Tag Archives: David

Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus The instructions are:  For this challenge, get out there and take a picture demonstrating the concept of focus. Depending on your skill level or type of camera, tinker with the manual settings, use the auto focus feature, … Continue reading →

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Back on Solid Ground

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

We are back in Panama! We’re in Panama City, and plan to go to the bus terminal shortly to catch a bus back to David. We should be home this evening. It’s been a fabulous trip! We were in Kansas, … Continue reading →

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Travels Back to the USA start with the Bus Trip

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

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

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Our Cost of Living in Panama – July 2013

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

July is 4 days short since we left for the US on the 27th, but I think this month’s accounting is useful enough to be worth posting. If we were still in Panama we would have only bought a few … Continue reading →

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David, Panama – construction everywhere!

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

There always seem to be projects underway in our area. There are everything from small home improvement projects to major road construction. New commercial buildings and new homes are everywhere and more are planned. There is a sign in my … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Masterpiece

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

Weekly Photo Challenge: Masterpiece The instructions are:  Masterpiece. No matter where you are (and where you’ve been), I’m certain you’ve stumbled upon something extraordinary: a place that blows your mind; a work of art or object that speaks to you; or even … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Fresh

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

Weekly Photo Challenge: Fresh The instructions are:   Fresh. The definition for fresh has a bit of a fork in it – it’s a state (new, recent, previously unknown) and it’s a taste or sensation (cool, sweet, invigorating, refreshing).  I’m going to let … Continue reading →

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How did we ever have time to work?

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

Before we moved, people asked us – “When you are retired, what are you going to DO all day??”  Ha! Not a problem. We find plenty to do, and most of it is more fun than working. Wednesday we went … Continue reading →

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A Waterfall by the River

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

Yesterday, we went a little ways up the Via Boquete to a spot on our list of places to explore. It’s by the river and there is a great waterfall. It looks like someone in the past had made it … Continue reading →

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Man with Machete

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

Men with Machetes seems to be the preferred method of managing fields that have become overgrow with grass.  There has been a man working on a field down the street for the last three days. I said hello as I … Continue reading →

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