the left side of the house. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716bnb9.jpg716bnb9Toucans! There were lots of beautiful birds and parrots, but I think the toucans are especially beautifulhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716bnb8.jpg716bnb8I don't know the story behind this cute little guy. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716bnb7.jpg716bnb7Moty said this monkey was given to him and is quite elderly. I noticed she was missing quite a few teeth. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716bnb6.jpg716bnb6This one is only friendly after he gets to know you. I was happy to see he has a leash so he can climb around his area, but not come to you unless you choose to get close enough https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716bnb10.jpg716bnb10This monkey was thrilled at any attention, though I kept my distance just in case. He is paralyzed on the left side but still does a good job of climbing around on everything within reach. 2016-07-18T13:48:40+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/07/15/nothing-going-on/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716misc10.jpg716misc10This beautiful butterfly landed on my bicycle the other day. I don't think I've ever seen one like this before. What beautiful and intricate patterns!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716misc9.jpg716misc9I was organizing the shelves by my table yesterday, and noticed this little cocoon hanging from the pipe that handles the water from the AChttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716misc8.jpg716misc8More evening rain. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716misc7.jpg716misc7It's rainy season, and I took a couple photos one evening as it started to get dark during a rainstorm. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716misc6.jpg716misc6This odd looking moth landed on my table one nighthttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716misc5.jpg716misc5This is a mariñon corizon tree. It has beautiful purple delicate flowers that carpet the ground below in purple petals, and then it makes a somewhat bland fruit that when cooked, is very much like apples. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716misc4.jpg716misc4This is a huge mango tree in a vacant lot in the neighborhood. It isn't fruiting at the moment but when it does, it gives really big, red, delicious mangoes. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716misc3.jpg716misc3I rode around the neighborhood the other day, which I hadn't done in quite a while. This is my favorite tree. Notice the two story house behind it which looks small in comparison. Someone told me the tree is over 200 years old. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716misc2.jpg716misc2Sometimes we get visited by very green baby iguanashttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716misc1.jpg716misc1This elegant tiny bug landed on my table one night2016-07-17T03:56:08+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/07/04/heliconia-sale-in-volcan/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716volcan20.jpg716volcan20From the left, incense to attract more clients, then to attract more money, more riches, more energy, power, and total relaxation. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716volcan22.jpg716volcan22I bought these - vanilla cinnamon to give the body energy, and cannabis for exploring my deepest thoughts :D https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716volcan21.jpg716volcan21Again from the left, incense for love, enjoy and revive with coffee, cannabis for deep thoughts, vanilla for happiness, strawberries to remove negativity, for peace, money and health. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716volcan1.jpg716volcan1When you arrive, one of the first things you see is this amazing water lily pond. I had two large ponds in Florida and love water lilies, so I was very excited to see these. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716volcan19.jpg716volcan19My friend's plants were brought down to the street by wheelbarrow.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716volcan18.jpg716volcan18What a unique and interesting flower. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716volcan17.jpg716volcan17I like the colors of these leaveshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716volcan16.jpg716volcan16If you look closely at the lighter colored ginger in the center, you can see a couple delicate flowers coming out of a couple of the spaces. They almost look like little butterflies or insects of some sort.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716volcan15.jpg716volcan15This photo does not do these plants justice. On the left is the one I liked in front of the sale area, and that's a ginger on the right. They are both huge!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/716volcan14.jpg716volcan14more flowers2016-07-12T02:27:16+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/06/30/plantains/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616plantains11.jpg616plantains11https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616plantains12.jpg616plantains12https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616plantains9.jpg616plantains9June 27th Not much has changed but the plantains are getting fatterhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616plantains8.jpg616plantains8June 18th. Now changes were happening less rapidly, so I'll skip a few dayshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616plantains7.jpg616plantains7June 15thhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616plantains6.jpg616plantains6June 14thhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616plantains10.jpg616plantains10June 29th. I was advised to cut off the flower which makes the fruits get fatter. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616plantains4.jpg616plantains4June 12thhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616plantains3.jpg616plantains3June 11thhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616plantains2.jpg616plantains2June 10th, flower just starting to open2016-07-05T00:54:52+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/06/29/little-bugs/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616bugs81.jpg616bugs8Usually the flies are very active and don't sit still at all, but this little one was very cooperativehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616bugs71.jpg616bugs7today this little yellow fly landed right in front of me like it wanted to be photographedhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616bugs61.jpg616bugs6this one was a big larger and could be seen fairly well with the naked eyehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616bugs51.jpg616bugs5Is this little bug looking at mehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616bugs21.jpg616bugs2This one looked like a shiny dot on the table. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616bugs13.jpg616bugs1This little one looks kind of like an elegant lady2016-07-03T23:26:33+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/06/27/deal-on-boquete-tree-trek/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/treetrek.jpgTreeTrek2016-06-29T21:53:21+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/06/26/tips-for-renting-in-panama/2016-07-04T04:31:44+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/06/24/the-joy-of-books/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/hesse_books.jpghesse_books2016-07-19T00:04:41+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/06/18/what-does-a-tourist-do-in-david/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616friends14.jpg616friends14https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616friends12.jpg616friends12The beach! I was a beautiful sunny day, the waves were pounding in the rising tide, and we had the beach all to ourselveshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616friends13.jpg616friends13Tito joined us for a great lunch of friend fish and pataconeshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616friends10.jpg616friends10These huge bulls were lounging on a corner in Guaramalhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616friends9.jpg616friends9Mighty Machines! These big beasts are used to harvest rice. Now, big machines always make me think of my grandson and his love for big machineshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616friends11.jpg616friends11Someone got loose and went wandering in the road. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616friends1.jpg616friends1I think Emma was singing for ushttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616friends4.jpg616friends4Then we decided we needed a photo of all of ushttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616friends3.jpg616friends3Martine wanted a photo of her three new friendshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616friends2.jpg616friends2and Martine was enjoying the songs2016-06-21T16:03:27+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/06/17/are-you-willing-to-help/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/marbin-and-catherine.jpgThis is Marbin with his little sister Catherine.2016-06-18T01:44:10+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/06/15/hotel-deal-in-boquete/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/gardeninn.jpggardenInnPhoto from the Ofertasimple page2016-06-15T18:51:22+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/06/13/rainy-season/2016-06-18T15:39:33+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/06/08/huecos-en-la-cabeza/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616huecos3.jpg616huecos3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616huecos4.jpg616huecos4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616huecos1.jpg616huecos1Man a machete attack the treehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616huecos2.jpg616huecos2Man and bananas!2016-06-09T23:44:36+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/06/07/ballet-in-panama/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/ballet.jpgballet2016-06-08T15:14:46+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/06/06/poverty/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image293.jpegimage293https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image42.jpegimage422016-06-12T03:46:35+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/06/04/just-another-day-in-panama-2/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616aday7.jpg616aDay7https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616aday8.jpg616aDay8https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616aday6.jpg616aDay6https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616aday4.jpg616aDay4At the end of the street is the new neighborhood that is going on. I still don't understand the cutting in to the hillside. I notice it also goes around the right side of the hills. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616aday3.jpg616aDay3As you leave our neighborhood you see this sign pointing across the street to the new neighborhood under construction. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616aday5.jpg616aDay5Also, about a block down the street I saw this. An apartment building?? That will look odd in this area of single family homes. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616aday2.jpg616aDay2Lucho watching the truck. I have such nice neighbors I smile just looking at the photo. He's smart, hard working, sensible, and has a heart of gold. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616aday1.jpg616aDay1The guys who load the wood (by hand!) on to the truck all pile on tip when they drive off. I don't know where they do, but before long they are back to load more. 2016-06-06T03:00:49+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/06/03/the-teak-harvest-continues/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616moreteak6.jpg616moreTeak6Looking back up the hill we could see where they had cut a lot of the trees. The pine forest is up above here. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616moreteak5.jpg616moreTeak5When we got to the bottom of the road we found the work area. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616moreteak7.jpg616moreTeak7The river is beyond these trees. You can see evidence of the brush fires that went through here three months ago. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616moreteak3.jpg616moreTeak3Now I'm looking back up the road. It's a fairly steep inclinehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616moreteak2.jpg616moreTeak2The top of the roadhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616moreteak4.jpg616moreTeak4We head down the remarkably clean road, though because of all the rain it's a bit muddy and slippery. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616moreteak1.jpg616moreTeak1This is our street. I was standing more or less in front of our house which is on the right. The fence is in front of my across the street neighbor. The pine forest is behind and beyond her house. Straight ahead the road ends at the edge of a cliff. The teak trees are mostly down there next to the river. 2016-06-03T16:48:02+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/06/03/adoption/2016-06-17T15:12:34+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/06/01/harvesting-teak-in-panama/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616teak13.jpg616teak13This was shortly before the truck left the neighborhood. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616teak11.jpg616teak11Then, they took the truck to the woodhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616teak10.jpg616teak10First the guys were sawing the trees into pieceshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616teak12.jpg616teak12Then, they physically picked up the pieces and carried them to the truck!!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616teak9.jpg616teak9Trees at the edge of the woods ready for the next stephttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616teak7.jpg616teak7The tree gets dragged behind the tractorhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616teak4.jpg616teak4Another guy cleared trees out of the way to make room for the trees to be taken outhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616teak3.jpg616teak3The guys headed for a spot in the woods above the cliff. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616teak6.jpg616teak6This is one of the teak trees on the ground ready to be taken outhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/616teak5.jpg616teak5One of the guys headed up the tree to loop a rope above, which was then used to bring up a steel cable with pulleys2016-06-02T02:18:20+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/05/30/sometimes-there-are-other-days/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/516aday2.jpg516aDay2The Super Baru parking helper. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/516aday1.jpg516aDay1Sitting in traffic for a while. All the yellow vehicles are taxis. Yes, we have a whole lot of taxis here! 2016-05-31T15:09:49+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/05/28/a-very-good-day/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image.jpegimageSome of the front yard is looking much better. I won't show you the back yard for a while though ;) 2016-05-30T04:00:09+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/05/26/the-river-3/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/516river6.jpg516river6https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/516river5.jpg516river5https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/516river4.jpg516river4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/516river3.jpg516river3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/516river2.jpg516river2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/516river1.jpg516river12016-05-27T17:53:40+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/05/24/construction-and-mighty-machines/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/516construction23.jpg516construction23This place was a mess! There was a house in the middle with no roof, and a building down the side that looked like motel rooms where they had various offices. The sign says something about tearing down the old place (done), cleaning up the site, and building them a new building. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/516construction22.jpg516construction22This building was finished shortly after we arrived 3 1/2 years ago and has never been occupied. Now it has a for sale sign out front. Some have mentioned money laundering, but I don't know if that's true or just the only way to explain this situation. The government offices wanted to move here there but it was too expensive, according to my neighbor who has two kids who are lawyers working in the city. Now offices are scattered all over town which is less convenient for everyone. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/516construction21.jpg516construction21There has been a lot of progress on this building. I thought I was told it's going to be a shop for trucks, but with all that glass I don't think that's right. Workmen tend to speak fast and mumble so I often don't get what they tell me. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/516construction24.jpg516construction24The metal workers have a new tin man out front. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/516construction20.jpg516construction20https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/516construction19.jpg516construction19On the way back uptown, next to Banco National, this building is now finished and occupied. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/516construction16.jpg516construction16The sign in front shows another very attractive commercial building. Again, there were people working on Sunday. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/516construction17.jpg516construction17This was going on across the street, but it looks more like a remodel than new construction. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/516construction18.jpg516construction18More machines were on the other side of the building. Guys were hard at work here too, and this photo was also taken on Sunday. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/516construction15.jpg516construction15Across the street this fairly large commercial center looks finished, and there were a couple businesses already moved in. 2016-05-25T15:41:34+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/05/24/just-a-bug/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/516bug2.jpg516bug2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/516bug1.jpg516bug1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/516bug3.jpg516bug32016-05-27T19:30:00+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/05/24/walking-tours-of-panama-city/2016-06-02T00:18:22+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/05/22/instant-translation/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/real-time-translator-ear-waverly-labs-3.jpgreal-time-translator-ear-waverly-labs-32016-06-07T15:20:50+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/05/22/cynicism-and-resignation/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/maria_popova-300x300.jpgmaria_popova-300x3002016-05-25T01:58:57+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/05/19/the-hassles-and-problems-of-living-in-panama/2016-05-22T23:31:59+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/05/17/when-will-you-retire/2016-05-20T09:06:15+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/05/16/back-in-panama-with-the-wildlife/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/516birds.jpg516birds2016-05-17T22:39:10+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/05/12/the-homeless-traveler/2016-05-16T01:34:16+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/05/08/fell-off-the-face-of-the-earth/2016-05-09T06:37:44+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/03/09/machines-at-work/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/316machines4.jpg316machines4Looking west, there is a constant stream of trucks hauling dirt. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/316machines3.jpg316machines3Looking south, there is a lot of open space getting readyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/316machines5.jpg316machines5Looking north, there is a lot more space in that direction too. It looks like they have removed the huge rock and flattened out a lot of the area.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/316machines1.jpg316machines1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/316machines2.jpg316machines22016-03-13T03:45:50+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/03/09/a-day-out-and-about-and-lots-of-good-luck/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/316beach2.jpg316beach2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/316beach1.jpg316beach1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/316beach3.jpg316beach32016-03-21T03:07:02+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/03/04/my-new-friend/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/316sunset2.jpg316sunset2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/316sunset1.jpg316sunset1Baru, looking beautiful and mysterious through the evening colorshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/032.jpg032Here are the puppies who live under the tractor trailer. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/316dog1.jpg316dog1I learned the guys named her Avenita. Here she is with Joel after this evening's care. (pulling off the gauze causes the wound to bleed again, which is why I'm going to hunt for alternatives tomorrow)2016-03-13T03:37:51+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/03/04/new-adventures-and-a-new-blog/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/12825134_10208965927973180_1241719141_n.jpgThe Bike gets a total going over in the shop!2016-03-07T00:05:45+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/02/29/fire-it-cleans-your-yard/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216fire12.jpg216fire12Looking down the cliff to the woods below, it looks pretty burned. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216fire11.jpg216fire11Fire continues to smolder outside our fence. This area inside the fence was very full of leaves but look now, the fire didn't even come here. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216fire10.jpg216fire10The smoke is really bad, but it makes an interesting photohttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216fire9.jpg216fire9The woods across the street are full of smoke toohttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216fire8.jpg216fire8There is a layer of ash on everythinghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216fire7.jpg216fire7I don't know why the lemon tree in the side yard looks so bad. The fire was near, but not under or in it. My neighbor says now we can enjoy smoked lemons. ha! I cleaned out tons of leaves from under this tree last week though, thank goodness or they would have burned for sure. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216fire6.jpg216fire6In the woods beyond and below, the fire continues and the air is still full of smokehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216fire5.jpg216fire5The leaf pile isn't nearly as high as it used to behttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216fire4.jpg216fire4The plants near the fence don't look so good any more. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216fire3.jpg216fire3the firemen arrived, 30 minutes after they were first called and by then things were pretty much under control. 2016-03-03T14:19:28+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/02/26/cashews/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216marinon3.jpg216marinon3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216marinon2.jpg216marinon2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216marinon1.jpg216marinon12016-03-02T13:36:33+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/02/26/boquete-birthday-party/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216fiesta7.jpg216fiesta7https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216fiesta5.jpg216fiesta5It 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 legshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216fiesta4.jpg216fiesta4This piñata was a paper doll with yellow hair and a frilly white skirt https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216fiesta3.jpg216fiesta3The gal in the doorway pulls on the string to raise and lower the piñata to make hitting it more challenginghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216fiesta2.jpg216fiesta2Then, 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. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216fiesta1.jpg216fiesta1First the participant is blindfolded, turned around a few times, handed a stick, and pointed in generally the right direction. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216fiesta6.jpg216fiesta6Like all piñatas, eventually it totally succumbed and the party goers got to pick up the contents. 2016-02-28T00:00:11+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/02/22/iguana/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216iguana2.jpg216iguana2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216iguana1.jpg216iguana12016-02-25T14:31:36+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/02/20/bugs-and-spiders/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216bugs7.jpg216bugs7There is an unusual red onehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216bugs6.jpg216bugs6The dragonflies seem to love the clotheslinehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216bugs5.jpg216bugs5This tiny beetle looks like it has antlershttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216bugs4.jpg216bugs4Check out the gold eyeshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216bugs3.jpg216bugs3Interesting, slow moving green bughttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216bugs2.jpg216bugs2Sometimes they make interesting webs toohttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216bugs1.jpg216bugs1We have cool spiders!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216bugs30.jpg216bugs30beautiful butterfly on my mouse padhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216bugs29.jpg216bugs29This pretty, shiny beetle landed on my table one nighthttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216bugs28.jpg216bugs28Hi there! 2016-02-27T14:17:53+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/02/19/resolution-9-make-use-of-your-suffering/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/simoneweil4.jpgsimoneweil42016-03-18T13:19:48+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/02/19/tip-this-is-panama/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/tip2.jpgTIP2016-02-20T03:12:17+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/02/18/yes-it-is-hot/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/weather.jpgweather2016-02-20T00:29:09+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/02/18/a-few-birds/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216birds9.jpg216birds9These nightjars like to sit under the street lamps and jump up for the bugs that are attracted by the light. I like hearing their calls in the nighthttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216birds8.jpg216birds8An interesting butterfly sits on the tree trunkhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216birds7.jpg216birds7Here is Mrs. crimson-backed tanagerhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216birds6.jpg216birds6We have a lot of flycatchers around herehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216birds5.jpg216birds5I love these crimson-backed tanagershttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216birds4.jpg216birds4A pair of blue-grey tanagers are attracted by the papayahttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216birds3.jpg216birds3I was lucky to get a few shots of the cuckoohttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216birds2.jpg216birds2a squirrel cuckoo is a quiet and elusive birdhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216birds1.jpg216birds1An oropendula sits on a palm tree stump2016-02-19T20:05:29+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/02/15/resolution-8-choose-understanding-over-judgement/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/annetruitt1.jpgannetruitt12016-02-18T20:05:12+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/02/14/happy-valentines-day/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/autumn5.jpgautumn5sweetnesshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/autumn4.jpgautumn4The whole happy familyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/autumn3.jpgautumn3daddy and daughterhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/autumn2.jpgautumn2mom and baby (also a few professional photos in this group)https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/autumn1.jpgautumn1Merry Christmas!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/autumn6.jpgautumn6Looking cool for an outing (but I think she is sleeping behind the glasses)https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/marian9.jpgmarian9mom and childrenhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/marian8.jpgmarian8mom and babyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/marian7.jpgmarian7A sweet Christmas picturehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/marian6.jpgmarian6No, I do not want to take a bath!2016-02-16T00:41:48+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/02/13/resolution-7-master-the-art-of-loving/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/erichfromm1.jpgerichfromm12016-02-16T20:13:48+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/02/12/this-and-that/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216critters2.jpg216critters2Me? I'm just sitting here quietly by the wall. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216critters1.jpg216critters1I put some gecko eggs in a dish, and one day I found a newly hatched babyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216critters10.jpg216critters10baby iguana on a fence posthttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216critters9.jpg216critters9Joel caught this little baby lizard in the yardhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216critters8.jpg216critters8A cute little hummingbird in the treehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216critters7.jpg216critters7ah ha! So this is why my hibiscus loses every new leaf it grows. I moved it to the front yard but the iguanas discovered it there, so i have no hibiscus in my yardhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216critters6.jpg216critters6I found an iguana sitting on top of the fence pillar. It thought if it flattened itself down and didn't move, maybe I wouldn't notice it. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216critters5.jpg216critters5I don't know what is up with this sitting on the stonehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216critters4.jpg216critters4It looks like this interesting bird was in one of our fruit treeshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216critters3.jpg216critters3A baby iguana was on the terrace2016-02-13T19:15:36+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/02/11/resolution-6-refuse-to-play-the-perfection-game/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ursulakleguin0.jpgursulakleguin02016-02-16T20:09:58+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/02/09/mi-jardin-es-tu-jardin-in-boquete/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216jardin8.jpg216jardin8I don't know what the orange trees are in the background but they are sure prettyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216jardin7.jpg216jardin7pretty waterfallshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216jardin6.jpg216jardin6A red poinsettia was in bloomhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216jardin5.jpg216jardin5Spanish moss is not a common sight in Panama but this pine tree was full of ithttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216jardin4.jpg216jardin4a pretty pondhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216jardin3.jpg216jardin3Just below the restaurant you find yourself entering the beautiful garden areahttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216jardin2.jpg216jardin2This is the view from the restauranthttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216jardin1.jpg216jardin1The pretty restaurant has seating above and also below on garden levelhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216jardin16.jpg216jardin16We enjoy one last view of the mountains as we return to the parking lothttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/216jardin15.jpg216jardin15A little girl runs to the painted cow so her family can take her 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next to a large, heavy duty garden hose herehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116bug1.jpg116bug1What is it??!2016-01-31T23:40:34+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/01/29/resolution-2/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/kierkegaard.jpgkierkegaard2016-02-05T13:03:35+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/01/27/a-lizard-a-snake-a-moon-and-some-birds/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116moon4.jpg116moon4The lights of David twinkle in the distancehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116moon3.jpg116moon3The moon shines over the mountains and clouds, and you can barely make out the friends at the full moon tailgate party below. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116moon5.jpg116moon5There was a bonfire for anyone who wanted to BBQ or keep warmhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116moon6.jpg116moon6https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116moon2.jpg116moon2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116moon1.jpg116moon12016-01-29T14:01:25+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/01/26/what-did-you-do-all-day/2016-02-15T22:50:07+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/01/25/16-resolutions-or-thoughts-to-live-by/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/brain_pickings_wordmark2x.pngbrain_pickings_wordmark@2x2016-01-27T21:33:27+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/01/23/just-get-out-there/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116bike9.jpg116bike9Pretty yellow flowershttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116bike8.jpg116bike8I've seen a few of these other yellow trees in bloomhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116bike7.jpg116bike7These trees with tiny white flowers are blooming all over town, and when you pass them it feels like going through a cloud of sweet fragrancehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116bike11.jpg116bike11This very interesting moth spent a night on my patiohttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116bike10.jpg116bike10I stopped under a palm tree and this grackle was making a lot of noise abovehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116bike5.jpg116bike5This is just some other mountains seen from my favorite route through the hillshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116bike4.jpg116bike4There is a new housing development going in northwest of us, and Baru towers in the distance https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116bike3.jpg116bike3I think this was from another point across the fieldhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116bike2.jpg116bike2It also looks good across the fieldhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116bike1.jpg116bike1There is a good viewing point down the road from us2016-01-26T14:22:34+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/01/21/who-follows-the-news/2016-01-25T14:33:34+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/01/20/quilts-at-the-boquete-library/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116library11.jpg116library11https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116library10.jpg116library10https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116library9.jpg116library9https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116library8.jpg116library8https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116library12.jpg116library12https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116library6.jpg116library6As you climb up the stairs there is a very interesting view down through the buildinghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116library5.jpg116library5There was some children's art on displayhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116library4.jpg116library4Upstairs is a nice area for readinghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116library3.jpg116library3There is also a coffee shophttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116library2.jpg116library2Here is the main floor sitting area and children's library. 2016-01-24T22:02:50+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/01/18/a-munenco-a-funny/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116trump3.jpg116trump3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116trump2.jpg116trump2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116trump1.jpg116trump12016-01-20T02:09:46+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/01/19/a-big-bee/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116bee5.jpg116bee5https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116bee3.jpg116bee3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116bee2.jpg116bee2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116bee1.jpg116bee1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116bee4.jpg116bee42016-01-20T04:07:58+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2013/02/15/summer-fun-at-the-river/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1331.jpg133https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/jump41.jpgjump4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/jump31.jpgjump3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/jump11.jpgjump1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/jump21.jpgjump2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/river21.jpgriver2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/river11.jpgriver1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/river31.jpgriver3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/lizard21.jpglizard2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/lizard11.jpglizard12016-01-17T21:20:24+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2013/02/13/weekly-photo-challenge-home/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/termite51.jpgtermite5TERMITES - they need a home toohttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/termite41.jpgtermite4I looked up into a stand of tree and saw one of the biggest nests I've ever seen! It must be three feet high.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/termite31.jpgtermite3I knocked the covering off this unoccupied home to reveal a bit of the network underneath.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/termite21.jpgtermite2Here is a close uphttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/termite11.jpgtermite1You often see these strange things on trees around here.2016-01-17T21:06:01+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/01/17/just-some-scenery-2/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116scenery11.jpg116scenery11Across from the site for the new sports complex on the way back to town is a nice shady spot good for a rest and a drink of water. I love this beautiful tree! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116scenery10.jpg116scenery10There was something fairly large that kept surfacing but it looked like a turtle. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116scenery9.jpg116scenery9On that same route is the beautiful, tranquil pond. I'm told there are alligators there but I've never seen one. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116scenery7.jpg116scenery7A bit more countryside on the way to La Barqueta beach - living fences, sugar cane fields, and Volcan Baru in the distancehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116scenery6.jpg116scenery6Just a bit of countryside with some living fence trees, hay bales, and a field of beanshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116scenery5.jpg116scenery5This is the same river looking in the other direction from the bridge. It must not be very deep because this man easily walked across it. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116scenery4.jpg116scenery4This is the river before Guarumal on the way to La Barqueta beachhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116scenery3.jpg116scenery3I think we were driving to town when I saw these spectacular clouds, and had to ask Joel to stop so I could snap a photo. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116scenery2.jpg116scenery2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116scenery1.jpg116scenery12016-01-21T03:07:01+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/01/17/a-strange-iguana-experience/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116hurtiguana4.jpg116hurtiguana4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116hurtiguana3.jpg116hurtiguana3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116hurtiguana2.jpg116hurtiguana2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116hurtiguana1.jpg116hurtiguana12016-01-18T17:41:17+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/01/15/a-fun-night-in-boquete-and-pollera-dancers/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116oasis8.jpg116oasis8https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116oasis7.jpg116oasis7https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116oasis9.jpg116oasis9https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116oasis6.jpg116oasis6https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116oasis5.jpg116oasis5https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116oasis4.jpg116oasis4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116oasis3.jpg116oasis3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116oasis2.jpg116oasis2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116oasis1.jpg116oasis12016-01-16T17:18:52+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/01/13/a-couple-critters/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116bugs3.jpg116bugs3He's been munching away for about a week now. It's pretty easy to see where he's been. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116bugs4.jpg116bugs4Here is the little critter himself.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116bugs2.jpg116bugs2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116bugs1.jpg116bugs12016-01-15T14:15:41+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/01/12/what-do-you-want/2016-01-17T13:03:56+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/01/10/big-iguanas/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116iguana4.jpg116iguana4First he ran along the wall looking for a possible way through.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116iguana5.jpg116iguana5Then, he checked out the chain link but was too big to get through. