i can’t believe we only have 3 more days in Pedasi. We’ve grown pretty comfortable here, know a few people and can get by with our limited Spanish. I have to say the Panamanians have been very welcoming and patient with us. The people we’ve met have been warm and friendly and have helped us with our Spanish.
Today was a beautiful day and we had made plans to go to the beach at the end of the dirt road. Bruce and Stan really wanted to go boogie boarding and Linda and I like this beach because we can go in the water without drowning. We packed our drinks and off we went.
What a lovely beach it is. The tide was out so there were many rock formations that we couldn’t see last time we were there. Little pools of water formed around the protruding rocks some with tiny fish that were left there when the tide went out. The sun was strong and these tiny pools felt like bath water. Linda and I splashed through the pools and then gained the courage to go into the surf. Linda and I were standing in ankle deep water when a wave caught us off guard. It knocked Linda down and she was laughing so hard she couldn’t get up. Just when she was getting up, womp, another wave hit. All I could see was her sunglasses and the top of her hat. We had lots of laughs. Bruce and Stan joined in the fun and all four of us went frolicking in the surf.
The boys had the best day ever boogie boarding. They were able to get some amazing rides on these perfect waves.
We spent 4 or 5 hours enjoying the beach. The beach is almost a kilometer long from end to end and during the time we were there, we saw only one family with two teenage boys who were surfing. It’s amazing to me how peaceful the beach can be when its swimming season. At home the only time I may find an empty beach is in the middle of winter. The beach has a name which none of us can remember so we decided it would be called Long Beach.
I’ve never mentioned in my blog about the Prince of Lichtenstein. His property takes up a good part of this dirt road. We were hoping to see him but apparently he is not currently in Panama. According to the folks around here, the reason the dirt road has not been paved is because the Prince likes to drive his ATV on the dirt road.
It was going on 2, we were getting hungry and didn’t bring any food with us. We went back to our places, took quick showers and headed to the bakery. We had vegetarian pizza which was very good. 
We also bought a loaf of bread to have with spaghetti but it turned out we were too full from the pizza that all we had was the bread and pineapple. We decided for dessert we were going to Smileys for chocolate cake and ice cream and to hopefully hear John play the piano.
Unfortunately we were too early so we didn’t get to hear John play. We saw some people we’ve met and said hellos and goodbyes. The only person missing tonight was Anne.
In keeping with my wildlife theme I had to take some photos of the wildlife of the day.
Now geckos and toads don’t compare to howlers and macaws but it was the best that I could do today. By the way, the geckos make loud noises that can wake you up and the toad leaves piles of poop that looks like it’s from a much larger species. Now isn’t that interesting!
After Smiley’s and my photo shoot, we played another game of set back. The girls won, breaking a 5 game losing streak!
thefouramigosblog 