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116iguana2.jpg116iguana2Nope, he's not fitting through this fencehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116iguana1.jpg116iguana1He's up the fence checking out the situationhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116iguana3.jpg116iguana3Finally he figured out he has to climb all the way up and over the top. He jumped down on the other side and ran off through the yard. 2016-01-11T16:11:37+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/01/10/toucans-in-the-neighborhood/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116toucans4.jpg116toucans4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116toucans8.jpg116toucans8https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116toucans6.jpg116toucans6https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116toucans5.jpg116toucans5https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116toucans7.jpg116toucans7https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116toucans2.jpg116toucans2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116toucans1.jpg116toucans1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/116toucans3.jpg116toucans32016-01-19T04:00:21+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/01/07/being-helpful/2016-01-10T03:42:06+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2016/01/05/feliz-ano-nuevo/2016-01-07T03:51:19+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/7-copyright/2021-10-01T18:00:35+00:00weekly0.6https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/about/2026-01-09T00:32:25+00:00weekly0.6https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/12/29/mighty-machines/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215mightymachines12.jpg1215mightyMachines12https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215mightymachines10.jpg1215mightyMachines10https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215mightymachines11.jpg1215mightyMachines11https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215mightymachines9.jpg1215mightyMachines9I got pretty close to this onehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215mightymachines8.jpg1215mightyMachines8digging a well??https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215mightymachines7.jpg1215mightyMachines7and morehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215mightymachines6.jpg1215mightyMachines6I would like to play with thesehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215mightymachines5.jpg1215mightyMachines5more machineshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215mightymachines4.jpg1215mightyMachines4Another huge rock starting to come aparthttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215mightymachines3.jpg1215mightyMachines3It looks like they have been breaking up the huge rocks2015-12-30T16:19:35+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/12/25/feliz-navidad-2/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215christmas181.jpg1215christmas18https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215christmas161.jpg1215christmas16https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215christmas171.jpg1215christmas17https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215christmas71.jpg1215christmas7The tree in the downtown city parkhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215christmas81.jpg1215christmas8The student orchestrahttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215christmas21.jpg1215christmas2The set was very beautiful and detailed. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215christmas110.jpg1215christmas1There were chairs for people to sit, and a sound man and controller on the left. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215christmas31.jpg1215christmas3flying angels?https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215christmas91.jpg1215christmas9We took a walk one evening down some of the closed downtown streets.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215christmas151.jpg1215christmas15There was a merry go round and next to it, these bumper cars2015-12-28T03:30:40+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/12/23/crazy-big-lemons/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215lemons3.jpg1215lemons3You can certainly see the lemons on the lower branches though, and the fruit that has fallen on the ground. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215lemons2.jpg1215lemons2Another shot of the lemons and the egg carton.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215lemons1.jpg1215lemons1I took a photo of a couple of the lemons next to an egg carton for size comparison. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215lemons4.jpg1215lemons4Unfortunately this year the tree is covered with some sort of vine so you can't even see it. 2016-01-05T03:26:32+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/12/23/catching-up-some-family-pictures/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215babies21.jpg1215babies2We decided to go out for a walk, the two moms, two babies, grandma, and Drew who was very tolerant of a house full of nothing but females, even including the cats!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215babies10.jpg1215babies10All of us together, documented for posterityhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215babies9.jpg1215babies9A candid shot, Autumn still sound asleep https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215babies8.jpg1215babies8My beautiful daughters and babieshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215babies7.jpg1215babies7Autumn slept through the whole photo shoothttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215babies6.jpg1215babies6Two babies, one awake and one asleephttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215babies5.jpg1215babies5There is a spot on our walk where we could see downtown Seattle. I didn't even look at the trees on the left until I sorted through these photos. They look like some sort of tree witches or goblins! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215babies4.jpg1215babies4almost matching babies but not really. They do look quite different from each other. We can figure out who either one of them looks like either!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215babies3.jpg1215babies3Matching strollers, jackets, baby blankets..... https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215babies1.jpg1215babies1Two of the cats, enjoying the Christmas season (and being remarkably good about not bothering the tree)2015-12-24T18:46:50+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/12/22/celebrating-christmas-with-latino-and-indigenous-families-in-panama/2015-12-23T15:14:11+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/12/17/home-again-2/2015-12-21T23:46:02+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/12/09/its-looking-like-christmas/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215christmas19.jpg1215Christmas19https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215christmas18.jpg1215Christmas18https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215christmas17.jpg1215Christmas17https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215christmas16.jpg1215Christmas16https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215christmas15.jpg1215Christmas15https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215christmas14.jpg1215Christmas14https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215christmas13.jpg1215Christmas13https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215christmas12.jpg1215Christmas12https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215christmas11.jpg1215Christmas11https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215christmas10.jpg1215Christmas102015-12-10T18:06:19+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/12/08/chili-rellenos-casserole/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215chilir4.jpg1215ChiliR4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215chilir3.jpg1215ChiliR3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215chilir2.jpg1215ChiliR2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215chilir1.jpg1215ChiliR12015-12-09T05:29:41+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/12/08/tofu-parmesan/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215tofup4.jpg1215TofuP4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215tofup5.jpg1215TofuP5https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215tofup3.jpg1215TofuP3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215tofup2.jpg1215TofuP2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215tofup1.jpg1215TofuP12015-12-09T16:12:33+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/12/05/photographing-some-scenery/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215scenery1.jpg1215scenery1We have biked to a few different lake side parkshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215scenery15.jpg1215scenery15these very strange mushroom type of things are growing beside the drivewayhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215scenery14.jpg1215scenery14there is a spot on our walk where we can see Seattle and the mountains in the distancehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215scenery13.jpg1215scenery13a little park in my daughter's neighborhoodhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215scenery12.jpg1215scenery12some yards have this beautiful grass with the big plumeshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215scenery11.jpg1215scenery11it was pretty in the other directions as wellhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215scenery10.jpg1215scenery10Crossing the bridge, the sky in the distance was beautifulhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215scenery9.jpg1215scenery9we biked through this pretty nature area on our way to Mercer islandhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215scenery8.jpg1215scenery8we passed these bushes loaded with berries on our walkhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1215scenery7.jpg1215scenery7more pretty reflections2015-12-07T17:51:15+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/12/01/learn-spanish/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/yaira10.jpgYaira10https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/yaira9.jpgYaira9https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/yaira8.jpgYaira82015-12-03T05:20:09+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/11/30/autumns-first-bath/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115autumnbath1.jpg1115AutumnBath1Water is pleasantly warm, and we are readyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115autumnbath11.jpg1115AutumnBath11When is the next snack?https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115autumnbath10.jpg1115AutumnBath10All right, I think I'm fine after allhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115autumnbath9.jpg1115AutumnBath9Now she decided she has something to say about the bath, or is she protesting the end of the bath?https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115autumnbath8.jpg1115AutumnBath8Clean baby!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115autumnbath7.jpg1115AutumnBath7This seems to be fine toohttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115autumnbath6.jpg1115AutumnBath6Now, time to wash the rest of the babyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115autumnbath5.jpg1115AutumnBath5Yeah, head washed, time to dry the hair.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115autumnbath4.jpg1115AutumnBath4How nice there is a sprayer in the sink for rinsinghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115autumnbath3.jpg1115AutumnBath3Shampoo seems OK too2015-12-01T18:40:43+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/11/29/more-seattle-area-scenery/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115scenerya24.jpg1115sceneryA24Another pretty view of Seattlehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115scenerya23.jpg1115sceneryA23There are pretty views of Seattle in the distancehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115scenerya25.jpg1115sceneryA25There were also lots of open green spaces for people to playhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115scenerya22.jpg1115sceneryA22There were pretty fall colors here toohttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115scenerya21.jpg1115sceneryA21https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115scenerya19.jpg1115sceneryA19My kind and patient son in law and I set off down the roads and bike paths until we arrived at a very pretty park. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115scenerya18.jpg1115sceneryA18The park is by a beautiful latehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115scenerya17.jpg1115sceneryA17Timberlake Park on Lake Sammamishhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115scenerya16.jpg1115sceneryA16More pretty lake viewshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115scenerya151.jpg1115sceneryA152015-11-30T18:05:26+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/11/28/thanksgiving-nut-loaf/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115nutloaf.jpg1115nutloaf2015-12-02T16:52:32+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/11/28/thanksgiving-sweet-potatoes/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115sweetpotatoes.jpg1115sweetPotatoes2015-11-28T05:51:47+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/11/27/happy-thanksgiving/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115thanksgiving1.jpg1115thanksgiving1Dinner prep - the kitchen looks remarkably organized thanks to my daughter who washed up all the prep dishes and cleaned up. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115thanksgiving3.jpg1115thanksgiving3The table is almost ready!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115thanksgiving2.jpg1115thanksgiving2Dad was enlisted to take care of the baby, tough duty, as you can see. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115thanksgiving4.jpg1115thanksgiving42015-11-28T17:51:54+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/11/23/seattle-area-scenery/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115scenery19.jpg1115scenery19brrrrrhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115scenery18.jpg1115scenery18pretty, but chilly morninghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115scenery17.jpg1115scenery17more frost on the groundhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115scenery24.jpg1115scenery24the sun comes up, the frost melts and the fog clears, and the leaves look pretty through the back window https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115scenery23.jpg1115scenery23frost on the deckhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115scenery22.jpg1115scenery22the neighbors trees covered with plants and moss, seen through the chilly morning foghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115scenery21.jpg1115scenery21frost on the groundhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115scenery20.jpg1115scenery20frost on the plantshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115scenery15.jpg1115scenery15https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115scenery14.jpg1115scenery142015-11-25T03:47:25+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/11/21/lets-make-new-recipes/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115sandwich.jpg1115sandwich2015-11-23T16:24:30+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/11/19/the-newest-baby/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115autumn14.jpg1115Autumn14Getting ready to go outhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115autumn15.jpg1115Autumn15https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115autumn23.jpg1115Autumn23Dad and babyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115autumn22.jpg1115Autumn22Mom and babyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115autumn21.jpg1115Autumn21https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115autumn20.jpg1115Autumn20https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115autumn19.jpg1115Autumn19https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115autumn18.jpg1115Autumn18https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115autumn17.jpg1115Autumn17https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115autumn16.jpg1115Autumn16Hanging out, exhibiting cuteness above and beyond2015-11-21T17:43:36+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/11/18/the-childrens-museum/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115museum21.jpg1115museum21I think he would have stood there all day pushing that train whistle. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115museum20.jpg1115museum20The train was also popular.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115museum19.jpg1115museum19If you push the red button, the train whistle blows.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115museum18.jpg1115museum18Use this gun thing to shoot bursts of air at the shimmering curtain out there.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115museum17.jpg1115museum17This little guy was having a great time playing with the hardware on the board.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115museum16.jpg1115museum16There is something that looks like the sole of a flip flop. You use it to slap the pipes which make different notes so you can play tunes. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115museum14.jpg1115museum14You can use this cool light pen to write on the wall!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115museum15.jpg1115museum15One day there was story time in front of the cool light board.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115museum22.jpg1115museum22Here comes the train!!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115museum25.jpg1115museum25Just outside the toddler area is the puppet theater 2015-11-20T01:16:24+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/11/18/a-man-with-a-baby/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115joelmarian5.jpg1115JoelMarian5https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115joelmarian6.jpg1115JoelMarian6https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115joelmarian4.jpg1115JoelMarian4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115joelmarian3.jpg1115JoelMarian3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115joelmarian1.jpg1115JoelMarian1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115joelmarian2.jpg1115JoelMarian22015-11-20T01:12:34+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/11/16/hola-from-seattle/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115seattle6.jpg1115Seattle6When there is a bit of sun, I love how it shines through this tree. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115seattle4.jpg1115Seattle4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115seattle5.jpg1115Seattle5https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115seattle2.jpg1115Seattle2The sun tried to come out this morninghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115seattle3.jpg1115Seattle3This is as far as it gothttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115seattle1.jpg1115Seattle12015-11-18T16:44:08+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/11/11/chasing-bubbles/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115bubbles20.jpg1115bubbles20Chasing bubbles is such fun!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115bubbles19.jpg1115bubbles19Joel reaches for a floating bubble as he hangs out with the baby.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115bubbles17.jpg1115bubbles17This plaque tells about the Italian bell above the entrance. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115bubbles18.jpg1115bubbles18The back terrace, and bubbles everywhere!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115bubbles16.jpg1115bubbles16There is a beautiful statue of St Francis near the entrance to the winery. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115bubbles27.jpg1115bubbles27I have daddy's hat and he has mine!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115bubbles26.jpg1115bubbles26We got the idea to switch the hats aroundhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115bubbles24.jpg1115bubbles24The kids liked the fountain and water poolhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115bubbles25.jpg1115bubbles25Hanging out by the water. I'm getting a bit more acclimated but I still need a number of layers of insulation. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115bubbles23.jpg1115bubbles23I should have taken a video to show how beautiful the windmills are in motion.2015-11-19T18:06:18+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/11/10/travels-family-kids-and-babies/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115bath9.jpg1115bath9All that bathing can wear out a girl. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115bath8.jpg1115bath8Clean, dry, and dressed!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115bath7.jpg1115bath7All finished and getting dryhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115bath5.jpg1115bath5Almost donehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115bath4.jpg1115bath4Getting all the creases and foldshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115bath3.jpg1115bath3OK, maybe I kind of like thishttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115bath2.jpg1115bath2What are they doing to me?! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115bath6.jpg1115bath6Big brother checks on his sister.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115bath1.jpg1115bath1Amy got this really pretty bathing mat that looks like a flower and conforms to the shape of the sink. 2015-11-12T21:21:56+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/03/02/travel-ideas/2015-11-07T20:55:21+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/11/05/be-careful-of-the-lemon-tree/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115lemons5.jpg1115lemons5https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115lemons3.jpg1115lemons3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115lemons4.jpg1115lemons4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115lemons2.jpg1115lemons2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1115lemons1.jpg1115lemons12015-11-10T03:29:12+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/10/30/marvelous-pork/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1015pork14.jpg1015pork14https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1015pork12.jpg1015pork12https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1015pork11.jpg1015pork11https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1015pork10.jpg1015pork10https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1015pork9.jpg1015pork9https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1015pork13.jpg1015pork13https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1015pork7.jpg1015pork7He tackles one of our pieceshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1015pork6.jpg1015pork6The cutting equipment was in the back roomhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1015pork5.jpg1015pork5https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1015pork4.jpg1015pork42015-11-02T04:31:10+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/10/28/a-last-painting/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1015mermaids1.jpg1015mermaids12015-11-01T15:35:00+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/10/28/we-are-retired-a-rant-on-various-things/2015-11-09T00:09:45+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/10/23/the-baby-is-here/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1015marian6.jpg1015Marian6https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1015marian5.jpg1015Marian5https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1015marian3.jpg1015Marian3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1015marian4.jpg1015Marian4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1015marian2.jpg1015Marian2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1015marian1.jpg1015Marian12015-10-27T12:37:44+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/10/21/far-from-family/2015-10-22T03:47:12+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/10/20/retirement-and-marriage/2015-10-27T03:46:51+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/10/17/a-couple-paintings/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1015painting1.jpg1015painting1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1015painting2.jpg1015painting22015-10-21T15:25:06+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/10/15/a-panamanian-artists-birthday-party/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1015chiru14.jpg1015Chiru14https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1015chiru13.jpg1015Chiru13https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1015chiru12.jpg1015Chiru12https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1015chiru11.jpg1015Chiru11https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1015chiru9.jpg1015Chiru9Yummy foodhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1015chiru10.jpg1015Chiru10the food didn't last long, but more kept coming outhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1015chiru8.jpg1015Chiru8https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1015chiru7.jpg1015Chiru7https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1015chiru6.jpg1015Chiru6https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1015chiru5.jpg1015Chiru52015-10-21T01:23:31+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/10/10/three-years-in-panama/2015-10-21T14:55:40+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/10/02/some-critters-some-birds/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915misc10.jpg915misc10https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915misc11.jpg915misc11https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915misc8.jpg915misc8https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915misc9.jpg915misc9https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915misc7.jpg915misc7https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915misc5.jpg915misc5https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915misc6.jpg915misc6https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915misc4.jpg915misc4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915misc3.jpg915misc3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915misc2.jpg915misc22015-10-05T12:58:00+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/10/01/just-some-scenery/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915scenery7.jpg915scenery7https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915scenery5.jpg915scenery5https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915scenery6.jpg915scenery6https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915scenery3.jpg915scenery3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915scenery4.jpg915scenery4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915scenery2.jpg915scenery2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915scenery1.jpg915scenery12015-10-05T18:37:04+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/09/30/pavo-de-campo/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915pavo3.jpg915pavo3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915pavo2.jpg915pavo2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915pavo1.jpg915pavo12015-10-03T18:51:01+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/09/27/afternoon-rain/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915rain.jpg915rain2015-09-27T18:34:50+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/09/27/some-interesting-thoughts-about-health-care-from-another-blog/2015-09-28T13:59:05+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/09/25/the-new-david-bus-terminal/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915terminal2.jpg915terminal2I wonder what they are going to do with this huge rock.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915terminal1.jpg915terminal1Coming back down from Boquete and parts north, you start to see a lot of ground being cleared.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915terminal4.jpg915terminal4At this point it's only a lot of ground work, but there is a lot of heavy machinery on site.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915terminal3.jpg915terminal3At the other end of the cleared area you start to see the machinery.2015-10-09T03:15:57+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/09/24/processing-rice/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915rice8.jpg915rice8We were told that rice was also being dried in these buildings which were just past where we had stopped. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915rice9.jpg915rice9I think this might be an unloading area for rice coming in from the fieldshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915rice6.jpg915rice6The space was dusty and the man working there had a scarf tied around his face covering his mouth. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915rice5.jpg915rice5The space inside was huge!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915rice7.jpg915rice7There was a fire in the middle machine. The guy said this was to dry out the rice. He explained that the rice went from one machine to another for various processes until finally being sent up the tubes.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915rice3.jpg915rice3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915rice4.jpg915rice4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915rice2.jpg915rice2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915rice1.jpg915rice12015-09-25T23:06:45+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/09/24/volcan-baru/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915baru.jpg915baru2015-09-25T13:30:54+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/09/19/cleaning-chickens-and-respecting-food/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915chickens13.jpg915chickens13Baked chicken with vegetableshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915chickens14.jpg915chickens14It was so good! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915chickens11.jpg915chickens11Cedo hard at workhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915chickens10.jpg915chickens10Cleaned and readyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915chickens12.jpg915chickens12Chicken products ready to go! A chicken, a bag of feet, and some of today's eggs from the other girls. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915chickens9.jpg915chickens9The chickens were out and about this morninghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915chickens7.jpg915chickens79/14, 8 weeks, yep, still eatinghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915chickens6.jpg915chickens69/7, 7 weeks, still eatinghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915chickens5.jpg915chickens59/1 again, waiting for food, always wanting foodhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915chickens4.jpg915chickens49/1, 6 weeks, outside the back door2015-09-21T14:48:55+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/09/16/the-pensionado-visa-and-airline-discounts/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915tickets3.jpg915tickets3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915tickets1.jpg915tickets1My flight, $519https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915tickets2.jpg915tickets2Joel's flight, $5072015-09-26T04:14:56+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/09/15/fun-and-flowers-and-rain/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915parade12.jpg915parade12The floats begin to arrive. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915parade25.jpg915parade25the parade wraps up with a vegetable truck from Cero Punta, the area of vegetable farms. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915parade24.jpg915parade24There is an exciting story about this band which I will explain below.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915parade23.jpg915parade23Cedo catches me pointing my camera at her and retaliates with her camerahttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915parade22.jpg915parade22Flowers and candy tossinghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915parade21.jpg915parade21People stop to take photos in front of the truck and the kids hope to catch some candy.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915parade20.jpg915parade20Another beautiful young ladyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915parade19.jpg915parade19The bird is almost scary but the little dancing girls were adorablehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915parade18.jpg915parade18Another wet band comes along, but at least it's not actively raining any more.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915parade17.jpg915parade17There were some dancers in the traditional polleras 2015-09-19T18:49:32+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/09/10/murcielagos-bats/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915moth1.jpg915moth1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915bats3.jpg915bats3They look fairly big flying but you can see here, without the wings outstretched they really are quite small. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915bats4.jpg915bats4ha! caught one on camerahttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915bats1.jpg915bats1It looks like a ghost bathttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915bats2.jpg915bats2I got a lot of pictures like this one.2015-09-11T17:28:25+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/09/10/visiting-cows/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915cows25.jpg915cows25They are getting bigger! (probably why they have been moved to a bigger space) https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915cows24.jpg915cows24The neighborhood calves hanging out under a tree.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915cows26.jpg915cows26I have pretty ears toohttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915cows22.jpg915cows22What are you looking at??https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915cows21.jpg915cows21https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915cows20.jpg915cows20More lying aroundhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915cows19.jpg915cows19There were a couple horses with the cows https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915cows18.jpg915cows18https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915cows17.jpg915cows17Another interesting facehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/915cows16.jpg915cows16sweet little calf2015-09-11T03:57:03+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/09/08/cost-of-living-august-2015/2015-09-20T14:22:26+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/09/02/watching-bananas-grow/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/815banana29.jpg815banana29Tuesday 9/1, now one day short of two weeks since we first saw the little bananas. Now they look pretty much full size, though it will be weeks yet before they are ready. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/815banana28.jpg815banana28Monday 8/31https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/815banana27.jpg815banana27Sunday 8/30https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/815banana30.jpg815banana30Another on Tuesday 9/1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/815banana16.jpg815banana16Sunday 8/23 The stem is getting very long. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/815banana15.jpg815banana15Saturday 8/22https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/815banana14.jpg815banana14Friday 8/21https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/815banana13.jpg815banana13Also Thursday 8/20https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/815banana12.jpg815banana12Thursday 8/20. You can't see them in the photos, but the bees are very interested in the flowers. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/815banana26.jpg815banana26Saturday 8/292015-09-03T16:00:19+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/08/29/buying-herbalife-in-panama-and-getting-various-things-done/2015-08-31T13:14:05+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/08/28/art-class/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815artclass8.jpg815artclass8This is the river behind my house, again from a photograph I took. He worked with me a lot on making more contrast with light and dark, just touches here and there but it really made the painting start to come alive. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815artclass7.jpg815artclass7This is a sunset scene from a photo I took at Playa Hermosa in Costa Rica on my bike trip. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815artclass6.jpg815artclass6My first painting. You will recognize it from the pencil drawing earlier. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815artclass10.jpg815artclass10Now, this painting looks much better. I still need to add details to the fish in the lower left but it is getting closer to done. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815artclass9.jpg815artclass9This is what I am working on currently, again from a photograph. I found this photo of batik fabric on line and I liked the colors and designs.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815artclass2.jpg815artclass2It was quiet one evening so I took a couple pictures of the art area. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815artclass1.jpg815artclass1The school has music lessons as well as art classes. There is a fairly large room to the left for classes and performances, and other rooms to the right for lessons. The art area is in the back, and the professor lives upstairs. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815artclass5.jpg815artclass5While you work, you get to look out on this beautiful backyard. If the kids get restless or tired of working they can run around in the yard or play on the playground equipment. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815artclass4.jpg815artclass4The professor is doing something along the back wall, and one of the adults works on her painting on the right. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815artclass3.jpg815artclass3Usually this area is full of kids of various ages and the occasional adult. 2015-08-31T13:12:28+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/08/22/a-farm-report-2/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815finca15.jpg815finca15Look at the beautiful, elegant tail.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815finca14.jpg815finca14I took quite a few shots and managed to get a couple where you can see the bird clearly. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815finca12.jpg815finca12There were a few more down the hill from the milking area, and these three came up to see if we had anything interesting for them.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815finca11.jpg815finca11This one was beyond the milking area in the area for the youngest calves. Here they can be watched and they have a building to go into at night with a light to keep the bats away (yes there are blood sucking bats here and a bite can make a calf sick)https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815finca10.jpg815finca10This one was way downhill from the pigs.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815finca9.jpg815finca9This one was behind the chicken area. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815finca8.jpg815finca8The beautiful little calf was downhill from the pig area. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815finca13.jpg815finca13These two are looking rather thin. The caretaker explained that they have just been weaned and aren't eating enough regular food. Cedo is going to give them some supplements and extra help though, because she doesn't want them losing weight. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815finca6.jpg815finca6There were two litters of little ones. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815finca5.jpg815finca5The piggies seemed happy to see us. 2015-08-25T03:13:43+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/08/21/pan-american-highway-construction-2/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815highway25.jpg815highway25A very lucky shot of a guy on his horse crossing the highway.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815highway24.jpg815highway24I just like the way the light shines off the pavement here. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815highway23.jpg815highway23pretty clouds!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815highway22.jpg815highway22I think I photographed this bridge from the other direction the day before. Yes there are some significant hills to keep the cyclists challenged. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815highway21.jpg815highway21As the afternoon wore on the clouds and scenery became more and more beautiful.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815highway20.jpg815highway20These strange looking machines were chewing up rocks and spitting out gravel.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815highway19.jpg815highway19At one point they had a whole factory set up. It looked like it was made to crush rock and make the various grades of gravel.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815highway18.jpg815highway18We were stopped for a minute while this fuel truck made its way across the highway.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815highway17.jpg815highway17More old, cracked, bumpy road, but also some very pretty scenery.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815highway16.jpg815highway16The old road is so bad that traffic is all over the road trying to avoid the potholes and big cracks. We won't miss this at all!2015-08-22T12:57:22+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/08/18/another-chicken-report/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815chicks41.jpg815chicks4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815chicks81.jpg815chicks8https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815chicks61.jpg815chicks6They look much better with more feathers!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815chicks71.jpg815chicks7The brown chicken at the bottom of this picture is the only female in the bunch. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815chicks51.jpg815chicks5home grown eggs!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815chicks21.jpg815chicks2There are three dark ones. Cedo wanted to try them so I gave her a bit of cash to cover them, and now she says they are my chickens.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815chicks13.jpg815chicks1The chicks are definitely bigger, but they aren't very pretty with many of the feathers not yet grown in. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815chicks31.jpg815chicks3The older girls are starting to lay some eggs! Cedo found this one this morning. 2015-08-21T03:02:02+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/08/17/learning-spanish/2015-08-19T00:02:09+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/08/09/miscellaneous-pictures/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815misc14.jpg815misc14https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815misc13.jpg815misc13Volcan Baru peeks out from behind the hills and the clouds. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815misc12.jpg815misc12On the back of the building we found this. What is it?! Maybe its a huge home for those wasps that make their homes out of mud? https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815misc10.jpg815misc10It is a very pretty spot. That's the trunk of the ceibo tree on the left. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815misc11.jpg815misc11This small building looks like something for animalshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815misc9.jpg815misc9I visited the chickens one morning and they were all huddled in the corner to escape the water while their chicken house was being cleaned. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815misc7.jpg815misc7https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815misc8.jpg815misc8https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815misc6.jpg815misc6The lobster claw heliconias started blooming recently. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815misc5.jpg815misc5This woodpecker spent quite a bit of time pecking on this little twig hanging from the neighbor's tree. 2015-08-19T14:53:06+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/08/07/happiness/2015-08-29T15:01:49+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/08/05/chicken-update/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815chicks11.jpg815chicks11Who are these new chicks??https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815chicks10.jpg815chicks10The hens hang out in the shade of the plants. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815chicks12.jpg815chicks12I am handsome and in charge, as always. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815chicks8.jpg815chicks8https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815chicks5.jpg815chicks5https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815chicks3.jpg815chicks3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815chicks2.jpg815chicks2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815chicks9.jpg815chicks9https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815chicks6.jpg815chicks6https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/815chicks7.jpg815chicks72015-08-07T03:21:36+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/07/24/raising-chickens/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/715chickens10.jpg715chickens10https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/715chickens8.jpg715chickens8The rooster, a rather ugly fellow, keeps watch. His breed normally doesn't have feathers on the neck, but they look very strange to me. Apparently fertile eggs are considered better, and he is here to be sure Cedo has top quality eggs. He and a couple other hens are from the farm where they were in some danger from coyotes or wild dogs. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/715chickens7.jpg715chickens7The girls run around the yard, usually all together. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/715chickens9.jpg715chickens9They have dinner time figured out, and will come running whenever anyone comes in the yard.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/715chickens6.jpg715chickens6Cedo gives them one last inspection before we go out to do other errands. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/715chickens5.jpg715chickens5The chicks are in their new house. The food towards the back was popular, but the water (with vitamins) toward the front was very popular. The babies had had a thirsty morning. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/715chickens3.jpg715chickens3Cedo checks out her new chicks. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/715chickens4.jpg715chickens4Cedo keeping an eye on her new babies in the back of the car. Yes, there was a lot of cheeping going on! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/715chickens2.jpg715chickens2The boxes are all full of little chicks!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/715chickens1.jpg715chickens1We pull up to the farm feed store, and see a truck beside the store and a lot of open boxes along the wall. 2015-08-05T02:48:41+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/07/20/saturday-market/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/715satmarketmap.jpg715SatMarketMaphttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/715satmarket7.jpg715SatMarket7These two ladies sold me a bag of conch which I bought out of curiosity. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/715satmarket6.jpg715SatMarket6Those things towards the left are pifa, a kind of nut or seed that grows on a palm tree. They are starchy, sort of like a chestnut with a nutty, nice flavor. Many people recommend you eat them with coffee or coca cola. The lady is holding mamon chinos, or rambutan, a fruit related to the lychee. They have a white, delicious bite of fruit inside with a sweet, slightly tart flavor. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/715satmarket5.jpg715SatMarket5I bought one of these big chickens and it was amazing! He told me they are gallina de patio (yard chickens) and tender, and he was right. Mine was about 3 kilos, or 6.6 pounds, and I think I paid around $9. When I got it home I found the organs, neck, and feet inside. It looks like enough for 3-4 meals for the two of us, plus a good batch of soup. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/715satmarket4.jpg715SatMarket4There were a number of vendors along the side. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/715satmarket8.jpg715SatMarket8The produce vendor was very popular. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/715satmarket1.jpg715SatMarket1You know you are in the area when you see lots of people carrying the food they bought. They were at the bus stop on the Pan-American highway, and walking everywhere in the streets, a few getting into taxis and others leaving on bikes. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/715satmarket3.jpg715SatMarket3That's the head of the line getting close to the destination. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/715satmarket2.jpg715SatMarket2We found the end of the line out in the street. Do you see those green awnings in the distance on the right? That is where the rice is being sold. 2015-07-22T00:34:03+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/07/16/thoughts-on-bicycle-travel/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/boqueteroute.jpgBoqueteRoute2015-07-18T02:53:01+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/07/16/a-few-days-in-nicaragua/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/715nicaragua14.jpg715nicaragua14One of the volcanoes of Ometepe recedes in the background as the ferry makes its way back to the mainland. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/715nicaragua16.jpg715nicaragua16Heading out of Rivas past a few of the many bicycle carts that take people around town. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/715nicaragua15.jpg715nicaragua15The bus station in Rivashttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/715nicaragua13.jpg715nicaragua13I was taken next door to see Petunia and her new piglets. The pig behind the tree was butchered the next day with the assistance of Ron, and the doctor who used the opportunity for an anatomy lesson and further explanation of the surgery he did on the neighbor. The doctor also helped them chop wood for cooking. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/715nicaragua12.jpg715nicaragua12This darling little girl was so happy when she saw the camera pointed at her that she started jumping around, making it impossible to get a good photo. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/715nicaragua11.jpg715nicaragua11The doctor is in the striped shirt, Deb is holding her camera. The rest of the people are neighbors and the doctor's boys. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/715nicaragua10.jpg715nicaragua10The jenga game continues. The doctor's mom is across the table with the glasses, and that is one of his sons behind her. The birthday guy is in the white t-shirt. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/715nicaragua9.jpg715nicaragua9Gloria (waving) wants to visit Panama. If they are Deb's family then they are mine, and it would be wonderful to have them here and show them around. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/715nicaragua8.jpg715nicaragua8After a meal of BBQ pork sandwiches, baked beans, and potato salad there was an exciting game of jenga with much cheering, hollering, and shouts of "don't touch the table!"https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/715nicaragua6.jpg715nicaragua6Every evening there is a beautiful sunset over the lake. 2015-07-18T02:53:59+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/07/10/guess-who-came-to-dinner/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_8547.jpgIMG_8547https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_8549.jpgIMG_8549https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/doctors.jpgdoctorshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_8535.jpgIMG_8535https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_8518.jpgIMG_85182015-07-11T14:11:35+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/07/05/a-thousand-thank-yous/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image87.jpgimage2015-07-11T03:43:25+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/07/04/the-destination-is-reached/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image86.jpgimageHome!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image85.jpgimageThe Che Guevara ferry also seemed to be loading up.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image84.jpgimagethere were also food vendors on the boat. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image83.jpgimageIt was very windy and the water was choppy. It was quite bumping leaving but it got better as the ride went along. At least the water wasn't too rough to keep the ferries from running so I was thankful for that.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image82.jpgimageit was crazy, motorcycles, furniture, food, luggage, all sorts of things were loaded on the boat along with the people.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image81.jpgimageCan you spot my bike in with all the other stuff loaded on the boat?https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image80.jpgimagethis woman had a fire in her outside kitchen with food cooking. There were outside tables so I'm not sure if this is a restaurant or a private homehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image79.jpgimagemore Rivashttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image78.jpgimageRolling down the streets of Rivashttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image77.jpgimageI looked back down the road and the sun was catching some of the windmills in the distance2015-07-05T23:37:04+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/07/04/leaving-costa-rica/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image60.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image59.jpgimageafter a while it turned more jungle like with bigger trees https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image58.jpgimageMore and more miles of untouched landhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image57.jpgimageit was very pretty, but if I had needed anything, even a drink or a snack, there was nothing available.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image56.jpgimagethere were miles and miles and miles of this untouched land with no houses or towns along the way.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image55.jpgimageAfter a while the land turned to parts that looked untouchedhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image54.jpgimagemore green fieldshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image53.jpgimageits really pretty in this areahttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image52.jpgimageWe started by driving through more open green spaces and agricultural areas.2015-07-16T15:27:23+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/07/04/playa-hermosa-at-sunset/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image51.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image50.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image49.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image48.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image47.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image46.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image45.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image44.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image43.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image42.jpgimage2015-07-04T20:08:36+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/07/02/nicoya-to-playa-hermosa/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image41.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image40.jpgimagethe pretty scenery continueshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image39.jpgimagethese oxen were working along side the machineshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image38.jpgimagemore sugar canehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image37.jpgimageMore green fieldshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image36.jpgimageafter a while I started seeing more and more sugar canehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image35.jpgimagei saw a truck full of pots and pans. Guys were loading up with supplies from the truck and taking to the streets, like this man who I came across a little later.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image34.jpgimagehorses playing in a fieldhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image33.jpgimageJust another pretty morning scenehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image32.jpgimageThe roads were excellent2015-07-05T14:20:49+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/07/02/the-ferry-to-the-nicoya-peninsula/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image28.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image27.jpgimageJust another pretty scenehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image26.jpgimagecattle farmhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image25.jpgimageCows grazing in a green field with the water in the distance make a beautiful scenehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image24.jpgimageThere were a lot of open, green fieldshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image23.jpgimagea couple more of the amazing treeshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image22.jpgimageThese amazing trees caught my eyehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image21.jpgimagethey carefully bring the ferry in to the dock and line it up with the ramp.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image20.jpgimageComing in to Cabo Blancohttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image19.jpgimagethere are interesting islands in the distance2015-07-05T19:07:49+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/07/02/exploring-jaco-costa-rica/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image10.jpgimagethey are so colorful and so beautifulhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image9.jpgimageMacaws in a treehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image8.jpgimageCondor in front of his shop. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image7.jpgimageCondor puts on his most serious face as he poses in front of his wall of photos with famous cyclists and other racing awards. He says they always come to the races in Chiriqui every year. He has my contact info so with any luck, he will get in touch and maybe we can host one or two of the team! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image6.jpgimagethe Main Street in townhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image5.jpgimageJust a couple scenes in townhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image4.jpgimageThe beach is beautiful, and there were quite a few people out enjoying themselves. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image3.jpgimagePretty as a postcardhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image2.jpgimagethere was a pool of water on the beach making pretty reflections of the palm trees.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image1.jpgimagethe beach was beautiful looking in the other direction too.2015-07-03T11:52:56+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/06/30/costa-rica-going-to-jaco/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image57.jpgimageThe town of Jaco comes in to viewhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image56.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image55.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image54.jpgimagemy zoom caught a guy fishing down therehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image53.jpgimageso prettyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image52.jpgimagethe road comes back down through rocky hillsides.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image51.jpgimagelooking back was beautiful toohttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image50.jpgimageWhat is there to say about a view like this?https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image49.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image48.jpgimage2015-07-04T20:10:09+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/06/29/costa-rica-uvita-and-quepos/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image36.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image35.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image34.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image33.jpgimageJust some pretty sceneryhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image32.jpgimagethe bus turned off in another small town. It had to go over a bridge like this both coming and going, and it creaked alarmingly. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image31.jpgimageBack on the roadhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image30.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image29.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image28.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image27.jpgimage2015-07-01T15:37:00+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/06/29/playa-tortuga-costa-rica/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image21.jpgimagethe grounds are beautifulhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image20.jpgimagethe living/dining roomhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image19.jpgimageour bedroomhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image18.jpgimageTire changinghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image17.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image16.jpgimageElza tests the waterhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image15.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image14.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image13.jpgimageMy bike made it to a Costa Rica beach!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image12.jpgimage2015-07-01T15:35:45+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/06/26/on-the-road-in-costa-rica-day-3/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/papayas.jpgPapayas.jpghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/break_spot.jpgBreak_spot.jpghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/tire.jpgTire.jpghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/west.jpgWest.jpghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/river11.jpgRiver.jpghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/fields.jpgFields.jpghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/mango.jpgMango.jpghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/more_palms.jpgMore_palms.jpghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/coconut_tree.jpgCoconut_tree.jpghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/field.jpgField.jpg2015-06-29T13:06:01+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/06/26/on-the-road-in-costa-rica-day-2/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cacao_trees1.jpgCacao_trees.jpghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/palm_oil.jpgPalm_oil.jpghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/palm_farm.jpgPalm_farm.jpghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/homes.jpgHomes.jpghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/path.jpgPath.jpghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/grasshopper.jpgGrasshopper.jpghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/butterfly.jpgButterfly.jpghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/motorcycle_in_the_river.jpgMotorcycle_in_the_river.jpghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/river.jpgRiver.jpghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/waterfall_lodge.jpgWaterfall_Lodge.jpg2015-06-28T12:37:39+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/06/24/on-the-road-day-1/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image7.jpgimageThe scenery riding in to Costa Rica is beautiful https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image6.jpgimagebeautiful mountains in the distancehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image5.jpgimagethis is our roomhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image4.jpgimagecool fire truck https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image3.jpgimageWhat a nice fire stationhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image2.jpgimageyeah, coconut water!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image1.jpgimageShe is good at cutting the tops of coconuts so we can drink the refreshing juice.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image.jpgimageOur friend Karen had given us pancakes rolled around sausage and eggs. Very yummy!2015-06-27T21:43:23+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/06/23/on-the-road-again/2015-06-25T12:01:59+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/06/23/visiting-a-high-school/2015-06-25T12:03:27+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/06/17/a-monk-in-the-mountains-and-communication/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615buddhist2.jpg615buddhist2Smiles and happiness! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615buddhist1.jpg615buddhist1A lovely teaching and meditation space had been prepared. 2015-06-23T13:14:50+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/06/16/a-visit-to-the-farm-after-navigating-around-the-protests/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615piglets1.jpg615piglets1I made the rounds of the pig department. 4 piglets here. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615piglets8.jpg615piglets8and 5 more here, for a total of 24 bigger piglets.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615piglets7.jpg615piglets75 more herehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615piglets6.jpg615piglets6On the other side, 5 here.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615piglets5.jpg615piglets5This gal was happy to have her ears scratched.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615piglets4.jpg615piglets4There were tiny new piglets in the back! 9 of them were running around.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615piglets3.jpg615piglets34 more here, for a total of 9 on this side. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615piglets2.jpg615piglets2One more piglet next door. They have grown since I saw them last. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615cows10.jpg615cows10The breed tends to look slim but this one looks pretty bony to me. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615cows8.jpg615cows8The geese registered their protest with loud honking. 2015-06-18T02:16:33+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/06/12/waterfall-hostel/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615wfhostel11.jpg615wfhostel11https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615wfhostel10.jpg615wfhostel10https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615wfhostel14.jpg615wfhostel14There is a pool table and some other fun activities. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615wfhostel13.jpg615wfhostel13Looking back from the pools towards the restaurant you can see more green, open space. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615wfhostel12.jpg615wfhostel12The other pool was full of water and ready to be enjoyed. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615wfhostel15.jpg615wfhostel15We even got to check out the kitchen! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615wfhostel9.jpg615wfhostel9The pools are cleaned frequently. Today this one was getting the pressure washer treatment. Peter said one of the projects on his list is to tile the pools, so they will look even prettier in the future. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615wfhostel7.jpg615wfhostel7After looking at some rooms, we headed towards the restaurant area.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615wfhostel8.jpg615wfhostel8There is a lovely place to eat.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615wfhostel5.jpg615wfhostel5This is a family room with a double bed and two bunk beds. The dog kept an eye on us just because that's his job.2015-06-15T01:34:30+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/06/10/the-municipal-market/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615publicmarket10.jpg615PublicMarket10This was the dinner menu for the restaurant with the lunch menu on the blackboard. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615publicmarket9.jpg615PublicMarket9A nice lady in this restaurant explained that this was the lunch menu. She said the restaurants are all different to give people options. Business was slowing increasing as more people learned of the restaurants here. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615publicmarket7.jpg615PublicMarket7There was a yogurt and ice cream spot nearby. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615publicmarket6.jpg615PublicMarket6When we looked back towards the front we could see the security guard keeping an eye on everything. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615publicmarket5.jpg615PublicMarket5The other side of the food court. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615publicmarket4.jpg615PublicMarket4One side of the food court.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615publicmarket3.jpg615PublicMarket3Down past the food court there is very little going on, but this beauty shop has opened and there is another store further down advertising copies on the lighted sign. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615publicmarket16.jpg615PublicMarket16https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615publicmarket19.jpg615PublicMarket19https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615publicmarket13.jpg615PublicMarket132015-06-28T03:13:58+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/06/04/a-beautiful-full-moon/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615rain2.jpg615rain2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615rain1.jpg615rain1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615fullmoon2.jpg615FullMoon2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615fullmoon1.jpg615FullMoon12015-06-07T12:42:00+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/06/04/a-blue-bug/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615bluebug4.jpg615BlueBug4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615bluebug3.jpg615BlueBug3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615bluebug2.jpg615BlueBug2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/615bluebug1.jpg615BlueBug12015-06-05T18:40:54+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/05/29/turn-the-faucet-for-water/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415water1.jpg415water12015-06-01T15:22:49+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/05/28/birds-and-critters/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415critters10.jpg415critters10Photos of wiggly creatures by flashlight don't come out very well, but at least you can see the little frog.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415critters7.jpg415critters7This is a very handsome lizard!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415critters9.jpg415critters9The two of them seemed to be hanging out together, or at least happy to share the same area. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415critters8.jpg415critters8His friend is much more green.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415critters5.jpg415critters5This one was beautifully silhouetted against the sky. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415critters6.jpg415critters6They are interesting and elegant birds, though they seem to spend more time hopping around in trees than they do flying. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415critters2.jpg415critters2Then, a bit of bathing is good.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415critters1.jpg415critters1First, some singing might be in order.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415critters4.jpg415critters4Now I am soaking wet and will have to go flap in the tree to dry off. (these are all pictures of the same bird taken within a few minutes of each other)https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415critters3.jpg415critters3Lets really splash around and throw water everywhere!2015-05-29T12:47:45+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/05/21/visiting-the-new-locks-of-the-panama-canal/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415canal41.jpg415canal41As we left I saw this sign - Never Forget this Day, a Day in your History. Yes indeed, so true!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415canal40.jpg415canal40All good things eventually come to a close. We were loaded on buses and taken back to the area of the second lines, and from there there were buses either back to the parking area or to Albrook bus station. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415canal39.jpg415canal39There was a big container ship on the far side loaded with containers. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415canal38.jpg415canal38They had constructed a look out area for people to see the site and take photos. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415canal37.jpg415canal37Behind us is the canal currently in use. That black ship was making its way south towards the Pacific. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415canal36.jpg415canal36Here is the view from up there! It wasn't until I got home and looked at this photo that I was sure we were looking at the same locks. Look closely way down in the distance and you can see buses bringing people down into the lock. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415canal35.jpg415canal35We are dropped off at another spot with people to guide us, more bathrooms, and water stations. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415canal33.jpg415canal33And, a tower is going up.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415canal32.jpg415canal32Buildings under construction along the way. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415canal31.jpg415canal31Another bridge, and I'm not sure if this is part of the chambers and holding areas for water. These locks will reuse water because they use too much to fill them from the lake and discard it all downstream. 2015-05-29T13:56:05+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/05/14/weekly-photo-challenge-forces-of-nature/2015-05-15T14:04:36+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/05/14/weekly-photo-challenge-intricate/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/89bedabc-e29d-484f-8cf7-f0b563a1f232.jpg89BEDABC-E29D-484F-8CF7-F0B563A1F232But, among the bugs there was this gorgeous moth on the wall2015-05-15T00:10:40+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/05/14/high-tides-and-pounding-waves/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415labarqueta12.jpg415LaBarqueta12more ricehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415labarqueta11.jpg415LaBarqueta11A tractor passes a pretty rice field.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415labarqueta15.jpg415LaBarqueta15I stopped for a moment, looked up, and saw this young bull looking at me. Or, maybe he was looking at all the mangoes lying on the ground outside the fence. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415labarqueta14.jpg415LaBarqueta14A bull was leading all his cows somewhere. The photo shows only a few of them, but there must have been more than 100 altogether. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415labarqueta13.jpg415LaBarqueta13Heads of ricehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415labarqueta9.jpg415LaBarqueta9More waves, looking west up the beachhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415labarqueta8.jpg415LaBarqueta8The guy in the orange shirt had just come over to warn me and tell me not to go any closer to the water than in front of the beach shelter. I'm not sure what the guy in the white shirt was doing, but he had a camera pointed at me the whole time the other guy was talking with me. The guy in green looks like a policeman, and there were a couple other guys in the shelter who had arrived in a bomberos (firemen) truck.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415labarqueta7.jpg415LaBarqueta7It's hard to get a photo of how wild these waves were. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415labarqueta6.jpg415LaBarqueta6Waves come farther and farther up the beach.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415labarqueta5.jpg415LaBarqueta5This beach shelter is usually a ways up from the water's edge. Today the sand was wet and people told me that the high tide had flooded it. The tide was coming in again and the waves were inching up towards the shelter again. 2015-05-15T21:04:48+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/05/12/my-panamanian-neighborhood/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415bario9.jpg415bario9Farther up is another area of fields. On the left is a dirt road that leads up to the water tank on the hill. The area on the right was fenced not long ago, and now there are three horses living there. Someone told me this land belongs to the government, and I don't know what is up with the fences and horses but I enjoy seeing them as I go by. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415bario8.jpg415bario8Another pretty house we pass on our way home. On the left is a very large open field. The sign says there are lots for sale there, but I don't see any utilities. Someone told me the lots are huge and very expensive. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415bario7.jpg415bario7They are building apartments behind this house. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415bario6.jpg415bario6There are many large expensive homes in this area like the ones ahead. The field on the left is one of the good places to see Volcan Baru in the distance (when it's not hiding in the clouds). . https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415bario5.jpg415bario5A little farther up it is all residential with some open lots like the one on the left https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415bario4.jpg415bario4One block to the right of the street in the last photo is this residential street with a lot of nice homes with pretty yards. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415bario3.jpg415bario3A little farther up the road is a distribution center, and the yellow bit is a part of a commercial center under construction beyond it. On the right are the car mechanics who have the calf staked out in various places where there is some grass for him to eat. Farther up on the right are more houses, and beyond the commercial center under construction is The American School. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415bario2.jpg415bario2We are at the back of the vegetable market here looking north. There is a car wash ahead on the left and a few other businesses up the road. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415bario1.jpg415bario1I stopped by the vegetable market and looked south. The Pan-American Highway is down there past the Honda dealership on the left and Toyota on the right. The folks carrying bags are coming from The supermarket in the shopping area one block to the left. They have recently put up the tin walls around the lot on the near left. Maybe they are going to build something there. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415bario15.jpg415bario15This is our street, this little dead end street and we are in the yellow house. All along behind the house is woods. I was told that in the past there was a road that went down to the river but now, if you go much farther down this road you will go down the cliff! The lot on the near left has the same arrangement as the one mentioned earlier. They can use it to plant food crops if they maintain it. 2015-05-13T22:49:44+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/05/09/more-panamanian-greenery/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415greena5.jpg415greenA5There is a ball field in town that is being moved out here, and it looks like they are building a whole sports center. I've seen quite a bit of progress over the last few weeks. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415greena4.jpg415greenA4More beautiful green cow pastures and living fences. I'm not sure where the cows are today though. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415greena3.jpg415greenA3I am tempted to put the dirt tires back on my bike and go explore this road.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415greena2.jpg415greenA2The sugar cane is starting to get tall again. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415greena1.jpg415greenA1This area is full of living fenceshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415greena6.jpg415greenA6Panama is such a beautiful country.2015-05-10T20:01:33+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/05/08/the-rainy-season-or-the-green-season/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415green7.jpg415green7I always enjoy crossing this pretty little river. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415green6.jpg415green6More cows relaxing in the shade.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415green5.jpg415green5More fields, more living fences.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415green4.jpg415green4Who is this gal on a bike pointing a camera at me?https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415green3.jpg415green3The living fences are green and the cows enjoy the shade.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415green2.jpg415green2One of the big boys!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415green1.jpg415green1Cows in the beautiful fields are a common sight in this area. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415green8.jpg415green8The hills don't look as tall up here. 2015-05-09T18:50:22+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/05/07/shopping-for-fabric-in-panama/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415fabric5.jpg415fabric5There is more fabric in the windowshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415fabric4.jpg415fabric4There is quite a bit of fabric out on the sidewalkhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415fabric8.jpg415fabric8At the back of the store is a section of upholstery fabricshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415fabric7.jpg415fabric7This is from inside the store (shhh). There is a bit of upholstery fabric in the foreground, and then clothing and other fabric in the background. The walls are also lined with bolts of fabrics. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415fabric6.jpg415fabric6Looking in to the storehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415fabric1.jpg415fabric1If you go to Cervantes park, face the big church on the north side and walk to your right 2-3 blocks, you will find Elena's. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415fabric3.jpg415fabric3Sale club, all of April, 25x25, the advantage is yours. There was another sign farther down that said "we need clients". https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415fabric2.jpg415fabric2There is a small second floor and a fairly large third floor, and all this space is totally full of fabrics and sewing related items!2015-05-13T04:51:20+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/05/05/buying-fruits-and-vegetables/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415market2.jpg415market2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415market1.jpg415market1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415market5.jpg415market5He was so busy waving for the camera that the picture came out a bit blurry. This guy is always cheerful, always making jokes, and always a pleasure to see. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415market4.jpg415market4You can see quite a bit of the produce in this photo. On the bottom row past the potatoes and onions are bags of chayote, a small squash type veggies that is one of our favorites. Above, those brown round cakes are raw sugar, and past that are various types of beans. They also sell eggs and corn on the cob (which is a starch, not sweet like we are used to) https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415market3.jpg415market3The son of one of the workers was helping out on Sunday and he wanted to get in the picture too. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415market6.jpg415market6On the other side are a lot of root vegetables. The orange things on the right in front are zapallo, like a pumpkin or winter squash. If you only want a part of something, they are happy to cut as much or as little as you want. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415market8.jpg415market8It is handy to pull up to the back of the market because it's easy to park back there. Here you can see watermelons, lemons, oranges, more plantains, papayas, pineapples, and some ginger root. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/415market7.jpg415market7This is the front of the market. You can see avocados, passion fruit, papayas, parsley, bananas, pineapples, a bucket of flowers, oranges, and plantains. 2015-05-11T21:20:21+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/04/27/weekly-photo-challenge-motion/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415motion1.jpg415motion12015-04-28T12:58:10+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/04/27/the-finca-another-farm-report/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415finca61.jpg415finca6Don't go near this one! She is a guard goose, not a petting goose and I'm sure she would be happy to bite off your finger. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415finca41.jpg415finca4The little tan one behind was just born the day before, and you can see the umbilical cord still attached to his belly. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415finca31.jpg415finca3The calves! The white one is the one that was sick, but is now much better. I think he is about a month old, and the dark one with him is about 2 months old. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415finca51.jpg415finca5The new ones! The light colored one if front is maybe a week old, and the dark one and the light one behind are the two new ones. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415finca11.jpg415finca1La jefe (the boss) confers with the caretaker about the cows.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415finca21.jpg415finca2Lunch for the cows - chopped grass with molasses, yum.2015-04-29T13:36:52+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/04/27/its-mango-season/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415mango6.jpg415mango6I stopped by with Cedo one day to see if there were any good ones on the ground. This year they seems to be ripening more in the tree so if you don't get them right away they are too soft and broken, and partly eaten because everything here loves mangoes. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415mango5.jpg415mango5This is a huge and very beautiful tree! It lost a limb during the dry and windy season, but there is still plenty of it left to make mangoes. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415mango7.jpg415mango7Just look at these beauties in the tree! These are some of the biggest and most colorful mangoes I have found, and they also have a great flavor and texture. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415mango1.jpg415mango1This is one tree right by the road that has been dropping lots of mangoes. They are yellow and small, but have a wonderful flavor and texture so I've picked up a lot of them. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415mango4.jpg415mango4This is a very large tree and it has tons of mangoes. They are also yellow, sweet, but a bit softer inside, maybe because of the distance they have to fall but they are also very good. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415mango3.jpg415mango3If you want more mangoes, look at what is going on just a few yards from the first mango tree. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415mango2.jpg415mango2Right in front of that mango tree is a cashew tree. You can see some of the red fruits. I also like these and take them home when I find them. 2015-04-28T18:46:20+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/04/24/weekly-photo-challenge-early-bird/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415early4.jpg415early4The morning light hits the plantain leaves. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415early3.jpg415early3The first light hits these surprise flowers. They die in the dry season, and then as soon as the rains return they put up these beautiful, interesting flowers. Leaves will come later. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415early2.jpg415early2The sun behind the trees is making some intense rays in the morning haze. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415early1.jpg415early1The sun is just coming up behind the trees. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415early5.jpg415early5I have a squash trying to take over the yard. This morning I found this big flower hiding from the morning light under the leaves. 2015-04-28T02:52:33+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/04/23/sugar-cane/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415sugar9.jpg415sugar9The photos of the harvest were taken on March 21st. Here is the same field on April 14th and the cane is already growing back. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415sugar11.jpg415sugar11The actual plant is behind these trees. It sure looked pretty there with the carpet of yellow flowers from the trees above.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415sugar10.jpg415sugar10Central Azuczrero de Alanjehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415sugar7.jpg415sugar7The containers are loaded on the trucks waiting by the street. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415sugar8.jpg415sugar8The first thing I saw were the machines in the distance. They were stirring up dust and many birds followed, probably hoping that insect treats were being uncovered. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415sugar6.jpg415sugar6A dust devil blows across the field.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415sugar5.jpg415sugar5A full container heads for the trucks, and an empty one come back to the field.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415sugar4.jpg415sugar4The forklift puts the containers on wheel bases so they can be moved by the tractors. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415sugar3.jpg415sugar3These machines were picking the sugar cane.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415sugar2.jpg415sugar2The cane is loaded into these containers which are moved around with tractors. 2015-04-24T13:03:05+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/04/22/a-toucan-in-the-yard/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415aracari3.jpg415aracari3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415aracari2.jpg415aracari22015-04-24T22:42:17+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/04/20/little-spiders/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415spider8.jpg415spider8Pretty little spider. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415spider7.jpg415spider7Now he is in front of my mouse pad, still waving a leg. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415spider6.jpg415spider6He almost looks like he has four eyes!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415spider5.jpg415spider5I didn't know how cool this one was either until I downloaded and enlarged the photos.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415spider4.jpg415spider4cute little thing, eh?https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415spider3.jpg415spider3Now he is on the table in front of my computer, still waving the front legs. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415spider2.jpg415spider2I wasn't sure what this was at first, just some little thing waiving its legs around. This is the power cord to my computer, to give you a sense of scale. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415spider1.jpg415spider1Sometimes you can't see how beautiful they are until you see the enlarged photo. 2015-04-21T20:29:19+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/04/19/just-a-few-miscellaneous-photos-of-this-and-that/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415misc1.jpg415misc1Our neighbors have a mariñon tree (cashew nut) and the fruit is popular. This black squirrel was enjoying a bit in the crook of the tree, https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415misc14.jpg415misc14More of the beautiful sunset.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415misc13.jpg415misc13One evening we were out when there was this great sunset.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415misc12.jpg415misc12The cows were getting a drink in the river. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415misc11.jpg415misc11Last week I biked uphill and came to the pretty river.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415misc10.jpg415misc10We rescued this plant from someone's yard trash and it has been growing well. It recently surprised us with a flower. It only lasted a day. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415misc9.jpg415misc9Who is this Daddy Ray anyway?? He looks a bit scary.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415misc8.jpg415misc8These beautiful doves also come to drink, but they don't seem to enjoy baths.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415misc7.jpg415misc7Our bird bath also gets a lot of visitors. The one on the right just finished flapping around in the water and is all wet, and the other is ready to go in. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415misc6.jpg415misc6One day the horses were relaxing under the trees and looking picturesque. 2015-04-20T20:10:07+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/04/17/finca-farm-report/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415finca8.jpg415finca8Some beautiful flowers blooming near the milking building. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415finca6.jpg415finca6This one looks like she got into the makeup. I'll have to ask what this was about, maybe some skin or eye medicine?https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415finca5.jpg415finca5The piglets are growing! (and apparently too busy to sit still for a clear photo)https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415finca7.jpg415finca7Two of the gals were playing outsidehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415finca1.jpg415finca1Someone else is going to have a calf one of these dayshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415finca3.jpg415finca3The two month old girl was hanging out with the newborn.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415finca2.jpg415finca2The month old little guy with the tummy upset.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415finca4.jpg415finca4The newest addition as of yesterday, another little girl. 2015-04-23T13:39:45+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/04/16/a-day-trip-to-rio-sereno/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415riosereno15.jpg415RioSereno15https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415riosereno14.jpg415RioSereno14https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415riosereno13.jpg415RioSereno13https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415riosereno12.jpg415RioSereno12Water buffalo! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415riosereno11.jpg415Riosereno11https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415riosereno10.jpg415RioSereno10https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415riosereno9.jpg415RioSereno9https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415riosereno8.jpg415RioSereno8https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415riosereno7.jpg415RioSereno7https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415riosereno16.jpg415RioSereno162015-04-17T14:57:58+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/04/16/weekly-photo-challenge-afloat/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415float2.jpg415float2We are just coming out of the dry season, so we are very happy to be a bit afloat in rainwater. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415float3.jpg415float3There was so much rain coming off the roof that the side yard was almost afloat!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415float1.jpg415float1I love planes! It is amazing to me that this huge, heavy machine can float in the air. A few days ago I was biking by the airport just as one of the Air Panama flights took off for Panama City. 2015-04-17T12:37:26+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/04/10/martinelli-on-the-run-clinton-comes-varela-promises-transparency/2015-04-11T02:18:51+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/04/10/video-of-ed-horna-rental-property-available-in-davidboquete/2015-04-11T01:57:00+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/4-translation/2015-04-10T22:53:08+00:00weekly0.6https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/04/10/weekly-photo-challenge-blur/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415blur6.jpg415blur6The evening haze blurs the mountains in the distancehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415blur5.jpg415blur5The rain on the window blurs the landscape outside https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415blur4.jpg415blur4A fireman is seen through the blur of smoke from a brush firehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415blur1.jpg415blur1One night my "desk lizard" was inside the "lampshade" (actually a repurposed plastic milk jug)2015-04-11T13:40:07+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/04/08/summit-of-the-americas-2015/2015-04-09T00:08:40+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/04/06/a-fun-day-in-a-swimming-hole/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415swimming20.jpg415swimming20Another starts downhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415swimming19.jpg415swimming19Then Cesar stands by while another guy comes down.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415swimming18.jpg415swimming18First Cesar comes down the waterfall.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415swimming22.jpg415swimming22It is such a beautiful spot!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415swimming21.jpg415swimming21This is the group up top helping, watching, and waiting their turns to come down.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415swimming17.jpg415swimming17There were a lot of GoPro's and cameras to record the day's activities.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415swimming16.jpg415swimming16Lauren enjoys a nice spot on a rockhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415swimming13.jpg415swimming13It was quite chilly getting into the water, but once in it was very nice. It looks like Holly wants to be sure we notice her in the background :D https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415swimming14.jpg415swimming14She swings out on the vine for the jumphttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/415swimming15.jpg415swimming15Unfortunately the girl in purple slipped and hit another outcropping below. Thankfully she only hit her foot, but it was bruised and she couldn't walk on it. Later her friends helped her to the car and headed off to the hospital for some help. 2015-04-30T22:17:03+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/04/03/weekly-photo-challenge-fresh-2/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/315fresh1.jpg315fresh1Sure enough, we weren't at the market very long before a truck showed up piled with fresh produce. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/315fresh5.jpg315fresh5I went to buy lettuce but came home with all this including a great find, 5 pounds of strawberries for $6.25. The whole thing was about $12, and everything but the papaya was taken directly from the bins that came off the trucks. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/315fresh4.jpg315fresh4Fresh potatoes, cabbage, carrots, celery, lettuce, and crates of many other things were unloaded from the trucks.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/315fresh3.jpg315fresh3Plantains, anyone? https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/315fresh2.jpg315fresh2For anyone local wanting to find this market, look for Elektra on Obaldia a ways south of the Pan-American Highway. The market is around the corner on a side street.2015-04-07T03:18:10+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/04/02/davidboquete-rental-information-from-ed-horna/2015-04-03T18:52:24+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/04/02/hiking-in-bajo-mono-boquete/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/315hike14.jpg315hike14Colorful bromeliads in a treehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/315hike13.jpg315hike13The little bug, about the size of a large ant, kept trying to hide under the leaves but I finally got a shot of it.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/315hike12.jpg315hike12We startled a squirrel who dashed up a tree chattering loudly. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/315hike11.jpg315hike11The path continues through the greenery.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/315hike10.jpg315hike10It is also worth looking down because there are some pretty and unusual flowers to be found.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/315hike9.jpg315hike9And then, another tour guide pointing out another resplendent quetzal! This one was back in the trees a bit and I had to make full use of my zoom, but you can see the bright blue and red colors. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/315hike8.jpg315hike8Farther on the trail became more narrow, but I think it was prettier up here in the forest.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/315hike7.jpg315hike7Another view of this beautiful bird.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/315hike6.jpg315hike6We came across a tour guide pointing out something to the man with him, so of course had to stop and ask what they were looking at. There in the tree was a spectacular resplendent quetzal!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/315hike5.jpg315hike5Do not pass, dangerous. If you look closely, you can see one of the beehives that is back in there. Since honey bees in Panama are Africanized, we stayed well away. 2015-04-03T18:47:56+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/04/02/boquete-some-new-spots/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/315boquete19.jpg315boquete19Panama is a beautiful countryhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/315boquete16.jpg315boquete16More orchids with prize ribbons.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/315boquete15.jpg315boquete15Another pretty specimenhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/315boquete14.jpg315boquete14One of many unusual and interesting orchids.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/315boquete18.jpg315boquete18The fairgrounds were full of beautiful flowershttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/315boquete17.jpg315boquete17There was a section of bromeliads too. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/315boquete13.jpg315boquete13https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/315boquete12.jpg315boquete12what a placehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/315boquete11.jpg315boquete11One of many bromeliads in the trees.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/315boquete10.jpg315boquete10The river in front is so pretty.2015-04-03T03:16:33+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/04/01/weekly-photo-challenge-ephemeral/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/315ephemeral1.jpg315ephemeral1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/315ephemeral3.jpg315ephemeral3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/315ephemeral2.jpg315ephemeral22015-04-02T21:03:47+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/04/01/weekly-photo-challenge-wall/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/315wall4.jpg315wall4Panama was formed by volcanic activity, so it is no surprise o find evidence of this.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/315wall3.jpg315wall3How nice that this wall has been cleared so we can all see it. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/315wall2.jpg315wall2There are many cliffs and walls of rock in Panamahttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/315wall1.jpg315wall1Los Ladrillos Wall is in the Boquete area2015-04-02T14:02:15+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/03/29/weekly-photo-challenge-orange/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315orange6.jpg315orange6Rose, orange, yellow, white... a pretty heliconia of many colors https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315orange5.jpg315orange5It may be more gold than orange, but it's still a cool moth.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315orange4.jpg315orange4A beautiful orange hibiscushttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315orange3.jpg315orange3An orange drop of sap glows in the sunhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315orange2.jpg315orange2A black bee visits an orange lantanahttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315orange1.jpg315orange1A grasshopper looks at me from an orange heliconiahttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315orange7.jpg315orange7A tree ablaze with orange flowers2015-03-31T03:13:15+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/03/29/weekly-photo-challenge-reward/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315reward4.jpg315reward4A real reward for being in the right place at the right time, is seeing one of these beautiful motmots. I think he was checking out this outdoor kitchen looking for a reward of his own. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315reward3.jpg315reward3If you know where to look, you can be rewarded with mora berries. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315reward2.jpg315reward2After it rains, sometimes we are rewarded with beautiful water droplets on plants.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315reward1.jpg315reward1The lizard gets daring and climbs up the desk lamp, knowing his reward will be all the bugs he can eat as long as the light is on. 2015-03-29T22:54:56+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/03/28/casitas-for-rent-in-cuesta-de-piedra/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315casitas15.jpg315casitas15The loft could be fun!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315casitas14.jpg315casitas14The front door and living roomhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315casitas13.jpg315casitas13The living roomhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315casitas12.jpg315casitas12The bathroom is opposite the kitchenhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315casitas11.jpg315casitas11The bedroomhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315casitas10.jpg315casitas10The kitchenhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315casitas16.jpg315casitas16The stairs to the loft are beside the front doorhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315casitas8.jpg315casitas8the living room, which is bigger than it looks in this photohttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315casitas7.jpg315casitas7The other bedroomhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315casitas6.jpg315casitas6One of the bedrooms2015-03-29T22:26:59+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/03/26/house-sharing-in-david-2/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315cedohouse8.jpg315Cedohouse8The front terracehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315cedohouse7.jpg315Cedohouse7The living roomhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315cedohouse6.jpg315Cedohouse6The kitchen. Cedo used to have a restaurant so she has all the pots and pans, and can teach you how to make all sorts of yummy Panamanian food if you are interested. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315cedohouse5.jpg315Cedohouse5The bathroom is across the hall. There is hot water by "suicide shower", a typical Panamanian on demand water heater so named because it runs by electricity. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315cedohouse4.jpg315Cedohouse4There is a built in closet and drawer storage area in the bedroom. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315cedohouse3.jpg315Cedohouse3The bedroom - it used to be occupied by the grandson who is a serious baseball player. If you want to change the decor I'm sure this can be negotiated. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315cedohouse2.jpg315Cedohouse2The back yard, with a comfortable shading sitting area (we had run off with the chairs to sit by the chicken house). The dog is Brownie, a sweet and friendly dog. Things look a bit brown because it's the end of the dry season but when the rains return the grass will be green again. Not shown - the most recent arrivals, some baby chicks in an enclosure at the back of the yard. In a few months they should start providing eggs. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315cedohouse1.jpg315Cedohouse1This is the front of the house (and my bike - I live just down the street)https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315cedohouse9.jpg315Cedohouse9The dining room. There is also a small sitting room to the right in front of the dining room.2015-03-27T03:15:32+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/03/26/house-sharing-in-david-1/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315housemate7.jpg315housemate7This is the street, and the driveway on the left by the palm trees is the driveway to the house. The south end of the school property is on the right, and beyond that is a single family home with a great retired couple who love to garden and have tons of plants and trees. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315housemate5.jpg315housemate5The dining room with the terrace beyond. I would live on that terrace. There is also a living room on the other side of the dining room, and her bedroom and bath are on the other side of the dining room wall. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315housemate4.jpg315housemate4This is the spacious shared kitchen. There is a pass through space into the dining room, and beyond is the laundry area. There is no washing machine but there is a laundromat in the neighborhood. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315housemate3.jpg315housemate3The bathroom is adequate. I forgot to ask about hot water but I'm guessing there isn't any. Hot water isn't routine or common in Panama. The weather is warm and the water is only cool so it's easy to get by without hot water. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315housemate2.jpg315housemate2Last but not least, the smiling home owner. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315housemate1.jpg315housemate1The bedroom is small, but has a table and dresser. There is also a storage closet in the hall across from the bathroom. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315housemate6.jpg315housemate6The front of the house - she obviously loves plants!2015-03-27T00:42:23+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/03/25/la-feria-internacional-de-david/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315feria28.jpg315feria28The lighting was very bad with bright advertising signs behind and no light on the dancers so apologizes for the poor photo. It was a lot of fun to see them dance though, and they had obviously worked hard to learn their routines because they performed flawlessly. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315feria23.jpg315feria23Various herbshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315feria22.jpg315feria22Beautiful sunflowers! I don't remember seeing sunflowers grown in this area except maybe an occasional ornamental plant in a front yard.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315feria21.jpg315feria21This looked like a 4H kind of displayhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315feria25.jpg315feria25This was a government concern to educate people about hydroponic gardening. I don't know how they get lettuce that beautiful in this hot climate! The man told me they have to use a lot of shading to keep the plants cool. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315feria24.jpg315feria24Check out the papayas!! I never saw so much fruit on a tree all at once. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315feria18.jpg315feria18Some of the big boyshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315feria17.jpg315feria17There were many cattle farms represented with large banners telling about their business, and then signs telling about the individual animalshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315feria16.jpg315feria16the goats were really cutehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315feria10.jpg315feria10There was an amusement park area for the kids.2015-03-27T13:01:09+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/03/23/weekly-photo-challenge-rule-of-thirds/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315thirds2.jpg315thirds2A praying mantis hangs upside down and stares at my camera. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315thirds1.jpg315thirds1I love this little red bug (caught with my macros lens)https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315thirds4.jpg315thirds4A couple little bromeliads growing on a tree limb.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315thirds3.jpg315thirds3A tiny bug on the end of a leaf caught with my macros lens.2015-03-24T23:21:09+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/03/23/weekly-photo-challenge-symmetry/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315symmetry1.jpg315symmetry1I love the symmetrical perfection of a spider.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315symmetry4.jpg315symmetry4Here is the beauty and symmetry of a dragonfly. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315symmetry3.jpg315symmetry3I am always fascinated by the symmetry, but not perfection of a spider's web especially when it shimmers in the sunlight.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315symmetry2.jpg315symmetry2I caught this fascinating, beautiful little bug with my macro lense. 2015-03-23T18:05:40+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/03/22/what-happened/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image3.jpgimageThe BBQ waits to be put back in place while one of our frequent visitors gets a drink from the not fancy, but much appreciated bird bath. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image2.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image1.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image.jpgimageMy usual view at my outside "office". The flowers are a gift from one of my neighbors, and the big green thing is a guanabana (soursap) that Joel2015-04-02T13:58:31+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/03/07/allbrook-the-panama-city-bus-station/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315allbrook14.jpg315Allbrook14At the end down there past the big clock on the wall is a casino.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315allbrook15.jpg315Allbrook15You will find lots of familiar fast food in the food court.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315allbrook12.jpg315Allbrook12There are always taxis in the area beyond the buses. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315allbrook11.jpg315Allbrook11At the bottom of the ramp is the area for buses and taxis.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315allbrook10.jpg315Allbrook10A traveler is ready to walk down the ramp to the lower level.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315allbrook9.jpg315Allbrook9The buses arrive on the upper level here. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315allbrook13.jpg315Allbrook13If you have time to kill, the huge Allbrook mall is right across the street. This is the "Rino" entrance. Different sections have different animals and in a mall that big, it helps people find their way around. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315allbrook8.jpg315Allbrook8Every bus has an assistant who takes tickets, loads the movies, answers questions, reminds you of your stop if you are getting off somewhere along the way, and does anything else he can to make things run smoothly and keep everyone comfortable. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315allbrook6.jpg315Allbrook6You can hang out until they announce that it is time to board the bus. If you don't understand the announcement, don't worry. You will see a lot of people getting up and heading for the big blue bus outside. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/315allbrook5.jpg315Allbrook5The entrance to the waiting room.2015-03-24T22:25:31+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/03/07/residency-and-a-good-lawyer/2015-03-21T01:38:45+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/02/27/a-cyclist-in-need/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/elif1.jpgElif12015-03-02T13:12:39+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/02/26/pan-american-highway-construction/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215highway1.jpg215highway1Leaving Santiago and heading west, there are large stretches where the new road looks ready for traffic. I appreciate the wide shoulders that will made biking safer and more fun.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215highway24.jpg215highway24Coming in to David the road is still a mess with rough gravel shoulders.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215highway23.jpg215highway23There is Volcan Baru! How nice because this means I am getting close to home.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215highway22.jpg215highway22There continue to be large vehicles and no shoulder fit to ride on.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215highway21.jpg215highway21The road continues to be in very poor condition in some areas. The bus was all over the road and shoulders trying to avoid the worst holes and bumps. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215highway20.jpg215highway20A disabled bus is stopped in the road to make it even more interesting to get through.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215highway19.jpg215highway19More dirt being moved, and a shoulder not fit for riding. It is possible to bypass the highway by taking route 5 between Santiago and the Tole checkpoint, but one must still travel this stretch of the road to go the rest of the way into or out of David (about 100 kilometers)https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215highway18.jpg215highway18A bridge under constructionhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215highway17.jpg215highway17There is a bit of shoulder here, though it isn't always in very good condition and there is plenty of traffic. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215highway16.jpg215highway16Another section of gravel that looks like it should be ready for paving.2015-02-27T19:31:53+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/02/25/pedasi-beaches/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215beach28.jpg215beach28A little crab runs down the sand.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215beach27.jpg215beach27Some crab has been cleaning his househttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215beach26.jpg215beach26More waves and pelicanshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215beach25.jpg215beach25This could be a rock oyster, good luck for someone hunting for a treat. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215beach24.jpg215beach24There are oysters on the rocks. It is easiest to pry off the top shell and get the meat, and leave the bottom shell behind where it is embedded in the rock.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215beach23.jpg215beach23I'm not sure what these birds are. Maybe skimmers? There isn't anything in my bird books that looks quite like them.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215beach22.jpg215beach22More pelicans. They were everywhere!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215beach29.jpg215beach29As I headed out in the evening sun, there was this herd of cows at the end of the street, including the big handsome bull.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215beach21.jpg215beach21Another flock of seagullshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215beach20.jpg215beach20My friends walking on the beach2015-02-28T18:17:12+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/02/24/mi-amiga-y-su-bici/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf2573.jpg2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf2574.jpg3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dscf2571.jpg12015-02-24T17:37:48+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/02/24/a-bike-tour-to-pedasi/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/228.jpg228The bus from Chitre arrives with six bikes on top!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/340.jpg340Arriving in David my bike was the only one up there with the pile of luggage. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215biketour18.jpg215BikeTour18More golden grass and rolling hillshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215biketour17.jpg215BikeTour17I left Chitre and rode into Los Santos in the early morning light. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215biketour24.jpg215BikeTour24Getting close!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215biketour23.jpg215BikeTour23After I left Las Tablas the road became two lane with gravel shoulders. There was less traffic though and the drivers were very considerate. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215biketour22.jpg215BikeTour22Milk cans waiting for pickup were a frequent sight. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215biketour21.jpg215BikeTour21Most of the cows seemed as interested in me as I was in them. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215biketour20.jpg215BikeTour20More hills, golden grass, and cows.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215biketour19.jpg215BikeTour19This area may look relatively flat on a map, but in reality it is not flat at all. 2015-02-26T18:16:58+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/02/17/weekly-photo-challenge-scale/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215scale3.jpg215scale3You can get an idea of the scale of this beautiful tree when you see my friend and our bicycles below. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215scale2.jpg215scale2More tangles and aerial rootshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215scale1.jpg215scale1The tangles and twists of the branches are amazing!2015-02-19T03:26:55+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/02/12/rich-poor-perceptions-of-money/2015-02-17T18:56:36+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/02/12/some-scenery-and-some-critters/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215critters9.jpg215critters9https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215critters3.jpg215critters3One of the motmots perched on the clothesline pole.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215critters2.jpg215critters2I think they appreciate the return on the sun to help dry their feathers.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215critters1.jpg215critters1A pair of wet Motmots shake themselves off in the tree.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215critters8.jpg215critters8The Jesus lizard and the motmot are both eyeing the compost pile. (They are called Jesus lizards because they can literally walk on water. They use their long toes to stay on the surface and run very fast across the water)https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215critters7.jpg215critters7This is the first time we have seen this type of Jesus lizard in our area! We have the smaller brown ones, but I've never seen this bigger green one around here. Thank you Joel for the great shots of this interesting lizard.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215critters6.jpg215critters6Do you see the critter in the leaves?https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215critters5.jpg215critters5A wet paisano was also perched in the tree.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215critters4.jpg215critters4Joel got this fantastic shot of the wet motmot!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215woods5.jpg215woods5The golden morning light is nice for taking photographs.2015-02-13T00:30:02+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/02/12/boquete-and-more/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215sunday9.jpg215Sunday9Buen viaje! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215sunday8.jpg215Sunday8Hasta lluegohttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215sunday6.jpg215Sunday6The flowers were really beautiful!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215sunday5.jpg215Sunday5The mountains in the distance were beautiful.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215sunday4.jpg215Sunday4There is a bridge in the center of town over the river, which is a very picturesque place to see the flowers and enjoy the scenery.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215sunday3.jpg215Sunday3Jérémy checks out the scene.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215sunday7.jpg215Sunday7Behind the fairgrounds we found these coffee plants in full bloom.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215sunday1.jpg215Sunday1In the rainy season there are also a number of waterfalls.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215sunday2.jpg215Sunday2It would be fun to go walking down in the canyon someday.2015-02-13T02:25:45+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/02/09/the-finca-the-farm-and-other-interesting-sights/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215sat26.jpg215Sat26On the way home we picked up this watermelon from a guy by the side of the road in Los Algarrobas. It was SO good, one of the best I've had. Summer is watermelon season here and a great time to enjoy them. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215sat27.jpg215Sat27Veggies are cheap and delicious in Cerro Punta. I think this bag full was $5.70. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215sat24.jpg215Sat24Then, they make their way to the point overlooking the canyon.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215sat23.jpg215Sat23Jérémy and Lauren make us nervous by checking out the edge of the canyon wall.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215sat25.jpg215Sat25It is dry season so there was very little water in the stream above, so it was easier for me to also make it to the point and look down at the canyon.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215sat21.jpg215Sat21Coffee berries on a coffee plant.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215sat20.jpg215Sat20A photo by Jérémy of us gals.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215sat19.jpg215Sat19Lauren, Cedo, and Jérémy stop for a photo op.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215sat18.jpg215Sat18The views from the coffee house at Jansen's Coffee Farm are beautiful. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215sat17.jpg215Sat17I never get tired of seeing the vegetable farms literally on the sides of the mountains! 2015-02-12T23:34:32+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/02/09/the-adventure-continues/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215thurs9.jpg215Thurs9Jérémy, my always patient and kind biking partner, waits for me to catch up.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215thurs8.jpg215Thurs8Misty, distant mountainshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215thurs7.jpg215Thurs7The clouds looked beautiful and interesting over the distant mountains.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215thurs6.jpg215Thurs6The scenery along the ride was spectacular!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215thurs11.jpg215Thurs11Selfie at the turn around point. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215thurs10.jpg215Thurs10Whew! OK, no more. We made it this far. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215thurs1.jpg215Thurs1The bikes sit in front of their "home" while they are here. They have spent so many nights in their tent that it does indeed feel like home to them, and they said they slept wonderfully. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215thurs5.jpg215Thurs5Packed up and ready to roll! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215thurs4.jpg215Thurs4She has covers on her panniers to keep them cleaner, just a personal preference thing. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215thurs3.jpg215Thurs3He is packed and ready to go again, except the for guitar which gets strapped behind the seat. 2015-02-10T17:55:23+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/02/04/bikes-and-new-friends-and-this-and-that/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215misc16.jpg215misc16https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215misc15.jpg215misc15Relaxing, chatting, and eating sweet watermelon. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215misc12.jpg215misc12It was a very quiet bird convention. Maybe they also were enjoying the tranquility of the day.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215misc11.jpg215misc11Jeremy gets his feet wet in the Pacific waters. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215misc10.jpg215misc10The waves were quite calm and the wet sand was beautiful. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215misc9.jpg215misc9Blue, calm, tranquil, and so beautiful.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215misc14.jpg215misc14On our way down to Pedregal we saw one of the new Copa flights taking off. These are great if you are flying out of Panama City because they go directly to Tucomen, the international airport. It saves you from having to travel all the way from the local airport on the other side of town, and they are more economical too. We will definitely be considering this on our next trip back to the US.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215misc13.jpg215misc13The bird were having a convention.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215misc8.jpg215misc8Jeremy and Cedohttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215misc6.jpg215misc6Baru is often huge, dark, and imposing against a very blue sky.2015-02-10T18:11:09+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/02/04/weekly-photo-challenge-depth/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215depth1.jpg215depth1It is so interesting to see through and below the water. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215depth4.jpg215depth4This is the edge of the Bahamas where the shallow water drops off to much deeper water. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215depth3.jpg215depth3This island appears to be floating on the top of the water because of the shadows below.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/215depth2.jpg215depth2There were quite a few islands on the north side of Cuba.2015-02-06T00:33:23+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/01/27/the-river-revisited-2/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115river5.jpg115river5These three boys came walking by with diving masks on, and then I noticed the poles in their hands. Look closely at the one on the right. He has a bunch of fish, some of them quite large, hanging from his belt! I think they must be out spear fishing.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115river4.jpg115river4It may be dry season but there is still a lot of green!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115river3.jpg115river3It was such a beautiful and serene day.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115river2.jpg115river2The dragon flies were having a party on this stick. It looks like they are all laying eggs.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115river1.jpg115river1Of course, the best part is the beautiful scenery. That is my cyclist friend Bala enjoying the river. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115river6.jpg115river6There was a family out enjoying the afternoon. 2015-02-06T00:55:29+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/01/27/cyclists-and-warmshowers/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115cyclists1.jpg115cyclists12015-02-06T00:51:30+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/01/27/weekly-photo-challenge-express-yourself/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115express2.jpg115express2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115express1.jpg115express12015-01-28T00:03:58+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/01/26/traveling-back-to-the-usa/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115usa9.jpg115usa9I also remember dandelions in fields and yards. They were "weeds" and I was instructed to remove them from the lawn, but they sure were pretty in the spring. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115usa8.jpg115usa8I am not familiar with this bird but it sure is pretty.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115usa7.jpg115usa7I remember being so happy to see the robins when I was a kid because they told us that spring was coming. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115usa10.jpg115usa10I am not familiar with camellias, but what a gorgeous flower! The other grandparents have recently bought a house and this beauty is growing in their yard. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115usa6.jpg115usa6One of the more main streets near my daughter's home. No one is out. We did see a number of people at the nearby park though on a sunny weekend afternoon, and the kids were enjoying the playground. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115usa4.jpg115usa4I need to go see what onions cost here, but I'm thinking it is a small fraction of this!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115usa3.jpg115usa3Plantains aren't a usual food item in the US so of course they are more. Here though, there is grumbling if they go up to $.15 each. The sign says these are from Ecuador. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115usa5.jpg115usa5Eggs though? We are used to paying around $2.20 a dozen. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115usa1.jpg115usa1This makes our Pricesmart look quite small.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115usa2.jpg115usa2Costco in Santa Rosa2015-01-28T00:12:02+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/01/18/an-outing-with-the-grandson/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image80.jpgimageMom helps me through the muddy partshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image79.jpgimageI led them down this interesting side pathhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image78.jpgimageGranddad carries me a while toohttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image77.jpgimageWhen I get tired, I love it when mom carries mehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image76.jpgimageI'd rather walk down here and let everyone follow mehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image75.jpgimageWalking is funhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image74.jpgimageTime for a breakhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image73.jpgimageMOMMY!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image72.jpgimageMom keeps me safe on the dockhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image71.jpgimageAlways carrying water when out walking2015-01-19T17:50:23+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/01/18/weekly-photo-challenge-serenity/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image67.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image66.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image65.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image64.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image63.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image62.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image61.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image60.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image59.jpgimage2015-01-18T23:59:53+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/01/16/grandchildren/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image58.jpgimageThat black box keeps clicking and it's really funny!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image57.jpgimageGrandma is silly with that little black box.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image56.jpgimageMaybe I can add to the situation in the living room :Dhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image55.jpgimageThey are saying I have something to do with this situation here.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image54.jpgimageSometimes I sit on it too. One of these days I will be big enough to reach the pedals.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image53.jpgimageI have the coolest wheels in town!2015-01-18T16:06:59+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/01/13/washington-mountains/2015-01-16T21:58:31+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/01/12/traveling-to-the-u-s/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image29.jpgimageArriving in US airspace, the east coast of southern Florida is clearly visible.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image28.jpgimageThere is a shelf around the Bahamas that was clearly visible from the air.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image27.jpgimageThe islands and turquoise water north of Cuba are really beautiful.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image26.jpgimageWe fly over Cuba. I wonder if someday I will be able to visit that beautiful and interests country.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image25.jpgimageOn the runway, ready to go. I remember falling in love with Panama the first time I saw those beautiful green mountains.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image24.jpgimageWe came in over the Centennial Bridge which was a surprise. Most other bus trips have taken us over the Bridge of the Americashttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image23.jpgimagePretty scenery and cloudshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image22.jpgimageThe scenery got even prettier as the afternoon wore on.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image21.jpgimageI don't remember seeing these windmills before. I have heard there are going to be more of them to try and decrease additional demands on the hydroelectric systems.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image20.jpgimageWe are driving on the new side!2015-01-14T03:59:40+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/01/12/weekly-photo-challenge-shadowed/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image11.jpgimageMaple takes up her day position to watch the state of the world outside.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image10.jpgimageJoel discusses modeling ideas with Pumpkin.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image9.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image8.jpgimagei am the cat!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image7.jpgimagethe fridge also makes interesting reflectionshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image6.jpgimagei am quite the cathttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image5.jpgimagehow is this?https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image4.jpgimageoh, did you want me to look your way?https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image3.jpgimageIt is a cat ball!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image2.jpgimage2015-01-12T23:07:15+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/01/07/windy-season/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115wind12.jpg115wind12The yard looks quite different and has much less shade, but now we have a view of the woods beyond. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115wind11.jpg115wind11It was amazing how much Rubin got done in a short amount of time. When I came home from my morning ride, this is what I found! If you look closely you can see some green leaves on the tree stump. These are actually a baby tree growing next to the stump so maybe all is not lost after all. If this one grows, in a few years we will have another tree. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115wind10.jpg115wind10Rubin is a master of the machete and quickly made short work of clearing the road. (Thankfully we are the last house on our side of the street, and the neighbor across the street was away so we weren't keeping him from getting in and out). https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115wind9.jpg115wind9The next day Rubin comes to the rescue. He's not very big but he is amazingly strong. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115wind8.jpg115wind8In any tree, there has to be at least one new and interesting bug. This one finally sat still on my camera case long enough for me to snap a decent photo. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115wind7.jpg115wind7This part of the side fence is going to need some repair. Everyone seems to believe the tree is too damaged and will not come up from the roots. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115wind6.jpg115wind6We spent the afternoon sawing and cutting and hauling pieces to the woods behind the house. As the yard was cleared I could see that my pretty coconut tree and the plantains were damaged but should recover. I might have lost a yuca or a pineapple plant, but both are easily replaced. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115wind5.jpg115wind5The tree was full of fruit! Unfortunately it was no where near ready. When mature these very large, hard seed pods are full of seeds with a sweet, delicious, fluffy fruit around them. The whole neighborhood was looking forward to enjoying all this fruit. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115wind4.jpg115wind4The tree had gotten very big and I was going to have it trimmed as soon as the fruit was ready. Then we could all enjoy all the fruit that is too high up to reach. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115wind3.jpg115wind3Then, there was an even bigger surprise. I came home to find our big guaba tree had fallen down, partly into our yard and partly into the street. 2015-01-12T16:00:28+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/01/02/weekly-photo-challenge-new/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115new.jpg115new2015-01-05T14:13:54+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/01/02/weekly-photo-challenge-warmth/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115warmth.jpg115warmth2015-01-03T13:43:07+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/01/02/weekly-photo-challenge-yellow/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1214yellow1.jpg1214yellow1I have some yellow flowers growing along my front fence.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1214yellow2.jpg1214yellow2The yellow stems of this coconut are really pretty. This was a gift from my good friend Hydeé so it means a lot to me.2015-01-05T01:49:22+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2015/01/02/feliz-ano-nuevo-happy-new-year-2/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115newyear5.jpg115newyear5This was in town on a side street.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115newyear4.jpg115newyear4There was one in front of this upscale home with some huge Christmas decorations.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115newyear6.jpg115newyear6This one was in our neighborhood. "What if I tell you that I got rich with the people's money"https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115newyear1.jpg115newyear1Seen at a construction site on the way to Boquetehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115newyear3.jpg115newyear3There is a back street north of town where some indians live in a very simple house by a creek. This was out in front of their place.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115newyear2.jpg115newyear2I'm not sure why many of them have beer and liquor bottles. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115newyear18.jpg115newyear18Something new I hadn't seen before were these balloons. We saw some floating above the neighborhood, and then the neighbors down the street set a few off into the night sky. It was so beautiful to watch these balls of light and fire gently drifting overhead through the dark sky.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115newyear17.jpg115newyear17and rounds of fireworks crackle and pop!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115newyear16.jpg115newyear16The flames intensifyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/115newyear15.jpg115newyear15At midnight, the muñenco is set on fire. This looks a bit creepy so remember it is only straw, old clothes, and firecrackers.2015-01-03T17:18:16+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/12/28/crocodiles-in-panama/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/crocodile1.jpgcrocodile1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214crocodile1.jpg1214crocodile12014-12-31T02:47:07+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/12/27/christmas-in-panama/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214christmasdinner2.jpg1214ChristmasDinner2Cedo, la jefe (the one in charge) of her kitchen. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214christmasdinner1.jpg1214ChristmasDinner12014-12-28T22:04:38+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/12/27/weekly-photo-challenge-twinkle/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214twinkle5.jpg1214twinkle5https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214twinkle6.jpg1214twinkle6https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214twinkle1.jpg1214twinkle1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214twinkle4.jpg1214twinkle4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214twinkle3.jpg1214twinkle3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214twinkle2.jpg1214twinkle22014-12-27T21:11:33+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/12/27/weekly-photo-challenge-gone-but-not-forgotten/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/turtle_sm.jpgturtle_smOne day we got a heck of a surprise. An alligator snapping turtle had moved into the pond and was eating the water lilies! We could not figure out how he got into our fenced, Jack Russell proof yard. We carefully removed enough plants to track him down, scooped him up with a big net, tossed him in a trash can and promptly took him the river and set him loose. One could lose a toe to that beast while working in the pond!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214gone6.jpg1214gone6We also had tons of frogs, toads, and tadpoles in the pond and they could make quite a racket. These tree frogs liked to live behind the house shutters. They weren't very happy when we renovated the house for sale and removed the shutters in the process. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214gone5.jpg1214gone5Florida also had some amazing sunsets. It looks like we climbed up on the roof one evening to capture this sight. Since Joel was the most likely to be on the roof, I will give him credit for this photo. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214gone4.jpg1214gone4We did see a lot of honey bees though, and a swarm actually moved into the siding of our house. This was the beginning of my experiences with beekeeping. I'm not sure what I was doing here. I think I had put out a box after collecting the honey so the bees could clean it up. I see a box in the background with a bottle of sugar water so that must have been a new colony I just put in and didn't have it's own honey supply yet. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214gone3.jpg1214gone3Bees loved the waterlilies but we didn't see these pretty green bees very often. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214gone2.jpg1214gone2I love the water lilies with their delicate petals and soft colors.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214gone1.jpg1214gone1I had a couple water lily ponds on our Florida back yard. I loved them for the beautiful flowers and plants, and all the wildlife they attracted. I never got tired of photographing the water lilies! 2014-12-28T22:03:00+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/12/17/a-chance-encounter-with-some-fantastic-bikers/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214biker6.jpg1214biker6https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214biker2.jpg1214biker2The woods and the huge banana trees were really beautiful.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214biker5.jpg1214biker5Elif and Alain take photos. After the downpours the river was active and muddy.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214biker4.jpg1214biker4Then, Elif noticed this beautiful rainbow overhead. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214biker3.jpg1214biker3Joel hangs out with our new friends by the river.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214biker1.jpg1214biker1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214bikerbanner.jpg1214bikerBanner2014-12-18T12:56:28+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/12/17/residency/2015-01-12T16:24:50+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/12/14/recipe-night-la-lengua-de-res/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214lengua5.jpg1214lengua5Finally, soft enough to shred a bit with a fork, and it smells really good!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214lengua7.jpg1214lengua7Pour the salsa over the meat. I forgot to photograph that part until we were putting the leftovers away.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214lengua6.jpg1214lengua6The meat, sliced thin.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214lengua3.jpg1214lengua3Remove the skin. This was no easy task!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214lengua2.jpg1214lengua2Boil in water for 5-10 minutes. I think this is to make the skin firmer so it is easier to remove.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214lengua4.jpg1214lengua4In the sauce ready for cookinghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214lengua1.jpg1214lengua1The tongue, about 2 pounds which is $4/pound. 2014-12-15T20:25:08+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/12/13/recipe-night-lomo-relleno/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214lomorellano8.jpg1214LomoRellano8Saute the garnishhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214lomorellano7.jpg1214LomoRellano7This is after an hour in the pressure cooker. I had also tossed in the the veggies that I was unable to fit in the meat. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214lomorellano11.jpg1214LomoRellano11Top with the sauce. It might have looked prettier if I had strained the sauce, but it sure tasted good!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214lomorellano10.jpg1214LomoRellano10Meat sliced, showing the pretty stuffing in the center. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214lomorellano9.jpg1214LomoRellano9Cooking down the sauce.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214lomorellano3.jpg1214LomoRellano3Carrots and potatoes cookinghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214lomorellano6.jpg1214LomoRellano6Browning the meathttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214lomorellano5.jpg1214LomoRellano5The kitchen stone and Cedo's favorite sauce. It seems every cook has to have a stone for various tasks, one that fits the cook's hands well. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214lomorellano4.jpg1214LomoRellano4Sauce getting ready for rubbing on the meathttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214lomorellano1.jpg1214LomoRellano1The package label (which I forgot to photograph until after i had cut it)2014-12-15T17:54:52+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/12/12/a-gringo-is-noticed/2014-12-16T03:32:17+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/12/08/strange-creatures/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214creature2.jpg1214creature2When I saw it later it was no longer hanging from a leaf, but from a stem. It moved?!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214creature1.jpg1214creature1When I first saw it I thought it was a cocoon.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214creature7.jpg1214creature7The cocoon is covered with more and more pieces of stem. It almost has this one in place.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214creature4.jpg1214creature4Things got more bizarre from there! Next, I found it cutting of pieces of stem and sticking them to its cocoon.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214creature6.jpg1214creature6It's still working with the stem like it is spitting glue on to it. What beautiful and interesting markings.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214creature5.jpg1214creature5Here, it has cut off the piece of stem and is starting to maneuver it into place. It is able to stick its head out of the sides of the cocoon as well as the top. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214creature8.jpg1214creature8It got hung up on the side of the pot and really had to pull hard to get the cocoon moving, which gave me the best look at the creature yet.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214creature3.jpg1214creature3Then, I found it eating a leaf, or rather the creature in the cocoon was poking out its head and munching on a leaf. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214worm4.jpg1214worm4It moves like an inch worm.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214worm3.jpg1214worm3This is the head end, something I would never know if I hadn't caught it eating a leaf.2014-12-09T15:02:13+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/12/08/weekly-photo-challenge-converge/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214converge.jpg1214converge2014-12-11T13:25:39+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/12/05/a-boquete-cost-of-living-report-november-2014/2014-12-20T13:40:57+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/12/05/canyons-calves-and-coffee/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214finca7.jpg1214finca7https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214finca6.jpg1214finca6https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214finca5.jpg1214finca5https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214finca8.jpg1214finca8https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214finca3.jpg1214finca3This is the little calf who was so sick and looked like skin an bones. She is looking great now.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214finca4.jpg1214finca4Meet the newest addition to the farm, the little boy calf who was born about a week ago. He wasn't so sure about being petted, but he felt so soft and silky. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214finca1.jpg1214finca1This guy was big, tattooed, and looked very very strong.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1214finca2.jpg1214finca2We could see the guys down in the canyon dangling on their ropes. 2014-12-07T03:49:08+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/12/02/cost-of-living-report-november-2014/2014-12-15T00:02:46+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/11/30/bike-racing-in-chiriqui/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114bikerace6.jpg1114BikeRace6When we arrived at the park there was a large crowd milling around.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114bikerace11.jpg1114BikeRace11I wonder if the other man is the 2nd place overall winner. At one point they were holding up the cup together. I'm not sure why they "dressed" the statues in the park. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114bikerace10.jpg1114BikeRace10And, I'm guessing this man was the overall winner.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114bikerace9.jpg1114BikeRace9I'm guessing this was the finish line.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114bikerace8.jpg1114BikeRace8Everything is better with some gorgeous women to help! (and there is no shortage of gorgeous women around here)https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114bikerace7.jpg1114BikeRace7Award ceremonies were in progress on this stage.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114bikerace5.jpg1114BikeRace5The ambulance brings up the rear. I hope it was never used!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114bikerace4.jpg1114BikeRace4They are followed by vans and cars with extra bikes and some media.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114bikerace3.jpg1114BikeRace3Then more of the group passes us.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114bikerace2.jpg1114BikeRace2The first of them pass our spot.2014-12-01T17:21:01+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/11/29/an-honor/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_0639.jpgIMG_0639https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_0640.jpgIMG_0640https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_0638.jpgIMG_06382014-12-04T00:27:24+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/11/28/empanadas/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114empanadas18.jpg1114empanadas18Fry until golden, drain on paper towels, and they are ready!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114empanadas17.jpg1114empanadas17Fry them in enough oil so they can float freely, and don't crowd them in the pot. She tested the oil by dipping in an end of an empanada and if it sizzled, the oil was hot enough.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114empanadas15.jpg1114empanadas15Pinch the edges together and then use a finger to make the scalloped edge. It took me a while to get the hang of this too. I suppose you could do anything you like with the edges as long as the pocket is totally closed.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114empanadas14.jpg1114empanadas14Put in a spoonful of filling, and fold it together to form a pocket.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114empanadas13.jpg1114empanadas13Pinch the edges until they make a slight bowl shape. Cedo could do a half dozen of them in the time it took me to do one!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114empanadas12.jpg1114empanadas12Take a ball of dough and pat it into a flat circlehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114empanadas11.jpg1114empanadas11Knead the corn until it is very smooth, adding a bit of water if needed to make it soft enough.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114empanadas16.jpg1114empanadas16Empanadas ready for fryinghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114empanadas9.jpg1114empanadas9Add the liquid to the mixture and cook down until there is little liquid left. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114empanadas8.jpg1114empanadas8Strain the cooking liquid from the chicken.2014-12-02T03:15:32+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/11/27/weekly-photo-challenge-angular/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114angular6.jpg1114angular6A beautiful tree has some interesting angles.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114angular5.jpg1114angular5I've always been interested in all the metal and angles of these electrical stations.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114angular4.jpg1114angular4A commercial center under construction. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114angular2.jpg1114angular2There is no shortage of these cell towers around the city.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114angular1.jpg1114angular1An electrical tower down the road.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114angular7.jpg1114angular7A grain silo in the country2014-11-27T16:18:42+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/11/25/a-farm-report/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114finca23.jpg1114finca23One of the cows was not eating and looks thin. She was put in this space for examination of her mouth. Nothing wrong was found there, so Cedo calls the vet for advice. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114finca22.jpg1114finca22The noisy geese make the rounds, honking all the way. They are the farm watchdogs.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114finca211.jpg1114finca21The cows are eating lunch, chopped grass sprinkled with molasses - yummy. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114finca191.jpg1114finca19Mora berries in another field. The are very tart but very tasty. They are not so good for cows though, so Cedo instructed the caretaker to "fumigar" which at first I thought was bug treatment, but is actually treatment to kill unwanted plants.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114finca181.jpg1114finca18Cedo makes more phone calls. I snap more photos.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114finca171.jpg1114finca17Another view of the grass in this field.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114finca161.jpg1114finca16Our destination - a field of grass that was planted a few months ago. It was growing well so it has been added to the rotation of fields for grazing. It seems to be doing well after grazing, and Cedo ordered some fertilizer to help it along. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114finca151.jpg1114finca15As we walk to the other side of the farm the views are so pretty I couldn't resist taking some photos.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114finca201.jpg1114finca20Another view of the ocean in the distance.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114finca131.jpg1114finca13One other also has an eye infection. Cedo says this must be treated quickly before it spreads to the others, and left untreated it can lead to blindness.2014-12-01T13:05:08+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/11/23/building-a-bridge/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/overpass28.jpgoverpass28There are the yellow walls of the new overpass, easy to see in the day or night. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/overpass24.jpgoverpass24Lights are being installed.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/overpass23.jpgoverpass23The paving looks like it is almost done, and yellow paint is starting to appear on the side walls.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/overpass27.jpgoverpass27The wall around the ball field is being moved and rebuilt to make room for another on ramp on the south side.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/overpass26.jpgoverpass26It sure looks done, but it still isn't open. We saw later that they also installed barrier in the medians to prevent turning left on to the bridge for a few blocks on either side. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/overpass25.jpgoverpass25An on ramp is being built from the highway to the bridge.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/overpass17.jpgoverpass17Our first view of the city from up on the bridge.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/overpass16.jpgoverpass16One Sunday when the workers weren't there, Joel ventures up on the bridge to check it out from up top! (shh, don't tell the security guard who was keeping watch underneath :D )https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/overpass22.jpgoverpass22Paving starts!!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/overpass21.jpgoverpass21Pipes are installed to handle drainage when it rains.2014-11-25T02:51:54+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/11/18/weekly-photo-challenge-achievement/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114achievement.jpg1114achievement2014-11-23T17:03:56+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/11/17/making-tamales-2/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114tamales34.jpg1114tamales34Yeah! The corn that was a bit soupy is now fairly solid and covers the chicken and garnish. But, it is there in the middle. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114tamales31.jpg1114tamales31Tamales in the pots. Notice the ones in the bigger pot are looking more cooked, while the others that hadn't been cooking as long still have parts that look bright green. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114tamales29.jpg1114tamales29snip of the stem end with scissors to make a neat packagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114tamales28.jpg1114tamales28the bottom uphttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114tamales27.jpg1114tamales27Fold the top downhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114tamales26.jpg1114tamales26Then, fold in the sides of the bijaohttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114tamales25.jpg1114tamales25Fold the top down, the bottom up, and then the sides inhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114tamales24.jpg1114tamales24Then, put on some of the chicken and garnish mixturehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114tamales23.jpg1114tamales23Put a couple spoonfuls of the corn mixture in the middlehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114tamales22.jpg1114tamales22Put a bijao leaf in the pan, and then a plantain leaf on top2014-11-27T12:49:25+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/11/13/los-ramos-says-many-thanks/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2014-10-30-3482.jpg2014-10-30-3482https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/brochure-for-los-ramos.jpgbrochure-for-los-ramoshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2014-10-30-3480.jpg2014-10-30-3480https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2014-10-30-3473.jpg2014-10-30-3473https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_4973.jpgIMG_4973https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/front-page-of-brochure.jpgfront-page-of-brochurehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2014-10-30-3464.jpg2014-10-30-3464https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2014-10-30-3469.jpg2014-10-30-34692014-11-14T14:02:38+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/11/12/the-month-of-holidays/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114parade19.jpg1114parade19Girls check their iPhones and chat with the policemen while waiting for their turn to start.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114parade18.jpg1114parade18https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114parade17.jpg1114parade17https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114parade16.jpg1114parade16https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114parade15.jpg1114parade15https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114parade14.jpg1114parade14https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114parade13.jpg1114parade13https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114parade12.jpg1114parade12More people make their way to the start of the parade.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114parade11.jpg1114parade11If your girl is small, you can bring her in a stroller. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114parade10.jpg1114parade10Girls in their beautiful dresses wait for their turn to start down the parade route. There were also a few dressed as mirror devils - https://epiac1216.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/the-mirror-devils-of-panama/ 2014-11-13T16:06:50+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/11/08/weekly-photo-challenge-minimalist/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114minimal5.jpg1114minimal5https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114minimal4.jpg1114minimal4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114minimal3.jpg1114minimal3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114minimal2.jpg1114minimal2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114minimal1.jpg1114minimal12014-11-14T01:52:26+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/11/08/weekly-photo-challenge-descent/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114depth3.jpg1114depth3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114depth2.jpg1114depth2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114depth1.jpg1114depth12014-11-09T12:59:55+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/11/05/the-finca-the-farm-revisted/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114finca20.jpg1114finca20Last, but not least, we visited the pigs who were very excited to have visitors. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114finca19.jpg1114finca19Cedo says this breed of cattle never looks very plump, and she was very happy with the condition of the calf now. She certainly looked way better than when I had seen her before! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114finca18.jpg1114finca18In the distance, you can see the Pacific Ocean! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114finca17.jpg1114finca17This pretty tree caught my eye as we walked back. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114finca16.jpg1114finca16https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114finca15.jpg1114finca15https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114finca14.jpg1114finca14In the distance, it looks like the rain is moving in. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114finca13.jpg1114finca13The hills beyond make a very picturesque scene. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114finca12.jpg1114finca12Cedo was happy that the grass looks green and healthy. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1114finca11.jpg1114finca11The greener patch of grass that Cedo is pointing to is the newly planted grass. 2014-11-14T13:35:05+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/11/03/dia-de-difuntos/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1014difuntos1.jpg1014Difuntos1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1014difuntos4.jpg1014Difuntos4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1014difuntos3.jpg1014Difuntos3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1014difuntos2.jpg1014Difuntos22014-11-03T17:04:00+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/11/03/weekly-photo-challenge-cover-art/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1014cover3.jpg1014cover3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1014cover2.jpg1014cover2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1014cover1.jpg1014cover12014-11-04T12:17:32+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/10/20/unwelcome-guests/2014-11-02T22:26:46+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/11/02/panama-cost-of-living-report-october-2014/2014-11-28T13:04:56+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/10/30/some-local-scenery/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1014bike29.jpg1014bike29Yeah, almost home! I have yet to make it even half way up this hill though. It's hard enough to do even on foot! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1014bike21.jpg1014bike21Yeah, heading downhill! It is surprising how much things change in each area. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1014bike28.jpg1014bike28It looks like someone has crops on this hill.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1014bike27.jpg1014bike27There are a few of these big trees all around the area covered with bright orange flowers.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1014bike26.jpg1014bike26Another interesting and picturesque old house.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1014bike25.jpg1014bike25There are still lots of cows too, and sometimes they come to the fence and look at me so I can take some good photos. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1014bike24.jpg1014bike24Some plantains are growing next to someone's house.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1014bike23.jpg1014bike23There is a lot of yucca in this area.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1014bike22.jpg1014bike22Along here there are a lot more food crops. This is yampi, a type of yam (Dioscorea trifida)https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1014bike20.jpg1014bike20A turkey vulture (red head) and a black vulture on the fence posts. 2014-11-01T00:27:55+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/10/29/scorpion-again/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1014scorpion2.jpg1014scorpion2In the bucket, ready for it flight over the fence. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1014scorpion.jpg1014scorpionWhat is it about the shower curtain that they seem to like? 2014-10-30T19:07:57+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/10/27/a-rant-on-the-state-of-the-middle-class-and-retirement/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/global_wellbeing_composite_map-01.pngGlobal_WellBeing_Composite_Map-01Image from http://info.healthways.com/wellbeingindex2014-11-09T12:58:09+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/10/25/raquels-ark-wildlife-rescue/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ark.jpgarkhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1014raquel25.jpg1014Raquel25The talapia tank at the other end helps feed the plants.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1014raquel24.jpg1014Raquel24I'm not sure the monkey was happy to be left out of all the attention. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1014raquel23.jpg1014Raquel23The owl is blind and has to be hand fed. There was a smaller one like it in the box too. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1014raquel22.jpg1014Raquel22This other owl is really beautiful. Raquel said she has let it go but it always comes right back. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1014raquel20.jpg1014Raquel20The hydroponic garden has herbs and a lot of lettuce.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1014raquel19.jpg1014Raquel19A coatimundi was so cute cuddled in the hammock with a raccoon. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1014raquel15.jpg1014Raquel15This animal is nocturnal though, and soon climbed back to the sleeping box. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1014raquel14.jpg1014Raquel14This beautiful cat was hard to photograph through the fences, but we would have to go through the monkey cage to get closer.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1014raquel13.jpg1014Raquel13Raquel told us that this kinkajou has traveled and worked with her a lot and has appeared in commercials.2014-10-29T17:13:00+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/10/25/macho-de-monte-revisted/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1014macho11.jpg1014Macho11Another photo, taken by Cherylhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1014macho10.jpg1014Macho10The adventure group!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1014macho9.jpg1014Macho9Macho de Monte river canyonhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1014macho1.jpg1014Macho1Our first look was from the bridge above the canyon. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1014macho5.jpg1014Macho5Yeah! We made it to the canyon.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1014macho4.jpg1014Macho4We made it!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1014macho3.jpg1014Macho3The next part is to climb over the rocks to the mouth of the canyon. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1014macho2.jpg1014Macho2Keep climbing down! You can make it. Come this way. 2014-10-26T13:57:44+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/10/24/car-trouble-in-panama/2014-10-28T18:36:23+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/10/23/the-birthday-party/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/birthday-cake2.jpg2014-10-24T13:29:52+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/10/23/weekly-photo-challenge-refraction-2/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/refraction3.jpgrefraction3This fountain is in the middle of a big pond at the entrance to a neighborhood called "The Meadows". I passed it frequently but that day I had made a special trip there to photograph the fountain in the late afternoon sunlight. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/refraction2.jpgrefraction2This day I stopped in front of an assisted living facility in Sarasota, happy to see this fountain in the bright sunlight showing a rainbow. A physical therapist from our company stopped to see if I was having car trouble, not sure why I was stopped beside the driveway. 2014-10-23T17:43:02+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/10/22/two-years/2014-10-26T18:50:01+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/10/20/goodie-bags-for-los-ramos/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_4973.jpgIMG_4973https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_4980.jpgIMG_4980https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/kids-in-los-ramos-copy.jpgChildren of Los Ramoshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/alexander-and-sayid-copy.jpgAlexandria and Sayid..step brother and sister.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_4969.jpgIMG_4969https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_4964.jpg"These gifts are from the world," I tell everyone.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/a-grandmother-of-los-ramos-copy.jpgA grandmother of Los Ramoshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/evers-grandma-copy.jpgEver and Francisco's grandmother.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_4958.jpgIMG_4958https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_4942.jpgIMG_49422014-10-20T20:24:30+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/10/18/weekly-photo-challenge-refraction/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1014refraction1.jpg1014refraction12014-10-18T15:51:41+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/10/17/here-is-what-your-ometepe-donations-have-bought/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/10702101_10203245837766270_6740141007058977053_n.jpg10702101_10203245837766270_6740141007058977053_n2014-10-19T02:12:18+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/10/16/weekly-photo-challenge-dreamy/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1014dream1.jpg1014dream1A misty, early morning in my back yard, David, Panama https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1014dream3.jpg1014dream3The islands of Boca Chica, Panama is the fading evening light. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1014dream2.jpg1014dream2A spider web covered with dew in the early morning light2014-10-17T13:43:22+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/10/15/back-in-david-and-liking-it-a-lot/2014-10-17T03:51:42+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/10/14/help-los-ramos-rebuild/2014-10-15T20:08:44+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/10/12/ometepe-island-mudslides-and-destruction/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/the-main-road-to-los-ramos-copy.jpgthe main road to Los Ramos copyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/the-road-was-impassable.jpgthe road was impassablehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/fields-in-los-ramos-copy.jpgfields in Los Ramos copyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/you-can-see-the-mud-and-rock-slide-copy.jpgyou can see the mud and rock slide copyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/mud-and-rock-slide.jpgmud and rock slidehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/mudslide.jpgmudslidehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/mudslide-2.jpgmudslide 2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/bean-fields-copy.jpgbean fields copyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_4880.jpgIMG_4880https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_4882.jpgIMG_48822014-10-14T13:07:03+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/10/07/what-do-you-do-all-day/2014-10-13T01:56:08+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/10/07/interesting-new-places-and-possiblities/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/914nicaragua4.jpg914Nicaragua4We met these kids on the beach as we were walking back to the house, taking some photos along the way. They wanted their photos taken too and squealed with delight when I showed them the photos in the camera window. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/914nicaragua3.jpg914Nicaragua3 A ferry makes its way across the lake. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/914nicaragua2.jpg914Nicaragua2boats on the beachhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/914nicaragua1.jpg914Nicaragua1Kids playing in the lakehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/914nicaragua15.jpg914Nicaragua15The bus went along the Pacific coast which was great. It was really beautiful and I was happy to see a new part of the country. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/914nicaragua14.jpg914Nicaragua14Costa Rica is so beautiful. Unfortunately it's hard to get decent photos from a bus. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/914nicaragua13.jpg914Nicaragua13We got to watch Star Wars in Spanish on the bus. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/914nicaragua12.jpg914Nicaragua12Some of the women were expert at balancing their wares on their heads. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/914nicaragua11.jpg914Nicaragua11There are always many things for sale at the border, mostly handcrafted items and food. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/914nicaragua10.jpg914Nicaragua10If you really must take your washing machine with you....2014-10-13T02:02:34+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/10/05/weekly-photo-challenge-signs/2014-10-27T13:38:06+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/10/05/rare-plants-and-animals-rescued-ahead-of-panama-canal-expansion-the-panama-blog/2014-10-05T21:53:54+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/10/02/charco-verde-ometepe-island-nicaragua/2014-10-06T00:03:47+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/10/01/weekly-photo-challenge-nighttime/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/414ship12.jpg414ship12It was really fun watching Casablanca (in Spanish) on the deck of the ship one night. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/414ship11.jpg414ship11Outside also had pretty light, color, and neon.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/414ship7.jpg414ship7Outside, there was a full moon behind the ship. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/414ship3.jpg414ship3Inside the ship the main area had lots of light, color, and neon at night. 2014-10-02T02:51:50+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/09/24/a-beautiful-monday-in-nicaragua/2014-10-02T21:22:36+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/09/24/bugs-in-nicaragua/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/80adfb08-22ca-443e-8e6e-6d38e5627599.jpg80ADFB08-22CA-443E-8E6E-6D38E5627599It rained most of the night and today, every time I think about going out it starts to rain again.2014-09-29T23:46:34+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/09/24/sunday-in-altagracia/2014-10-02T21:28:39+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/09/22/ometepe-island-nicaragua-another-saturday/2014-09-27T02:36:12+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/09/22/weekly-photo-challenge-endurance/2014-09-23T00:21:54+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/09/20/nacatamales/2014-09-22T15:06:59+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/09/19/a-day-at-home/2014-09-24T00:21:48+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/09/18/the-other-side-of-ometepe/2014-10-05T01:16:36+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/09/18/tuesday-and-punta-jesus-maria/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image305.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image304.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image303.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image302.jpgimageThe shadows look interesting this afternoon https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image301.jpgimageThis guy brought his fish to the water to clean and wash themhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image300.jpgimageThe sky got more interesting as time passed.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image299.jpgimageI'm not sure if this is a raft or what, but the boys were having funhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image298.jpgimageThere were quite a few people enjoying the waterhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image297.jpgimageThe guys pulled the boat across the point and parked it on the beach next to this huge fallen treehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image296.jpgimageWhat a view, and the clouds look like they are coming out of the volcano2014-09-30T02:16:51+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/09/18/what-did-we-do-on-monday/2014-09-18T21:45:55+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/09/16/sunday-scenes-in-nicaragua/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image258.jpgimageThere are quite a few of these old but picturesque boats on the beach. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image257.jpgimageToday the calf is grazing in the yard. When we returned he was napping, but still let Joel give him a few pats and scratches on the head.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image256.jpgimageI think this spotted piglet is so cutehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image255.jpgimageAnother pretty water birdhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image254.jpgimageCormorants roosting and swimminghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image253.jpgimageJust a pretty scene. As we passed the horses came back to the beach and then followed us along the beach path.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image252.jpgimageA couple of them decided to roll in the waterhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image251.jpgimageHorses roaming free and playing on the beachhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image250.jpgimageA beach front house. It may not be fancy but it has a heck of a location!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image249.jpgimageEgret on a post2014-09-18T02:36:35+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/09/14/weekly-photo-challenge-humanity/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image235.jpgimageBoys are fishing with a net in the lake. They were having fun but I imagine the catch will be appreciated by the family at the dinner table.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image234.jpgimagePeople at a washing platform in the lake doing the laundry. This is quite different from what I am used to but still, anyone who wears clothes has to wash them somehow. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image233.jpgimageA mom teaches her little girl to ride a bicycle. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image232.jpgimageA guy keeps watch on the street traffic outside the door to his business. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image231.jpgimageOthers all pile in a truck to go somewhere together on a Sunday afternoon. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image230.jpgimageSome youngsters enjoy a bit of fun on the lake.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image229.jpgimageA working guy struggles to push his cart up hill so he can sell his juice and snacks to the midday street traffic. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image228.jpgimageEnjoying a friendly stroll in town on a nice afternoon. Here affection between family and friends is just a bit more visible than in some other places. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image227.jpgimageThese girls play and dance on the sidewalk while they follow their mother on her errands. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image226.jpgimageThese children playing in front of their house become shy when I talk to them, like many children everywhere. 2014-09-16T01:49:30+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/09/14/saturday-and-biking-north/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image223.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image222.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image221.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image220.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image219.jpgimagehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image218.jpgimageBoth volcanos! Conception on the left and Maderas on the right.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image217.jpgimageBanana, pineapple, mango smoothie for me, iced latte for him, and great toast with homemade peanut butter and preserves. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image216.jpgimageThis house is next to the thatched one and unfortunately you can't see much in this photo, but it was made out of poles and plastic sheeting. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image215.jpgimageThere were a number of these thatched houses. There were a couple very friendly women and a naked toddler outside but being Indoctrinated in the US, I didn't think I should be photographing naked toddlers. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image214.jpgimageI thought this house was especially cute with the pretty of pink color and all the plants in front.2014-09-14T22:54:58+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/09/13/friday-is-for-food/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image198.jpgimageA black witch moth. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image197.jpgimageIt is a rough life herehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image196.jpgimageShe makes two kinds, one with corn base and pork, the other with rice and chicken. Both are really good!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image195.jpgimageMy I got all wet but had fun doing it look. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image194.jpgimageToday's photo of the volcanohttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image193.jpgimageWhen we are done he writes every item in his little book and then totals everything up. He said he had a calculator but people would rather he did it by hand. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image192.jpgimageHe hasn't really good selectionhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image191.jpgimageThe veggie guy arrives with his truck. He told me he used to have a horse but now he is doing better so he could buy a trucks. He had to sell the horse to pay for it but now he can go faster and carry more.2014-09-14T01:49:53+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/09/12/the-house-and-the-man-in-charge/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image174.jpgimagePlastic bottle? Me?? But it is SO much fun and makes so much noise!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image172.jpgimageCappy has his own special yard out back. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image171.jpgimageI am sitting at that table down at the end as we speak enjoying the breezes and neighborhood sounds.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image170.jpgimageMy favorite part though is this huge wrap around patio outside.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image169.jpgimageThe kitchen. If you saw my house in FL with similar colors you know we would get along! We love the open and spacious feel of this house.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image168.jpgimageThe back yard garden with flowers and many food producing plants https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image167.jpgimageAll the trees keep it so cool and comfortable even in the afternoons.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image166.jpgimageA bit of the side yard and the casita. The mango trees are huge!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image165.jpgimageThe house is nestled among a lot of huge treeshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image164.jpgimageCappy keeps an eye out, AKA El Capitan by the locals who stop by.2014-09-13T03:04:13+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/09/12/thursday-one-week/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image190.jpgimageAs we got close to the house, we passed the mare and her baby by the side of the road. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image189.jpgimageToday's airport volcano photohttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image188.jpgimageIt took me a bit to figure out that the squealing was from some pigs in this cart that apparently didn't want to go for a ride. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image187.jpgimageThe other volcano is also beautiful in the distancehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image186.jpgimageWe passed some gorgeous views of the volcanohttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image185.jpgimageCute little house with a pig out front scratching it's head on the pole. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image184.jpgimageOf course I would have to photograph another amazing treehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image183.jpgimageInteresting political stuff here, which was also seen on the streets and other places. FSLN - Sandinista National Liberation Front. Sometimes it is easy to forget in this tranquil place that they have had their share of political upheavals. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image182.jpgimageThat is the dormant volcano in the distance, and my favorite riding partner in the foreground :Dhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image181.jpgimageThe clouds look like smoke billowing from the volcano. 2014-09-13T22:15:31+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/09/11/it-is-wednesday-already/2014-09-12T21:42:03+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/09/12/tuesday-in-nicaragua/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image163.jpgimageWhat a beautiful eveninghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image162.jpgimageI am not sure what they were doing, but they were laughing and hollering and having a great timehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image161.jpgimageWow, what colorshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image160.jpgimageA couple other kids try the paddle boardhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image159.jpgimageThe sunset changes by the minute, now showing more colors higher in the skyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image158.jpgimageThese guys had been making their way along the beach since Joel was st the beach earlier. They were splashing water into a net, inspecting it for I assume whatever they were catching, and then they would move a little ways down the beach to repeat the procedure.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image157.jpgimageThis girl paddle boarding was a beautiful sight in the fading lighthttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image156.jpgimageWhat pretty colorshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image155.jpgimageWhere the sun hit the water it was really goldhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image154.jpgimageA ferry makes it's way through the pink haze2014-09-12T19:29:24+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/09/12/monday-and-a-new-biking-experience/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image137.jpgimageMore girls in the rain. Everyone just waited in front of the supermarket where we were until the rain slowed down and then they went on their way. Since the rain is warm here people don't get too concerned about getting a little wet. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image136.jpgimageWe went to town and got caught in a downpour. The girls across the street had ducked into a storefront and were playing with the boy on this side of the streethttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image135.jpgimagePigs and chickens in the road - all is normal :Dhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image134.jpgimageAirport photo of the day of the volcano as I return from our biking excursion. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image133.jpgimageThere is no end of amazing treeshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image132.jpgimageTobacco is drying here, and people are unloading the ox drawn cart that is bringing more in.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image131.jpgimageHow is this for a crazy, amazing tree!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image130.jpgimageWe pass some amazing treeshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image129.jpgimageThe cows also have a pretty relaxed life here. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image128.jpgimageWe stop to wash off some dust in this picturesque scene of cows by the water. 2014-09-12T18:50:25+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/09/10/sunday/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image123.jpgimageAt dinner this beautiful little moth landed on my paper towel. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image122.jpgimageAt the end of the afternoon, cows were still on the move.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image121.jpgimageA bird meeting on a washing platformhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image120.jpgimageToday's photo of the volcanohttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image119.jpgimageThe cormorants were all sitting on the water pipe but flew off as soon as they saw you so I was happy for the zoom feature on the camera.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image118.jpgimageThese vines on the ground had very pretty flowershttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image117.jpgimagePumps in the lake. Someone told met they are used for farming irrigationhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image116.jpgimageI thought the wood in this old fallen tree looked interestinghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image115.jpgimagePretty butterflyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image114.jpgimageWe also spotted a few egrets 2014-09-12T15:48:46+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/09/09/saturday-on-ometepe-island-nicaragua/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image107.jpgimageHorses are also used as basic transportationhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image106.jpgimageThe new supermarkethttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image105.jpgimageA peek into one of the many little shops downtown. I need to find this one again and look at those bottles of sauces on the bottom shelfhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image104.jpgimageWe will have to try one of these watermelonshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image103.jpgimageAnother of the busier streets in townhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image102.jpgimageColorful steps at the end of the main streethttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image101.jpgimageThis guy is preparing bags of mango sliceshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image100.jpgimageTaking lunch around in a carthttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image99.jpgimageEveryone in the truck!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image98.jpgimageThis is a motorcycle taxi. Very fun! We have the number for a driver if we need someone2014-09-13T21:55:50+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/09/08/friday-first-full-day-on-ometepe-island-nicaragua/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image79.jpgimageJust a pretty flowerhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image78.jpgimageInteresting rootshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image77.jpgimageA really huge and beautiful treehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image76.jpgimageWe found a couple of these huge mushrooms under a treehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image75.jpgimageBeautiful trees in the woodshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image74.jpgimageThe ferry makes it's way across the lakehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image73.jpgimageJoel looks for interesting pieces of antiquities - and he found some toohttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image72.jpgimageWhat a tree!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image71.jpgimageA neighborhood househttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image70.jpgimageWalking down one of the roads2014-09-18T14:05:52+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/09/08/arriving-in-nicaragua/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image58.jpgimageAnd for good measure, one more photo of the volcano. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image57.jpgimageWe arrive at the house not long before sunset, and an absolutely beautiful scene!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image56.jpgimageIn Moyogalpa, heading down the street.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image55.jpgimageWe made it!! The bloggers meet in person for the first time. We had even more fun in person and didn't stop talking the whole time we have been together. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image54.jpgimageThere were vehicles on the ferry too, and bags of animal feed, and a truck full of plants, a truck packed to the rafters, and stuff In every possible corner of the car area.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image53.jpgimageWe come in to the dock where one of the other ferries waits.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image52.jpgimageAs we get close to the island I saw these horses at the edge of the water. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image51.jpgimageThe other volcano is also beautiful with the clouds touching the top.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image50.jpgimageThe volcano is incredibly beautiful! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image49.jpgimageIt's hard to realize how many windmills there are until you look back on them like this.2014-09-10T00:03:16+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/09/06/traveling-through-costa-rica/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image34.jpgimageThe hotel restaurant where we had a great dinner and breakfast. The bus stopped right in front too.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image33.jpgimageBurger King, Papa John, and a chicken restaurant across from the hotelhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image32.jpgimageWaiting for the bus, looking down the street from our hotelhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image31.jpgimageThere was a guy out in traffic selling sunglasseshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image30.jpgimageOur hotel was lovelyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image29.jpgimageJocote fruit was being sold on the street. I don't care for the starchy tasting green ones, but the riper red ones are sweet and flavorful. There is a large pit in the center though, so not a lot of fruit.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image28.jpgimageThere was this huge rubber tree at the entrance to our hotelhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image27.jpgimageLevant cola = raise your tail. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image26.jpgimageI can't remember if this is the judicial center or town hall.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image25.jpgimageThis tree had very interesting roots2014-09-13T15:27:54+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/09/05/weekly-photo-challenge-adventure/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image5.jpgimageLast but hardly least, we took a walk down the road to the end of the airport runway where there is a beautiful view of the volcano.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image4.jpgimageThis morning met the source of the mooing - one of our neighbors, Princess. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image3.jpgimageAfter we arrive at her house the sun sets over the lake with these beautiful colors.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image2.jpgimageWe arrive on the island where we are met by my friend and fellow blogger! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image1.jpgimageWe arrive in town and take this bicycle cart to the ferry which will take us to the island in the lake.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image.jpgimageWe cross the border from Costa Rica into Nicaragua and soon see windmills, a big lake, and one of the volcanos.2014-09-12T14:44:34+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/08/29/weekly-photo-challenge-dialogue/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814dialog1.jpg814dialog1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814dialog2.jpg814dialog22014-08-31T01:47:32+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/08/26/weekly-photo-challenge-fray/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814frayed3.jpg814frayed3The center of the palm looks even more frayed. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814frayed2.jpg814frayed2These dead palm fronds are all in various stages of fraying. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814frayed1.jpg814frayed1This particular palm looks quite frayed.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814frayed4.jpg814frayed4Most interesting of all are the banana leaves. They can get badly frayed in the wind but they keep on living and doing what leaved need to do, frayed or not.2014-08-26T23:47:42+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/08/26/boca-chica-bocas-del-mar-hotel/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bocasdelmar11.jpg814BocasDelMar11A few other bungalows.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bocasdelmar10.jpg814BocasDelMar10There is a pretty walkway around the grounds too.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bocasdelmar9.jpg814BocasDelMar9The view in the other direction is also really beautiful.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bocasdelmar8.jpg814BocasDelMar8We could see the tiki bar of our hotel down below. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bocasdelmar7.jpg814BocasDelMar7The grounds are very pretty.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bocasdelmar6.jpg814BocasDelMar6These are the fronts of the bungalows which look out on to the grounds and the water beyond.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bocasdelmar5.jpg814BocasDelMar5The pool is nice, and that is the restaurant / bar area beyond. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bocasdelmar4.jpg814BocasDelMar4There is a large generator so a power failure shouldn't be a problem.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bocasdelmar3.jpg814BocasDelMar3The backs of a row of bungalows. We noticed there are double doors on each one. One leads into a sort of vestibule, and the other into the room. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bocasdelmar2.jpg814BocasDelMar2We wander in, enjoying the view.2014-08-29T18:02:46+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/08/26/boca-brava-and-the-monkeys/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bocabravahotel7.jpg814BocaBravaHotel7Joel relaxes after lunchhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bocabravahotel6.jpg814BocaBravaHotel6This room had a door opening out on to a pretty terrace.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bocabravahotel5.jpg814BocaBravaHotel5On the upper floor, we found this dormitory.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bocabravahotel4.jpg814BocaBravaHotel4We also walked around the hotel grounds a bit. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bocabravahotel3.jpg814BocaBravaHotel3We found one of the rooms open.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bocabravahotel2.jpg814BocaBravaHotel2Another view of the restaurant.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bocabravahotel1.jpg814BocaBravaHotel1The restauranthttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bocabravahotel8.jpg814BocaBravaHotel8The dog keeps an eye on everythinghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814monkeys6.jpg814monkeys6You can see the strong foot in this photo.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814monkeys5.jpg814monkeys5Baby heads up the tree ahead of mom.2014-09-01T00:56:23+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/08/26/boca-chica-getaway/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bocachica12.jpg814BocaChica12The next morning we awoke to another tranquil and lovely scene.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bocachica11.jpg814BocaChica11As night fell, the lights from the tiki bar started to glow.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bocachica10.jpg814BocaChica10Sunset was brief but lovely on Saturday night. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bocachica9.jpg814BocaChica9On Saturday nights you can relax and eat at the tiki bar.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bocachica8.jpg814BocaChica8The sand where the water washed away the top layer is an interesting mix of tan and black.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bocachica7.jpg814BocaChica7One of the many sailboats in the area.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bocachica6.jpg814BocaChica6There are waves in the distance but the area here is protected by the islands so the water is calm.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bocachica5.jpg814BocaChica5Bromiliads grow in the trees.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bocachica4.jpg814BocaChica4One of many flowers on the grounds.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bocachica3.jpg814BocaChica3Wherever you go there are beautiful views.2014-08-29T18:01:48+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/08/22/bugs-and-critters-of-the-day/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bugs16.jpg814bugs16This tiny moth was barely a centimeter across, but so beautiful. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bugs15.jpg814bugs15These very strange little bugs collect lint, so you see a little ball of lint walking across your table on tiny little legs. This one though apparently had been collecting bug parts. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bugs14.jpg814bugs14This spider isn't much bigger than a large thumbnail but it sure is interesting. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bugs13.jpg814bugs13The next morning, we spotted the spider on the floor. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bugs12.jpg814bugs12One night this spider was spinning a web in the doorway of the terrace. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bugs11.jpg814bugs11Another shot of the moth on the glass. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bugs10.jpg814bugs10I rescued this moth from inside, but when I put the glass on the table it didn't fly away. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bugs9.jpg814bugs9Another shot of the pretty snail. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bugs8.jpg814bugs8One day a spot of wax from my candle was on the table, and the ants were very interested in it. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814bugs7.jpg814bugs7It seemed like this little spider was interested in the ants, but if one came close it would back away.2014-08-23T02:03:55+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/08/18/making-tortillas/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814tortillas.jpg814tortillas2014-08-22T00:02:44+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/08/18/weekly-photo-challenge-silhouette/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814silhouette2.jpg814silhouette2two friends walk down the beachhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814silhouette1.jpg814silhouette1bird on a wire2014-08-23T02:06:00+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/08/15/making-tamales/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814tamales9.jpg814tamales9Yummy!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814tamales8.jpg814tamales8LOTS of tamales! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814tamales7.jpg814tamales7Folding a tamalehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814tamales6.jpg814tamales6Garnish on top, and ready for folding (this is from the first batch with only bijao leaves)https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814tamales5.jpg814tamales5A veehow leaf, a rectangle of plantain leaf, and the tamale fillinghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814tamales4.jpg814tamales4Cedo washed leaves while I grind cornhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814tamales3.jpg814tamales3The liquids are simmering, the corn is ready, the chicken and garnish is standing by so lets start assembling tamales.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814tamales2.jpg814tamales2grinding the corn into a yellow mushhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814tamales1.jpg814tamales1First, get two women in the kitchen, one of whom knows how to make tamales. If you have room for more hands in the kitchen, so much the better. 2014-08-23T20:24:52+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/08/13/guardian-angels-good-luck-or-who-knows/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814snake1.jpg814snake12014-08-16T18:11:44+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/08/13/party-at-my-house/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814party3.jpg814party3In this picture you can also see Dennis in red, husband of Rona, and David next to him, husband of Cindy. Amarilli and Holly had fun dancing, with Nikki, daughter of Jerry and Jennifer, and Scott is on the right, husband of Holly. Even the dogs thought they had to join the party. You can barely see Chucky behind Rona, but Bastard is in plain sight. (they live across the street and no, the family does not know what this word means in English LOL) https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814party2.jpg814party2Joel gets the party going! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814party1.jpg814party12014-08-16T18:12:33+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/08/13/weekly-photo-challenge-texture/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814texture7.jpg814texture7We have some tall cane grass along the fence, but if you look closely at the stalks with a macro lens they look like velvet.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814texture6.jpg814texture6Another leaf with a pretty texture. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814texture5.jpg814texture5We rescued a lot of ginger plants from the trash, and this one has made the first flowers. The edges of the petals have a hairy texture. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814texture4.jpg814texture4The white highlights add to the textured look of this fern fiddlehead.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814texture3.jpg814texture3I was looking at the texture on this leaf, only to notice the little spider sitting there.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814texture2.jpg814texture2Coconut leaves in a bit of sunlighthttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814texture1.jpg814texture1Taken at an angle, the light highlights the texture in this variegated leaf. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814texture8.jpg814texture8I was looking at the soft texture of this plant, and realized a little spider was hiding on the stem. 2014-08-14T15:37:41+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/08/13/feliz-cumpleanos-happy-birthday/2014-08-16T18:16:33+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/08/07/critters-of-the-day/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814critters5.jpg814critters5I've been spending evenings on the terrace instead of going inside. Last night when I came out this beautiful sphinx month was sitting on my iPad case. The camera caught it such a way the eye glows! I gently nudged it off the iPad and it spend the rest of the evening on the table next to my computer. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814critters4.jpg814critters4I've seen this interesting tiny, baby lizard a few times on the terrace, but Joel got a great photo of him. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814critters3.jpg814critters3Joel got a great photo of him as he crossed the tile in front of the house. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814critters2.jpg814critters2Joel unfolded the hammock to find this beautiful little guy hiding in the folds. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/814critters1.jpg814critters1I walked towards the woods behind our house and saw this little guy hanging out on a plant. He was nice enough to wait while I dashed to the house for a camera (I know, I know, never go anywhere without a camera!)2014-08-13T19:21:43+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/08/04/weekly-photo-challenge-zigzag/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/zigzag1.jpgzigzag1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/zigzag3.jpgzigzag3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/zigzag2.jpgzigzag22014-08-04T18:04:19+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/08/03/weekly-photo-challenge-summer-lovin/2014-08-09T03:29:51+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/08/03/photo-challenge-containers/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/container2.jpgcontainer2This one was contained only days before, and may become the father of future containers in the future. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/container3.jpgcontainer3Future containershttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/container1.jpgcontainer1The milk truck comes every other day to collect the milk. 2014-08-05T03:10:57+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/08/03/photo-challenge-relic/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/relic3.jpgrelic3There is no roof, and we startled some chickens in the building.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/relic2.jpgrelic2The walls are made out of bricks of earth or mud.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/relic5.jpgrelic5Don't run - No Corrashttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/relic4.jpgrelic4I think the plants growing on the kitchen counters add a special touch.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/relic1.jpgrelic12014-08-04T18:01:30+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/07/31/everyday-greetings/2014-08-02T13:27:40+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/07/30/triathlon/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/triathlon13.jpgtriathlon13Our winner, 3rd in his age group, and 30th of 400 who finished the Olympic level triathlon!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/triathlon12.jpgtriathlon12and he is at the finish line!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/triathlon11.jpgtriathlon11Drew comes in looking greathttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/triathlon10.jpgtriathlon10The first woman crosses the finish line.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/triathlon9.jpgtriathlon9We head to the finish linehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/triathlon8.jpgtriathlon8Drew comes back from the bike ride and takes off for the run. He is looking strong and fast!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/triathlon7.jpgtriathlon7Elizabeth and I biked to the event which was much easier than trying to park a car. This is Drew's cyclo-cross racing bike which he let me ride while I was there! At first I couldn't even get on it but once I figured it out, it was great fun. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/triathlon6.jpgtriathlon6But, not everyone was a super duper athlete. There were people from 5 yr old to 72 yr old, and all shapes and sizes. For me, this was the most exciting and inspirational part of the whole experience! Ordinary people, even people like me could participate in something like this.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/triathlon5.jpgtriathlon5As the "masters" group came in with their bikes and left for the run, there were many very interesting and expensive professional type bikes in the front of the transition area.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/triathlon4.jpgtriathlon4Another contestant has finished swimming and is leaving on her bicycle. There were a total of 1400 people participating in both races lengths and groups left about every 10 minutes so soon there were people in every stage of the race in the transition area.2014-07-31T15:18:35+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/07/28/microsoft-city/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/microsoft8.jpgmicrosoft8A map of the area, with arrows to three other campuses.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/microsoft7.jpgmicrosoft7The outside areas are also very attractive.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/microsoft6.jpgmicrosoft6More and more restaurants and shopshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/microsoft5.jpgmicrosoft5I'm not sure what this cool elephant was doing in this space, but I liked it.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/microsoft4.jpgmicrosoft4More restaurantshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/microsoft3.jpgmicrosoft3The bicycle shop caught my eye.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/microsoft2.jpgmicrosoft2The large common area in the middle has many shops and restaurants.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/microsoft1.jpgmicrosoft1We started in the parking garage at the main campus which looks like it goes on forever, and there are four floors of this!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/microsoft17.jpgmicrosoft17Some huge tent was being dismantled and packed up.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/microsoft16.jpgmicrosoft16There was a game of soccer and two games of cricket going on here. 2014-07-29T02:45:26+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/07/25/orcas/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image132.jpgimageWe landed in this lake. I'm not sure how he managed without hitting any of the many boats and kayaks below, but all was well.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image131.jpgimageIn only a little over 1/2 hour, Seattle is ahead. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image130.jpgimageWe watched the clouds and the islands below.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image129.jpgimageIt was a beautiful evening and the scenery was fantastic.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image128.jpgimageWe are airborne, leaving the town, the ferry, and the boats behind.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image127.jpgimageThe guy pulls on the rope to help pivot the plane away from the dock.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image126.jpgimageThe captain prepares to leave. One of the passengers got to sit in the copilot seat!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image125.jpgimageThe passengers get off. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image124.jpgimageA family and their dogs relax on the dock nearby.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image123.jpgimageThe plane arrives, and the guy pulls on the ropes to coax it to the dock.2014-07-26T21:57:56+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/07/21/the-ferry-to-bainbridge-island/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image93.jpgimageVehicles are waiting to get on the ferry, but first the others must get off. I saw cars, bicycles, motorcycles, vans, trucks, and even a tow truck. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image92.jpgimageWe are back again!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image91.jpgimageThe city is beautifulhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image90.jpgimageThere was a big container ship in the water, and lots of cranes in the distance. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image89.jpgimageA bird, and a plane, and a lucky shothttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image88.jpgimageThe scene is more beautiful the closer we get and many passengers are taking advantage of the photo op. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image87.jpgimageAs we leave the dock, Seattle is just visible in the distance. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image86.jpgimageWhen I decided to leave the ferry was just boarding. This one had a very comfortable inside seating area. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image85.jpgimageThis is the Main Street in town with lots of restaurants and interesting shops, and more flowers everywhere. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image84.jpgimage"Words I live by are... ". Found down by the waterfront2014-07-22T20:36:02+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/07/21/next-stop-seattle/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image71.jpgimageThe end to another perfect day. As we headed home the mountain was "out". https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image70.jpgimageAs we headed back to the car, a train came through town and the traffic had to wait. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image69.jpgimageI really like this unusual fountain. The child is reaching for someone who is almost totally hidden in the water. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image68.jpgimageElizabeth had heard about a sculpture garden near the waterfront and wanted to check it out. We arrived as the sun was getting lower in the sky and the views were fantastic. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image67.jpgimageI think it is required to take at least one photo of the Space Needle while in Seattle. I couldn't pass up this pretty view.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image66.jpgimageThis duck boat passed us with music, and people hollering and waving. It looked like party central!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image65.jpgimageWe came back from another excursion and saw these guys climbing up to the top of the bridge. Sure enough, they all jumped off and into the water a short time later. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image64.jpgimageYep, more buildingshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image63.jpgimageI sopped on this corner and got sprinkled with water. When I looked up I realized it was from the window washers up there. There was enough water coming down they must have had a hose or something.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image62.jpgimageElizabeth told me she saw a program on the apartment that is in the top of this tower. Apparently a woman has a really cool home up there. 2014-07-24T04:04:38+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/07/21/visiting-family/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image53.jpgimageIf only I could figure out a way out there https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image52.jpgimageI know this handle opens the door somehowhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image51.jpgimageSure, I will take a look at thathttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image50.jpgimageWhat is one supposed to do with a shoe?https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image49.jpgimageMom helped me over the threshold from my new outdoor play spacehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image48.jpgimageI have mastered the walking toys!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image47.jpgimageHow are things on your side of the house? It is fun when friends come over to visit. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image46.jpgimageI fell asleep in the back of the carhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image45.jpgimageLook, she has a camera!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image44.jpgimageThe family2014-07-22T00:50:56+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/07/12/new-ads-on-the-photos/2014-07-13T15:03:14+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/07/12/bugs/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image41.jpgimageThere was a very impressive number of tiny spiders! I'm lucky I saw them because I'm sure they dispersed as soon as they could. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image40.jpgimageThese are spiders though. I saw this web going from one plant to another and it was covered with many, many tiny spiders making their way up and down between the plantshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image39.jpgimageI thought this was a bunch of tiny, newly hatched spiders but when I looked at the photo, I saw that they are not spiders at allhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image38.jpgimageI imagine this is some sort of egg casinghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image37.jpgimageWe see these little pods a lot. They have little worms that can emerge from either end and slowly make their way along walls. I've never had such a close look at the little worm though, and didn't realize how interesting they are. I would like to know more about these but I don't know what they are or what they are called. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image36.jpgimageOn closer look this little bug has some beautiful colors and patterns2014-07-13T14:32:04+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/07/11/community-and-acceptance/2014-07-18T04:57:01+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/07/11/a-visit-to-the-finca-farm/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image35.jpgimageCedo pointed out these beautiful flowers. What a lovely color.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image34.jpgimageThe caretaker's househttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image33.jpgimageIsidro waits outside the plant chopping areahttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image32.jpgimageA poster about preventing mastitis was hanging in the milking areahttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image31.jpgimageBefore the milk is in the tank, it is in these containers. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image30.jpgimageSome of the cows wander in to see what is for lunchhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image29.jpgimageCedo thought if I took her picture with cows, it was only fair that she took my picture with cows too. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image28.jpgimageCedo with a couple of her cowshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image27.jpgimageOne of the noisy geesehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image26.jpgimageThe milking area. There are two milking machines that will milk a cow is about 10 minutes. There are 15 cows who are milked twice a day.2014-07-27T03:18:57+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/07/11/a-birthday-party/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image12.jpgimageCandy rains everywhere!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image11.jpgimageGirls also work on the piñata https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image9.jpgimageThe victor who made enough of a hole to get the first of the candy to start falling outhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image8.jpgimageAnother boy gives it a tryhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image7.jpgimageIt's time for the other kids to give it all they havehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image6.jpgimageThe first strike at the piñata https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image5.jpgimageReady to sing happy birthday https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image4.jpgimageWe had a lot of fun talking with my new friend William. He loves music and was never without his earbuds.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image3.jpgimageWas there ever a cuter birthday girl?https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image2.jpgimageThe birthday girl looks like her grandma! (Standing to the side)2014-08-04T23:24:08+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/07/05/an-interesting-bug/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/7314bug1.jpg7314bug1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/7314bug5.jpg7314bug5https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/7314bug4.jpg7314bug4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/7314bug3.jpg7314bug3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/7314bug2.jpg7314bug22014-07-06T12:48:57+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/07/04/dangerous-snakes/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/714snake12.jpg714snake12https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/714snake11.jpg714snake112014-07-07T13:15:34+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/07/04/the-new-public-market/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/714mercado9.jpg714mercado9There are bathrooms, and really pretty reflections on the shiny floor and ceiling.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/714mercado8.jpg714mercado8Looking towards the back of the building is a large space which we were told will include a restaurant. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/714mercado7.jpg714mercado7I had walked to the center of the building and looked back to see my friend with bag of maiz for tortillas. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/714mercado6.jpg714mercado6The only cheese vendor I saw.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/714mercado5.jpg714mercado5Just inside the front door is one of the meat vendors.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/714mercado4.jpg714mercado4Everything is bright, shiny, and new. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/714mercado3.jpg714mercado3As you walk in, you see spaces for produce vendors in the center.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/714mercado2.jpg714mercado2The front of the building, which isn't nearly as big as the length.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/714mercado1.jpg714mercado1Built with goal of erecting a fundamental stronghold for the distribution and marketing of food in the province of Chiriqui. Technical administrative work developed during the Excellenct Sir President Ricardo Martinelli Berrocal (as closely as I can translate it)https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/714mercado10.jpg714mercado10Along with side are spaces with refrigerated cases for meats, cheese, and whatever else needs to be kept cold.2014-07-06T12:44:25+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/07/02/weekly-photo-challenges-contrasts/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/714contrast2.jpg714contrast2Volcan Baru always seems to have clouds on one side, and this evening the white clouds against the dark mountain with the sunset behind were especially beautiful. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/714contrast1.jpg714contrast1As the sun sets the clouds start to show some colors. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/714contrast4.jpg714contrast4I like this tree against the sky. (Taken in Boquete, Panama)https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/714contrast3.jpg714contrast3The clouds drift over the mountains as everything turns blue. 2014-07-03T13:04:02+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/07/02/weekly-photo-challenge-between/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/614between3.jpg614between3Now for something more fun - I have seen this horse many times between the road in front, the heavy equipment behind, and the rock, sand and gravel business to the left. It doesn't seem a likely place for a horse, but it seems contented to keep the vegetation under control in its little area. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/614between1.jpg614between1We got up one morning and I spotted something small between the wall and the back gate. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/614between2.jpg614between2On closer look I saw that it was a small but beautiful snake. 2014-07-05T03:44:01+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/06/23/pedaling-south-traveling-on-bicycles/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/614pedalingsouth4.jpg614PedalingSouth4Pari's heavier mountain bike also packed and ready to go.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/614pedalingsouth5.jpg614PedalingSouth5Katie's road bike packed and ready to go.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/614pedalingsouth1.jpg614PedalingSouth1We got to bike together! (just into town, but it was still really cool). If they had been biking on from here, I probably would have gone an hour or two down the road with them. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/614pedalingsouth3.jpg614PedalingSouth3There are two extra people in my living room!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/614pedalingsouth2.jpg614PedalingSouth2There are extra bikes at my house.2014-06-29T13:32:01+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/06/20/playa-la-barqueta-a-visit-to-the-beach/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/614barqueta4.jpg614barqueta4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/614barqueta3.jpg614barqueta3Kayla checks out the water.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/614barqueta2.jpg614barqueta2I love the blue mountains in the distance.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/614barqueta1.jpg614barqueta1A postcard perfect day at the beach.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/614barqueta9.jpg614barqueta9https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/614barqueta8.jpg614barqueta8The waves were pretty bighttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/614barqueta7.jpg614barqueta7They were skimming the waves. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/614barqueta6.jpg614barqueta6I had fun photographing the pelicanshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/614barqueta5.jpg614barqueta52014-06-22T00:02:03+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/06/18/a-bit-of-sightseeing/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/614sightsee16.jpg614sightsee16There was a lot of salsa music coming from this barn. I'm not sure if it was to keep the cows happy, or the workers, or both.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/614sightsee15.jpg614sightsee15The clouds were more and more beautiful.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/614sightsee14.jpg614sightsee14The green pasture, the cows, and the mountains made a very picturesque sight.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/614sightsee13.jpg614sightsee13The clouds were spectacular!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/614sightsee21.jpg614sightsee21You are stopping and looking at me, and giving me nothing?! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/614sightsee20.jpg614sightsee20the bougainvillea is still flowering up there. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/614sightsee19.jpg614sightsee19It's hard to tell in the photos how these farms are on the sides of steep mountains.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/614sightsee18.jpg614sightsee18More farmland.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/614sightsee17.jpg614sightsee17We saw these colors from a distance, and it wasn't until I downloaded this photo taken with my zoom lens that I realized they were plastic crates. It looks like they had dug potatoes which were laying on the ground waiting to be packed up.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/614sightsee11.jpg614sightsee11The clouds started to roll in. 2014-06-27T13:21:56+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/06/17/weekly-photo-challenge-extra/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/extrabanner.jpgextraBannerhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/extra1.jpgextra1It was a great treat to see this tarantula crossing the road! Joel is the brave one who got this close, but the tarantula wasn't the least bit concerned or aggressive, thank goodness. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/extra3.jpgextra3An interesting wall with some pretty yellow flowers, and a baby iguana.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/extra2.jpgextra2A side street, the new commercial building under construction, and a calf grazing by the side of the road. 2014-06-20T13:32:03+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/06/14/weekly-photo-challenge-room/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/room3.jpgroom3When I followed the ladder up into the tree, I saw that someone had made a tree house.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/room4.jpgroom4I'm not sure though how safe I would feel in this room. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/room2.jpgroom2This looks like a lot of rooms below! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/room1.jpgroom1There will be rooms above. 2014-06-20T13:27:11+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/06/12/new-tables/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/tables6.jpgtables6Two of my finished tables. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/tables5.jpgtables5This man was working on a headboard for a bed with carvings of flowers and leaves. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/tables4.jpgtables4That's the boss bending over my table and giving it a bit of attention with some sandpaper while his associated look on. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/tables3.jpgtables3The shop may not look fancy, but they get a lot of work done there! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/tables2.jpgtables2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/tables1.jpgtables1There are all sorts of shops along this road. 2014-06-14T12:55:43+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/06/11/are-you-happy/2014-06-14T18:34:50+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/06/10/we-are-so-fortunate/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/missing-workers-by-age.jpgmissing-workers-by-age2014-06-16T04:39:48+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/06/08/los-cangilones-de-gualaca/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/6814gualaca18.jpg6814Gualaca18https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/6814gualaca16.jpg6814Gualaca16At the end of the road where we parked is this beautiful teak forest.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/6814gualaca15.jpg6814Gualaca15The water is below that crack in the rocks and kids were having fun jumping from here to the water below.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/6814gualaca14.jpg6814Gualaca14The view upriver. It wasn't as deep here so people were swimming farther down.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/6814gualaca13.jpg6814Gualaca13This dad was teaching his boy to swim.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/6814gualaca12.jpg6814Gualaca12The water is very clear. You can see the underwater rocks in this photo.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/6814gualaca11.jpg6814Gualaca11I thought the water would be cold but it was very pleasant.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/6814gualaca10.jpg6814Gualaca10There were many families enjoying the afternoon.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/6814gualaca9.jpg6814Gualaca9Mi esposo y mi amiga (my husband and my friend)https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/6814gualaca8.jpg6814Gualaca8What a beautiful place!2014-06-10T18:41:00+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/06/05/weekly-photo-challenge-split-second-story/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/splitsecond3.jpgsplitsecond3I like the girl running and the pigeons flying to get out of her way. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/splitsecond2.jpgsplitsecond2Here is the view outside the building where people are selling a lot of other things on the street.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/splitsecond1.jpgsplitsecond1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/splitsecond4.jpgsplitsecond4Nearby are other vendors selling food on the sidewalk. I've been here before and found the people very nice and helpful if you have any questions about anything they sell. 2014-06-06T21:59:42+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/06/04/the-benefits-of-biking/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/5514bike6.jpg5514bike6I happened across this group of Suntracs (labor union) gathering for a labor day parade. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/5514bike5.jpg5514bike5There are a lot of cows too. This bull was nice enough to stand at the fence and look at me so I could get a good photo.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/5514bike4.jpg5514bike4Of course, there are amazing trees everywhere.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/5514bike3.jpg5514bike3There are some country side roads if you want to get off the beaten path.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/5514bike2.jpg5514bike2Volcan Baru is so tall it can usually be seen from almost everywhere.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/5514bike21.jpg5514bike21I never get tired of Volcan Baru!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/5514bike20.jpg5514bike20This pretty pond is on the way to La Barqueta. You see a lot of things on a bike that you might miss in a car.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/5514bike19.jpg5514bike19Sometimes cows run off when I stop, but this group was happy to hang out and let me take photos.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/5514bike18.jpg5514bike18Volcan Baru looked especially striking this day without any clouds in front of it.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/5514bike17.jpg5514bike17I went past the fence beyond the Pedregal public marina and saw these old boats. When guys piled on to one and started it up, I realized they are working fishing boats.2014-06-06T22:21:15+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/06/03/100-days/2014-06-05T13:49:55+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/06/02/boca-chica-2/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/514bocachica7.jpg514BocaChica7A fishing boat.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/514bocachica6.jpg514BocaChica6Off we go in the water taxi.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/514bocachica5.jpg514BocaChica5I came across this little iguana on the path.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/514bocachica4.jpg514BocaChica4The dock down below,https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/514bocachica3.jpg514BocaChica3Bromiliads in the trees. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/514bocachica2.jpg514BocaChica2Check out the big flower bud on this banana. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/514bocachica1.jpg514BocaChica1The view from the main lodge is really beautiful.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/514bocachica29.jpg514BocaChica29what a nice place to hang out!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/514bocachica28.jpg514BocaChica28https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/514bocachica27.jpg514BocaChica27Before we headed home, we had to take one last walk down to the dock and look at the scenery again. 2014-06-06T22:09:58+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/05/30/weekly-photo-challenge-twist/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514twist2.jpg514twist2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514twist.jpg514twistTaken in October 2012 as I was traveling through Panama City on the way to my new home. 2014-05-31T19:34:31+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/05/29/javier-the-rambala-caretaker-and-nature-guide/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514rambalahike1.jpg514RambalaHike1This is the "front room" and the sleeping loft is above. (note the steps in the log to get up there)https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514rambalahike4.jpg514RambalaHike4View from the side. The window opening is the sink / washing up area. The guy in the hammock was there to do some cutting and trimming, and was apparently waiting for Javier to return and give him instructions.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514rambalahike3.jpg514RambalaHike3The view from the backhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514rambalahike2.jpg514RambalaHike2This is the kitchen. There is a gas burner and shelves on the other side.2014-05-31T13:45:57+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/05/29/hiking-at-rambala/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514rambalahike7.jpg514RambalaHike7Javier is in his element!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514rambalahike6.jpg514RambalaHike6We spot a helicopter damselfly. It's beautiful on the leaf, but when it flies it is a whirring of blue and black wings (thus its name). They are quite large and very beautiful!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514rambalahike5.jpg514RambalaHike5Javier is ready for us to get going. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514rambalahike21.jpg514RambalaHike21Javier thumps on a fence post where the bullet ants live. You do NOT want to get bit by one of these. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514rambalahike20.jpg514RambalaHike20One of the Rambala horses, Negro, comes up to greet Javier.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514rambalahike19.jpg514RambalaHike19We can see the neighbors cows on the other side of the hill.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514rambalahike18.jpg514RambalaHike18We make it up to the top and view the valleys and meadows below. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514rambalahike17.jpg514RambalaHike17The story is that a previous owner planted this bamboo high in the jungle, and now it has turned into a massive clump of beautiful bamboo.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514rambalahike16.jpg514RambalaHike16Just a pretty purple palm frond.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514rambalahike15.jpg514RambalaHike15The bumpy vine looking thing is monkey ladder. Javier said it is good for the kidneys and is sold for a high price for medicinal purposes.2014-05-31T02:41:37+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/05/28/last-stop-rambala/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514rambala33.jpg514Rambala33As we were walking out, two indians came along carrying long pieces of lumber like they were nothing! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514rambala31.jpg514Rambala31Javier with the horse assigned the job of carrying our packs out to the car.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514rambala34.jpg514Rambala34Down the road, there is a herd of water buffalo. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514rambala17.jpg514Rambala17I saw this big critter hanging out on our door frame one morning. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514rambala16.jpg514Rambala16This orchid bee is quite large and very beautiful.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514rambala15.jpg514Rambala15Two different orchid bees. Eric put the paper towel out with a scent they like to attract them. He says they collect the scents and store them on their back legs so they will smell good enough to attract a female. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514rambala10.jpg514Rambala10I got lucky one morning and caught this sloth in the tree with the light hitting her (we know it's a her because she is one of the moms)https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514rambala8.jpg514Rambala8Another tree sloth in the tree. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514rambala7.jpg514Rambala7A beautiful flag bug hanging out on the passion vine.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514rambala1.jpg514Rambala1There were four tree sloths, two of them with babies. 2014-06-17T13:07:17+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/05/25/walking-around-bocas-town/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514bocastown26.jpg514BocasTown26We may think the houses look funky, but look at the view from there!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514bocastown25.jpg514BocasTown25There is a small strip of land that connects the town to the rest of the island, and we saw a number of these houses in that area. The building on the right is a church. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514bocastown24.jpg514BocasTown24A waterfront home not far from our hotel.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514bocastown23.jpg514BocasTown23The work looked very good on this new house. Check out the ladder though. I would probably break something trying to get up there on that!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514bocastown22.jpg514BocasTown22You can stay at this hostel and rent the tree house here. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514bocastown21.jpg514BocasTown21This is the bike shop where we rented our bikes. They also have a great selection of bike accessories. I bought a new seat for my own bike.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514bocastown20.jpg514BocasTown20What do you need to get by? https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514bocastown19.jpg514BocasTown19These are occupied houses. The one on the right has some interesting painting on the outside. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514bocastown18.jpg514BocasTown18These guys were selling guaba, a big hard bean sort of fruit. If you crack it open though, there is a delicious sweet fruit around the beans.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514bocastown17.jpg514BocasTown17There were some Kuna Indians selling molas and other items.2014-06-08T13:02:50+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/05/25/bocas-the-other-side-of-the-island/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514bocaswest1.jpg514BocasWest1I was surprised at how different it looked here. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514bocaswest11.jpg514BocasWest11This house was for sale. I'm not sure if all the goats come with it. They all sure had a lot to say! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514bocaswest10.jpg514BocasWest10Some areas were open meadows, and others were this thick, lush jungle.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514bocaswest9.jpg514BocasWest9This beautiful huge tree caught my eye.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514bocaswest8.jpg514BocasWest8An oropendula does his thing in the tree. He is the loudest bird you hear in the video. They do this calling, flapping, and bowing thing, have gold tails, which I suppose is how that get the name of the golden pendula. They also make very unusual large hanging nests. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514bocaswest7.jpg514BocasWest7A few of the tall trees.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514bocaswest6.jpg514BocasWest6I just like this photohttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514bocaswest5.jpg514BocasWest5Trees in front of an open meadow in the background.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514bocaswest4.jpg514BocasWest4Unfortunately my bike wasn't as good today. It refused to move from 7th gear, so I did a fair amount of walking up the hills. No matter though because it gave me more time to look around.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514bocaswest3.jpg514BocasWest3It was quite a change after the flat, sandy routes of the other side.2014-05-26T13:39:48+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/05/25/weekly-photo-challenge-work-of-art/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514art1.jpg514art1This is a bit of the wall around the cemetery in Bocas town. I'm not sure what it used to be, but now that it is faded and weathered I think it looks really interesting. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514art3.jpg514art3Graffiti on another wall near the beach. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514art2.jpg514art2I've always liked graffiti. You don't usually see it on an old boat beached just out of reach of the surf. 2014-05-26T04:16:33+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/05/24/panama-city-casco-viejo/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514cascoviejo15.jpg514CascoViejo15I like this treehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514cascoviejo14.jpg514CascoViejo14Hole to another universe. Come on in!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514cascoviejo13.jpg514CascoViejo13More colorful art on a wall.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514cascoviejo12.jpg514CascoViejo12Our charming brunch spot.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514cascoviejo11.jpg514CascoViejo11There are also many buildings in the process of, or waiting for renovation.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514cascoviejo10.jpg514CascoViejo10Apparently it was a procession forming, and they were going to carry this statue.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514cascoviejo9.jpg514CascoViejo9We saw something going on outside this church.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514cascoviejo8.jpg514CascoViejo8The Metropolitan Cathedral. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514cascoviejo7.jpg514CascoViejo7Plants are growing in the corner cracks on this building.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/514cascoviejo6.jpg514CascoViejo6I like the figures outside this place. 2014-05-25T17:38:01+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/05/22/sometimes-youve-got-it-and-sometimes-you-dont/2014-05-24T16:42:43+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/05/16/biking-in-bocas/2014-05-20T04:23:47+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/05/14/panama-viejo-and-the-historical-ruins/2014-05-17T00:36:04+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/05/14/summit-zoo-and-gamboa/2014-05-25T02:40:40+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/05/13/vote-for-al-and-shelly/2014-05-14T13:21:44+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/05/13/services-offered-to-expats-in-boquetedavid-area/2014-05-15T13:06:56+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/05/13/home-for-sale-20-minutes-from-david/2014-05-14T13:26:39+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/05/12/panama-city-albrook-mall/2014-05-28T19:05:14+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/05/11/weekly-photo-challenge-on-the-move/2014-05-13T14:16:02+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/05/08/pedasi-and-isla-iguana/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/image34.jpgimageOur boat captain Edwin (white shirt) brings our boat back to shore with the help of a couple waiting assistants. Once we were out of the boat, they tied it to a rope from a truck up above and dragged it up on the sand.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/image33.jpgimageThe seagulls and pelicans hang out on the beachhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/image31.jpgimageThese pretty leaf buds looked interestinghttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/image30.jpgimageWe were just talking about how hard it was to spot these beautiful little birds, and this one landed right next to us just long enough to snap a couple photoshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/image29.jpgimageA beautiful scenehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/image28.jpgimageI am the biggest most handsome fellow on the island!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/image26.jpgimageCrabs on a tree trunkhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/image25.jpgimageThe paths are just lovelyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/image24.jpgimageIt's lovely walking through the shade of the treeshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/image23.jpgimageThere were lots of coconut trees on this part of the path 2014-05-13T13:46:22+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/05/06/weekly-photo-challenge-spring/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image5.jpgimageAs darkness falls the last of the light reflects in the rain puddles.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image4.jpgimageRain water is soon pouring off the roof.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image3.jpgimageThe sky turns darker, thunder rumbles, and it won't be long before the rain will starthttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image2.jpgimageThe clouds start gathering in the afternoon.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image1.jpgimageThe smallest grasshopper I've ever seen sits on top of the soap dish.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image.jpgimageThis June bug seems to like our kitchen sponge.2014-05-07T22:53:55+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/05/03/ignore-the-strange-password-protected-post/2014-05-04T13:40:06+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/05/03/land-for-sale/2014-05-04T18:48:28+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/05/01/weekly-photo-challenge-letters/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/5114letters.jpg5114Letters2014-05-05T13:41:12+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/04/30/rejected/2014-05-05T03:54:59+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/04/29/sunday-is-election-day-in-panama/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/diaseco.jpgdiaSeco2014-05-05T13:39:22+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/04/27/another-successful-border-hop/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/42714cr10.jpg42714CR10Sitting in the ferry waiting to go back to Golfito, and watching the guys fish. They had line wound around spools or even plastic bottles with hooks on the end and maybe a small silver fish, and they were casting this into the water. We were there well over half out and didn't see anyone catch anything, but they were having fun. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/42714cr9.jpg42714CR9Sunday morning, heading back to the ferry and the clouds were gorgeous.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/42714cr8.jpg42714CR8This is one of the few paved roads and the main road along the water. This pretty much sums up the pace of the town, this dog sleeping in the road. People just drove or biked around him.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/42714cr7.jpg42714CR7Cool iguanahttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/42714cr6.jpg42714CR6Walking back from the supermarket, we passed this guy on his horse.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/42714cr5.jpg42714CR5We got really lucky with the weather, only getting rain when we were in a bus or under cover, not when we had to be out.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/42714cr4.jpg42714CR4More rain in the distance. It caught up with us after we made it to the hostel, and stopped about the time we decided to go out for dinner. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/42714cr3.jpg42714CR3Pretty scene with all the cloudshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/42714cr2.jpg42714CR2Puerto Jimenez, we left the rain behind.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/42714cr1.jpg42714CR1Sitting in the ferry, watching the rain sprinkle, enjoying the scenery. 2014-05-06T13:51:48+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/04/25/dengue-fever/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/denguebanner.jpgdengueBannerhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/800px-aedes_aegypti.jpg800px-Aedes_aegyptihttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dengue2.jpgdengue2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dengue1.jpgdengue12014-05-07T04:36:13+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/04/23/my-new-shower-buddy/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414scorpion1.jpg414scorpion12014-05-13T01:38:12+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/04/22/international-living/2014-04-25T21:08:23+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/04/20/weekly-photo-challenge-on-top/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414ontop4.jpg414OnTop4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414ontop3.jpg414OnTop3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414ontop2.jpg414OnTop2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414ontop1.jpg414OnTop1Joel went up first, while I went around below. When I came to the highway, there he was waving from on top of the bridge! 2014-04-23T02:44:38+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/04/14/more-cartagena-columbia/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414sunashore31.jpg414SunAshore31I'm sitting here getting photographed by tourists all day!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414sunashore30.jpg414SunAshore30Checking out Joel's hat. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414sunashore29.jpg414SunAshore29This peacock looked a little bedraggled but he was doing his best to show off anyway.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414sunashore28.jpg414SunAshore28The macaws had their wings clipped so they wouldn't fly off.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414sunashore32.jpg414SunAshore32This guy was paying a lot of attention to his friend, who didn't seem sure if she wanted the attention.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414sunashore2.jpg414SunAshore2The first things we saw were these beautiful flamingos.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414sunashore1.jpg414SunAshore1Our ship at the dock.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414sunashore3.jpg414SunAshore3A toucan in a tree!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414sunashore26.jpg414SunAshore26https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414sunashore25.jpg414SunAshore252014-04-19T14:31:09+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/04/17/weekly-photo-challenge-monument/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414monument2.jpg414monument2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414monument1.jpg414monument12014-04-23T14:48:32+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/04/16/last-stop-aruba/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414thurs47.jpg414thurs47and another...https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414thurs46.jpg414thurs46The Hyatt Regenc lost it's Yhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414thurs45.jpg414thurs45We were told that the wind is always blowing hard in Aruba, so maybe this is why the trees are so interesting.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414thurs44.jpg414thurs44The trees along the road were amazing.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414thurs43.jpg414thurs43What an interesting bird in the tree.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414thurs42.jpg414thurs42I photographed some resorts too though.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414thurs41.jpg414thurs41I had more fun photographing iguanas than resorts.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414thurs40.jpg414thurs40Another iguana.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414thurs39.jpg414thurs39Another huge resort.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414thurs38.jpg414thurs38We also passed a lot of iguanas!2014-04-23T22:32:01+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/04/15/next-stop-bonaire/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414wed5.jpg414wed5We set off down a mainly residential street. The water is on the other side of those building on the left side of the street.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414wed4.jpg414wed4How pretty and picturesque is this! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414wed3.jpg414wed3I must have had a reason for this photo, but I don't remember now. Maybe it was the menu out front with meals from $7 - $22. Prices didn't seem too bad for a tourist town where almost everything has to be shipped in. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414wed2.jpg414wed2Yes indeed. Bonaire is known as one of the best diving spots in the world.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414wed1.jpg414wed1Every morning it's exciting to run up to the upper deck to see what today's town looks like!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414wed30.jpg414wed30We stopped for a beer at a little place on the water. I did not have iguana soup or goat stew! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414wed29.jpg414wed29Another white sea urchin.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414wed28.jpg414wed28A black sea urchin.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414wed27.jpg414wed27Time to get back on board the ship.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414wed26.jpg414wed26Another crab, trying to hide against the wall.2014-04-17T21:35:22+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/04/15/first-island-stop-curacao/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414tues24.jpg414tues24We head back towards the waterway to make our way back to the ship.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414tues23.jpg414tues23https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414tues22.jpg414tues22https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414tues21.jpg414tues21This looked like an area for local businesses and shops.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414tues20.jpg414tues20We round a corner to find a pretty photo op of the ship.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414tues19.jpg414tues19A close look at the walls. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414tues18.jpg414tues18We walked farther on and found this really interesting area along the water with shops and restaurants.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414tues17.jpg414tues17We almost got on the bridge, but it opened again before we arrived.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414tues16.jpg414tues16We just walked into the fort and out the other side.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414tues15.jpg414tues15A really old looking part of the fort on our way into the center.2014-04-16T16:20:39+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/04/15/weekly-photo-challenge-threshold/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414threshold.jpg414ThresholdThis was taken as the cruise ship passed the breakwater in Colon, Panama, leaving all the ships behind who were waiting for their turn in the canal, and heading us out into the Caribbean sea! 2014-04-16T01:59:10+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/04/14/monday-a-day-at-sea/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414mon3.jpg414Mon3Wandering down a pretty hallway to find the art auction.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414mon2.jpg414Mon2One of the many bars on the ship.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414mon1.jpg414Mon1The main atrium area was pretty, and often had something interesting going on. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414mon11.jpg414Mon11Later on, the wind and waves picked up and the boat was really rocking! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414mon10.jpg414Mon10One of the restaurants looked pretty with all the glassware on the table.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414mon9.jpg414Mon9Ta da! Of course one must give the liqueur a final taste. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414mon8.jpg414Mon8Looking good! (no surprise because we all know he knows his way around a kitchen!)https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414mon7.jpg414Mon7The cooking class was on making a fancy cake, and this student (husband of fellow blogger Cindy) was doing an excellent job. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414mon6.jpg414Mon6We wandered back to the atrium to find a cooking demonstration going on.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414mon5.jpg414Mon5The art auction was going to happen later in the day, and they had a whole lot of paintings for sale.2014-04-17T12:39:00+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/04/14/cartagena-and-the-container-port-at-night/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414sunnight8.jpg414SunNight8There was quite a bit of activity in the other direction from the ship as well.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414sunnight7.jpg414SunNight7https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414sunnight6.jpg414SunNight6https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414sunnight5.jpg414SunNight5The ship docked next to a very busy container shipping operation that never seemed to stop.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414sunnight4.jpg414SunNight4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414sunnight3.jpg414SunNight3We took a cruise that docked in Cartagena, Colombia for the night. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414sunnight2.jpg414SunNight2https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414sunnight1.jpg414SunNight1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414sunnight9.jpg414SunNight92014-04-14T13:28:23+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/04/14/cartagena-columbia/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414sunmorning6.jpg414SunMorning6As we get closer, the city looks more and more beautiful.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414sunmorning5.jpg414SunMorning5The city comes into view!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414sunmorning4.jpg414SunMorning4A large container ship, one of many in the area.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414sunmorning3.jpg414SunMorning3The pelicans were bobbing in the water as a couple boats passed by.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414sunmorning2.jpg414SunMorning2Land started coming into view, my first glimpses of Colmbia.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414sunmorning1.jpg414SunMorning1We woke up to a beautiful sunrise, and the frigate bird told me that we must be getting close to land.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414sunmorning17.jpg414SunMorning17The container port, with the city behind.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414sunmorning16.jpg414SunMorning16It may be Sunday morning, but the container area is a flurry of activity. The boat next to us is having containers unloaded, and a couple boats farther away were also being unloaded.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414sunmorning15.jpg414SunMorning15Men come out to secure our lines.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414sunmorning14.jpg414SunMorning14The container ship next to us.2014-04-14T22:34:26+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/04/13/new-travel-adventures/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414colon5.jpg414Colon5This is one of the biggest and most beautiful surprise (pink and white on one plant) bougainvillea I've seen.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414colon3.jpg414Colon3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414colon2.jpg414Colon2There were lots of huge and amazing trees in the boulevard. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414colon1.jpg414Colon1You can tell that elections are coming up soon by all the signs and posters everywhere. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414colon17.jpg414Colon17 There were quite a few trucks in one block and they were selling chicken out of the back of the trucks. (apologies for the poor photo)https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414colon16.jpg414Colon16https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414colon15.jpg414Colon15There were a lot of produce vendors along the street.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414colon14.jpg414Colon14There were many vendors on the street.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414colon13.jpg414Colon13https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414colon12.jpg414Colon122014-04-14T12:00:53+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/04/04/weekly-photo-challenge-street-life/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414street7.jpg414street7I was taking photos of the construction and caught a photo of this man protecting himself from the intense sun with a piece of cardboard. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414street5.jpg414street5Panama City, Panama - interesting food vendor at the bus stop.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414street4.jpg414street4More street vendors in David. Onions? bananas? cakes of brown sugar? juice? Pretty much anything grown or produced around here can be found for sale on the street. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414street3.jpg414street3Sugar cane juice made on the spot in David. They feed the canes into this machine, the wheel turns, the cane is crushed, and out comes the juice for a sweet drink. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414street2.jpg414street2Produce vendors on the streets in David, Panama.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/414street1.jpg414street1Buildings and construction in Panama City, Panama2014-04-08T02:23:08+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/04/02/help-needed/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/639x360_1356140053_la-chureca-5.jpg639x360_1356140053_LA CHURECA 5from http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/economia/272711https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/chureca1.jpgChureca1(from Wikipedia)2014-04-03T21:19:51+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/04/01/cabalgata-the-parade-of-horses/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/314cabalgata30.jpg314cabalgata30A young girl on a beautiful horse.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/314cabalgata29.jpg314cabalgata29The coolers of water and drinks in front of the gas station were very popular. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/314cabalgata28.jpg314cabalgata28Girls handing out beer to parade participants.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/314cabalgata27.jpg314cabalgata27A water buffalo! (looking hot and less than thrilled with this whole parade idea)https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/314cabalgata26.jpg314cabalgata26A very interesting and unusual horse.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/314cabalgata25.jpg314cabalgata25You can always put a horse on the front of a tractor and get out there.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/314cabalgata24.jpg314cabalgata24Large, black, and very beautiful horses!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/314cabalgata23.jpg314cabalgata23Another beautiful little girl riding in the parade.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/314cabalgata22.jpg314cabalgata22Beautiful and unusual horsehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/314cabalgata21.jpg314cabalgata21The little girl is cute, but also look to the left of the photo. That little boy was sound asleep in the saddle.2014-04-07T14:15:47+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/03/29/panama-canal-boat-trip/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/canal6.jpgcanal6The gray and white ship is a military ship. The green and white one is for transporting cars. There are no windows or openings to the cargo area so it can be sealed. This keeps out the salt air and prevents rust during transit. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/canal5.jpgcanal5There are huge facilities for containers nearby. We were told that all this is managed by the Chinese. Often containers are brought into this central location and then sorted onto other ships for delivery. Or sometimes large ships are offloaded on to the nearby railroad, and then the containers are delivered to Colon where they are loaded onto other ships to continue their journey. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/canal4.jpgcanal4Bridge of the Americas - North America on the left, and South America on the right.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/canal3.jpgcanal3Ancon Hill in the distance, with the huge flag on the top.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/canal2.jpgcanal2A view of the Amador Causeway as the boat leaves. The colorful building is the Biodiversity Museum by Frank Gehry.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/canal1.jpgcanal1This big puffer fish was poking around the rocks near the boat dock.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/canal49.jpgcanal49And, coolest thing of all! Of the 300+ pilots that guide the ships through the canal, only two are women. This woman is one of them. Every ship, without exception, must hand over control to one of the highly trained Panama Canal pilots for the transit through the canal. I was excited that we not only were guided by a woman, but I got to talk with her as we waited to get off the boat. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/canal48.jpgcanal48The Titan, the huge floating crane that removes the doors of the locks when they must go for maintenance. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/canal47.jpgcanal47The Hafnia Crux, a Danish oil tanker, makes its way towards us.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/canal46.jpgcanal46Just a pretty scene. Where else do you see a peaceful water scene in the hills, with a huge oil tanker in the middle of it!2014-04-03T03:56:52+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/03/27/hiking-up-ancon-hill/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/anconhill24.jpgAnconHill24https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/anconhill23.jpgAnconHill23There were lots of vultures at the top of the hill and perched on the towers.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/anconhill22.jpgAnconHill22https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/anconhill21.jpgAnconHill21Many people used this area for exercise. This biker went up and down the hill three times! It's a steady uphill climb all the way and quite a workout, I'm sure.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/anconhill20.jpgAnconHill20https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/anconhill19.jpgAnconHill19https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/anconhill18.jpgAnconHill18https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/anconhill17.jpgAnconHill17The forest that is located on Anton Hill belongs to the life zone of Humid Tropical Forest and is mainly dominated by the associations known as Mature Secondary Forest and Young Secondary Forest. There are a total of 68 species of wildlife in the area - 15 species of mammals, 39 birds, 9 reptiles and 5 amphibians. Flora is a total of 199 species, distributed in 59 families of dicots and 13 families of monocotshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/anconhill16.jpgAnconHill16The upper entrance to a bomb proof tunnel built in 1942 to house key military personnel in case of emergency.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/anconhill15.jpgAnconHill15Boats waiting for their turn to go through the canal.2014-03-30T03:28:15+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/03/27/monkeys/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/monkey20.jpgmonkey20https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/monkey19.jpgmonkey19https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/monkey18.jpgmonkey18Look closely and you will see two babies on this mama's back!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/monkey17.jpgmonkey17https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/monkey16.jpgmonkey16https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/monkey15.jpgmonkey15https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/monkey14.jpgmonkey14https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/monkey13.jpgmonkey13https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/monkey12.jpgmonkey12https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/monkey11.jpgmonkey112014-03-30T14:13:35+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/03/27/ancon-hill-birds/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/anconbirds23.jpgAnconBirds23https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/anconbirds22.jpgAnconBirds22https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/anconbirds21.jpgAnconBirds21https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/anconbirds20.jpgAnconBirds20The oropendulas were quite a bit more talkative than the ones I usually see in our neighborhood.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/anconbirds19.jpgAnconBirds19This large dove often visited with a mate.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/anconbirds18.jpgAnconBirds18https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/anconbirds17.jpgAnconBirds17The black vulture always seems to be hanging out at the corner down the street.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/anconbirds16.jpgAnconBirds16https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/anconbirds15.jpgAnconBirds15https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/anconbirds14.jpgAnconBirds142014-03-28T02:56:29+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/03/25/ancon-hill-and-la-estancia/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2270114_fotorestancia_fotor.jpgS2270114_FotorEstancia_FotorLooking up, you can see the large flag flying at the top of the hill.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2260011_fotorestancia.jpgS2260011_FotorEstanciaThe terazzo floor and the style of trim also looks like FLorida.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2260010_fotorestancia.jpgS2260010_FotorEstanciaOur Florida house even had a ceiling just like this! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2260008_fotorestancia.jpgS2260008_FotorEstanciaA cheerful and comfortable bedroom.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2260006_fotoretancia.jpgS2260006_FotorEtanciaA bit of storage space.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2260005_fotorestancia.jpgS2260005_FotorEstanciaThe bathroom looks like our Florida tile.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2270122_fotorestancia.jpgS2270122_FotorEstanciaAnother very new and modern looking huge home.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2270121_fotorestancia.jpgS2270121_FotorEstanciaLovely side yard to the home above.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2270120_fotorestancia.jpgS2270120_FotorEstanciaA similar home that has been renovated and looks really beautiful.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2270116_fotorestancia.jpgS2270116_FotorEstanciaA very interesting old home with renovations in the very beginning stages. We saw a deer behind this house.2014-03-28T02:49:14+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/03/25/weekly-photo-challenge-reflections-2/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2280243_fotorreflections.jpgS2280243_FotorReflectionshttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2280237_fotorreflections1.jpgS2280237_FotorReflections12014-03-29T18:19:48+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/03/24/gorgona-panama/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2260001_fotorshopping.jpgS2260001_FotorShoppingThere is a big Super 99 and an El Rey here (both good supermarkets), along with the golden arches and a number of other businesses.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2260003_fotorgorgona.jpgS2260003_FotorGorgonaThis large building is full of stores and businesses.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2250141_fotorgorgona.jpgS2250141_FotorGorgonaWe saw quite a few golf carts, and many of them were being driven by kids. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2250140_fotorgorgona.jpgS2250140_FotorGorgonaEven in the neighborhood of big beach houses, you will find chickens!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2250139_fotorgorgona.jpgS2250139_FotorGorgonaWe made it back to Coronado, and noticed the name on this house. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2250135_fotorgorgona.jpgS2250135_FotorGorgonaanother pretty scene with the mountains in the distance.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2250132_fotorgorgona.jpgS2250132_FotorGorgonaJust a pretty scene I liked.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2250130_fotorgorgona.jpgS2250130_FotorGorgonaThat's Coronado ahead.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2250128_fotorgorgona.jpgS2250128_FotorGorgonapretty beach scenehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2250124_fotorgorgona.jpgS2250124_FotorGorgonaThere were a lot of locals having fun at the public beach.2014-03-25T23:34:43+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/03/24/a-surprise-treat-great-italian-food-in-coronado/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2250148_fotoritalian.jpgS2250148_FotorItalianFlan with caramel saucehttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2250147_fotoritalian.jpgS2250147_FotorItalianTeramasuhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2250111_fotoritalian.jpgS2250111_FotorItalianNot being one to pass up an interesting flower, I was attracted by these unusual pink and white bougenvillea.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2250110_fotoritalian.jpgS2250110_FotorItalianThe restaurant is small but very pretty.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2250109_fotoritalian.jpgS2250109_FotorItalianWe were first attracted by the outdoor space but it was middle of the day and a bit warm, so we went indoors.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2250107_fotoritalian.jpgS2250107_FotorItalianThe inside is very relaxed and comfortable.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2250106_fotoritalian.jpgS2250106_FotorItalianJoel's fish stuffed ravioli.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2250105_fotoritalian.jpgS2250105_FotorItalianCorvino in a tomato sauce with green olives, and salad on the side.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2250104_fotoritalian.jpgS2250104_FotorItalianAn appetizer of soft cheese. For dinner we had bruchetta which was fantastic, and by the time I thought of my camera there was nothing left to photograph!2014-03-25T00:30:32+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/03/24/a-hotel-dos-and-donts/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2250006_fotorhotel.jpgS2250006_FotorHotelThe is a part under construction on the far side of the ground floor, not sure what it is going to be.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2250005_fotorhotel.jpgS2250005_FotorHotelThe outside of the hotel is bright and pretty. The garage is on the second level, and the pool is on the 3rd level. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2250004_fotorhotel.jpgS2250004_FotorHotelThis is the lobby of the hotel, where the AC could barely keep up and the staff was sweating under bright lights at the far end. We teased the bartender on the right who was there most of the afternoon and evening all alone. We never saw a customer at that bar. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2250003_fotorhotel.jpgS2250003_FotorHotelThey served a very good breakfast in the dining room. Unfortunately the floors were tile and the walls were smooth, and all the sound bouncing around was intense. We were happy to get out of there as soon as we were finished eating. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2240013_fotorhotel.jpgS2240013_FotorHotelThe bedroom closet was tolerable, but it would have been nice to have more than 2 hangers. It would have been nice to have a luggage rack or somewhere to put a suitcase as well.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2240012_fotorhotel.jpgS2240012_FotorHotelWe removed the washcloths and glasses, and the kleenex box, and there still barely enough room for a few toiletries. If the vanity has to be so small, a shelf or two would be really nice.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2240011_fotorhotel.jpgS2240011_FotorHotelThis sort of baseboard was common also, along with paint drips on baseboards. It was especially obvious by the elevators, a bad thing since you have plenty of time to look around as you wait for the (always slow) elevators.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2240010_fotorhotel.jpgS2240010_FotorHotelSloppy workmanship added to general feeling of "not quite right". This was the kitchen counter by the front door. It was also interesting when you go out the door and look down the hall because you could see an obvious mixture of flat and satin paint on the all white walls.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2240007_fotorhotel.jpgS2240007_FotorHotelOur room overlooked the pool which we didn't find too inviting because there was no sun shade anywhere. They had some canopy beds which looked pretty, but if you don't want to lie on a bed you are in the full sun. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s2240005_fotorhotel.jpgS2240005_FotorHotelThis is the kitchen area, a nice touch but not really needed. The bar stools were quite uncomfortable though. There was no trash can, or any soap or means to wash dishes if you used them. The stove also wasn't hooked up to the gas.2014-03-26T14:09:52+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/03/23/a-visit-to-coronado/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/coronado38.jpgCoronado38A little supermarket, the only one we saw, though I have read there are a couple others.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/coronado37.jpgCoronado37A church under construction.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/coronado36.jpgCoronado36This seems to be a center for some expat activities. Today they were having a little market and live music.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/coronado35.jpgCoronado35We came up to the Picasso restaurant where we had some great pizza the night before.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/coronado34.jpgCoronado34A beautiful large property.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/coronado33.jpgCoronado33The home that goes with the last photo.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/coronado32.jpgCoronado32This had the price and details about the house in the next photo.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/coronado31.jpgCoronado31Another home for sale.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/coronado30.jpgCoronado30One of the very few homes we saw with a "for rent" sign.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/coronado29.jpgCoronado29There were some smaller, older looking homes within the fence surrounding the beach and golf club property.2014-03-25T23:31:08+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/03/20/more-freedom-in-panama-as-a-foreigner-than-in-the-u-s-as-a-citizen-sure-feels-that-way/2014-03-24T19:17:47+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/03/18/more-beach-pictures/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/31514lasolas71.jpg31514LasOlas7A couple surfers head out in the blue morning light. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/31514lasolas61.jpg31514LasOlas6Joel and our friends walk along the beach. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/31514lasolas51.jpg31514LasOlas5The birds are also enjoying the morning.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/31514lasolas41.jpg31514LasOlas4A group gets a beach soccer game together. When we walked by, we saw that one team was blindfolded! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/31514lasolas31.jpg31514LasOlas3A couple walks on the wet sand in the morning light. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/31514lasolas28.jpg31514LasOlas2The waves are nice this morning. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/31514lasolas110.jpg31514LasOlas1The view from the condo in the morning.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/31514lasolas161.jpg31514LasOlas16A couple walks on the wet sand while our friends body surf in the distance.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/31514lasolas151.jpg31514LasOlas15More misty, blue, morning light.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/31514lasolas131.jpg31514LasOlas13Children play in the surf.2014-03-20T20:32:58+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/03/16/a-beautiful-evening-at-the-beach/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/31514lasolas26.jpg31514LasOlas26A couple out for an evening stroll.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/31514lasolas25.jpg31514LasOlas25https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/31514lasolas24.jpg31514LasOlas24https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/31514lasolas23.jpg31514LasOlas23https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/31514lasolas22.jpg31514LasOlas22https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/31514lasolas21.jpg31514LasOlas21The full moon is amazing. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/31514lasolas20.jpg31514LasOlas20Joel heads out for an evening dip.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/31514lasolas19.jpg31514LasOlas19https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/31514lasolas18.jpg31514LasOlas18https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/31514lasolas17.jpg31514LasOlas17I love the reflections of the sky on the wet sand.2014-03-20T18:30:31+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/03/16/weekly-photo-challenge-inside-2/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/inside31614a.jpginside31614ahttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/inside31614b.jpginside31614b2014-03-16T21:02:22+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/03/14/a-day-in-panama-some-random-photos/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/aday14mar7.jpgaDay14Mar7A motmot perches on our tree next to the back patio.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/aday14mar6.jpgaDay14Mar6Pretty yellow flowers on the tree.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/aday14mar5.jpgaDay14Mar5This beautiful tree was blooming in our neighborhood and raining down flowers like golden snow. The next day there wasn't a flower left on the tree.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/aday14mar4.jpgaDay14Mar4At the construction site down the street this guy has his hard hat on over his straw sun hat.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/aday14mar3.jpgaDay14Mar3This bougainvillea has white and pink flowers on the same plant, and even on the same branch. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/aday14mar2.jpgaDay14Mar2A butterfly lands on some flowers outside my gate.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/aday14mar1.jpgaDay14Mar1A palm tree with red and green seeds, and a purple orchid in bloom.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/aday14mar23.jpgaDay14Mar23On the way home, the mountains looked so beautiful with the soft white clouds covering their tops.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/aday14mar22.jpgaDay14Mar22As the truck turned the corner, I saw it had two of these huge plants! It stopped up the road at a new office building that is just finishing construction. It's probably part of the new landscaping.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/aday14mar21.jpgaDay14Mar21I'm driving home this morning, and find myself following this truck. I could not see anything holding this large plant in place except for its own weight.2014-03-17T04:11:30+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/03/13/a-visit-to-the-fish-market/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/pedrigal9.jpgpedrigal9https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/pedrigal7.jpgpedrigal7A closer look, with the spool of line that is used.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/pedrigal6.jpgpedrigal6This I found extremely interesting. They make all their own nets by hand! At first I thought they were repairing, but no. They were creating them.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/pedrigal5.jpgpedrigal5They will clean your fish, cut it into fillets, prepare the head and bones for soup, or prepare your fish however you ask (for $1-2 tip, well worth it)https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/pedrigal4.jpgpedrigal4The man says I need this big pargo (red snapper)! He's right, and I bought it. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/pedrigal8.jpgpedrigal8Fish prices (per pound) - whole fish. If you only buy the fillet it's usually $.50 more per pound.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/pedrigal1.jpgpedrigal1First, we decided to stop at the marina at the south end of town. There were some very impressive boats there that day!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/pedrigal3.jpgpedrigal3Cedo watches the fish swimming around the dock.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/pedrigal2.jpgpedrigal2It's a small marina but really pretty.2014-03-15T21:24:58+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/03/12/marinon-cashews/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/cashew2.jpgcashew2A pretty tree with bunches of immature nuts.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/cashew1.jpgcashew1A cashew nut on an immature fruit.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/cashew4.jpgcashew4Fruits also come in yellow. The yellow ones tend to be a little smaller but otherwise there is no difference in flavor or use. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/cashew3.jpgcashew3A green fruit and a mature red fruit. 2014-03-14T00:11:35+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/03/11/weekly-photo-challenge-perspective/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/perspective6.jpgperspective6The cane has some delicate looking plumes at the top, which on closer look are quite interesting.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/perspective5.jpgperspective5This tall cane is seen a lot around here, and is often used for animal feed. I liked this red colored cane so I brought some home for our yard (much to the amusement of my neighbors)https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/perspective4.jpgperspective4Tiny flower buds within the pink bracts.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/perspective3.jpgperspective3A close view of a tiny white flower.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/perspective2.jpgperspective2But, closer inspection shows the actual flowers - tiny white ones within the color.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/perspective1.jpgperspective1The bougainvillea are blooming, and everywhere you go there are masses of color in people's yards. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/perspective7.jpgperspective7A close look at the detail of the plume. Are these flowers or seeds? 2014-03-12T14:12:42+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/03/08/el-explorador-in-boquete-panama/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/explflowers1.jpgexplFlowers1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/explflowers11.jpgexplFlowers11https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/explflowers10.jpgexplFlowers10https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/explflowers9.jpgexplFlowers9https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/explflowers8.jpgexplFlowers8https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/explflowers7.jpgexplFlowers7https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/explflowers6.jpgexplFlowers6https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/explflowers5.jpgexplFlowers5https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/explflowers4.jpgexplFlowers4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/explflowers3.jpgexplFlowers32014-03-12T00:19:23+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/03/08/bloggers-get-together/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/3514bloggers2.jpg3514bloggers2This, however, represents the life of these horses most of the time. They are alone in very nice stalls but probably without much human contact. Many of them shied away from us when we approached. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/3514bloggers7.jpg3514bloggers7Volcan Baru in the distance. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/3514bloggers6.jpg3514bloggers6The view from the stables is beautiful!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/3514bloggers5.jpg3514bloggers5The horse next door is doing his best to get involved in the action.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/3514bloggers4.jpg3514bloggers4Do you want a carrot?https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/3514bloggers3.jpg3514bloggers3Holly makes a friend.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/3514bloggers1.jpg3514bloggers1Three bloggers talking without typing for the first time! https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/3514bloggers9.jpg3514bloggers9This is the road in, where they have made excellent progress on a retaining wall. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/3514bloggers8.jpg3514bloggers8We checked out the site for the casita where they will live while the main house is built. The women do photos and selfies, while the men talk construction. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/3514bloggers12.jpg3514bloggers12The main home site only has materials and a storage building at this point, but much much more will be happening later on.2014-03-10T19:22:26+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/03/07/water-or-no-water-or-using-what-comes/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/rainshower3514.jpgRainShower35142014-03-08T14:09:44+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/03/04/summer-rains-and-flowers/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/summer3414o.jpgsummer3414oThe lot next to my friend's house has an interesting new lawn mower. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/summer3414g.jpgsummer3414gI passed this beautiful horse yesterday.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/summer3414f.jpgsummer3414fI have planted a number of pineapple tops in my yard, and now one of them has a baby pineapple!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/summer3414n.jpgsummer3414nThey aren't flowers, but some sort of seed pods. Today I noticed black seeds coming out of the pods. I picked up a couple and they are very much like olives - black, smooth, and firm but slightly soft to the touch. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/summer3414m.jpgsummer3414mWhen you look closer, you can see bits of bright red-orange.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/summer3414k.jpgsummer3414kWhen you get close you can see the details of the flowers.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/summer3414j.jpgsummer3414jI caught a few of the flowers hanging in the sunlight.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/summer3414i.jpgsummer3414iThere are a lot of these trees with yellow/orange flowers right now.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/summer3414l.jpgsummer3414lMost interesting of all were these pretty trees.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/summer3414c.jpgsummer3414cI first noticed this tree because it was buzzing. Then I noticed the carpet of purple petals on the lawn. 2014-03-05T23:09:06+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/03/04/a-little-bit-of-carnival/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/carnival3214g.jpgcarnival3214gWe noticed many police and security people everywhere making sure everything went smoothly. (and for you guys - did you notice the police? Yes the Panamanian women are gorgeous! )https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/carnival3214f.jpgcarnival3214fBack out on the street - more people enjoying the day. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/carnival3214e.jpgcarnival3214eThere were many people busy cleaning up, including this guy who had the biggest bag I've seen.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/carnival3214d.jpgcarnival3214dThe cans collection - that is a LOT of cans!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/carnival3214c.jpgcarnival3214cThe music/PA area, and apparently the center of the festivities.. https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/carnival3214b.jpgcarnival3214bWe found the music and dancing area. What a mess! LOL Everything was soaking wet and there were water bottles everywhere!https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/carnival3214a.jpgcarnival3214aWe arrived at the Carnival area after passing a lot of happy and wet people in the streets, and a number of vendors selling food and carnival related items - mainly sunglasses and water guns. 2014-03-06T00:38:46+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/03/03/weekly-photo-challenge-abandoned/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/abandoned1.jpgabandoned1https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/abandoned5.jpgabandoned5https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/abandoned4.jpgabandoned4https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/abandoned3.jpgabandoned3https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/abandoned2.jpgabandoned22014-03-04T22:16:12+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/03/02/snake-on-the-fence/https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/parrotsnake13.jpgParrotSnake13Going up the trunk of the bush was no problem. From there it went along a palm frond and we lost it within the palm tree.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/parrotsnake12.jpgParrotSnake12From the wall, it made its way into the neighbor's shrubs.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/parrotsnake11.jpgParrotSnake11Then, it moved along the top of the fence wall.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/parrotsnake10.jpgParrotSnake10The snake gracefully moved through the fence.https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/parrotsnake9.jpgParrotSnake9Look at the beautiful blue-green tongue.2014-03-04T22:17:32+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/02/28/poison-dart-frog-2/2014-03-03T12:51:05+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/02/28/doing-good-deeds/2014-02-28T22:10:48+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/02/26/a-panamanian-farm/2014-03-03T17:38:04+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/02/24/moving-abroad-health-care-ny-times-article/2014-02-24T18:32:30+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/02/23/motmots-and-tutarones-a-bit-of-panama-wildlife/2014-02-24T18:39:56+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/02/21/weekly-photo-challenge-threes/2014-02-22T15:07:18+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/02/21/weekly-photo-challenge-treasure/2014-02-22T03:30:33+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/02/21/weekly-photo-challenge-selfie-2/2014-02-22T03:08:22+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/02/21/weekly-photo-challenge-object/2014-02-22T04:06:16+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/02/20/return-to-panama/2014-03-01T17:22:13+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/02/15/baby-photos/2014-02-16T16:12:17+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/02/15/weekly-photo-challenge-selfie/2014-02-20T03:51:35+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/02/14/this-is-only-a-test-2/2014-02-15T16:06:39+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/02/13/california/2014-02-15T00:03:35+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/02/12/monday-in-seattle/2014-02-23T00:53:13+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/02/10/a-birthday/2014-02-14T16:33:26+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2014/02/09/a-winter-wonderland/2014-02-11T04:19:55+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.thepanamaadventure.comdaily1.02026-01-18T05:23:33+00:00