Monthly Archives: October 2015

We started our day with a morning walk on the beach.  The waves were quite impressive this morning, the sea appeared quite angry as the waves pounded the shore.  From the distance we could see big black clouds and sections of rain so we weren’t sure what the day would bring.    As usual theContinue reading “A trip to Playa El Uverita”

Today we had a very laid back day – went to the pool for a little while, read my book and took an afternoon nap.  That’s what I call lazy in retirement.Tonight we went to dinner with Anne at Smileys.  We had a great meal.  I had seared tuna with coconut rice and beans andContinue reading “Hanging Around Town”

I woke at 6:30 this morning hoping to get a glimpse of the toucans and I wasn’t disappointed.  There were several of them making quite a lot of noise – it was quite a harsh sound.  It was fun watching them jump from branch to branch appearing quite awkward with their huge beaks.  All atContinue reading “Toucan Day – it was a Bird Day Today”

I woke at 7 hoping to catch a glimpse of the toucans but they had already come and gone by the time I came down for my morning coffee.  The views from the patio overlooking Bocas Del Toro were breathtaking.  The flowers that surround Bocas Ridge are very beautiful.  Large hibiscus in reds, pinks andContinue reading “Tranquility on the Caribbean Coast”

We had a delicious breakfast at our hotel – La Casa Abuela – prepared by Morta and Rocio.  I had a veggie and cheese omelet, fruit bowl, toast, guava juice and coffee all included in the $42 price for the room.  We definitely would stay at this small but friendly hotel.    We drove toContinue reading “On the Road Again – to Bocas del Toro yesterday”

We woke at 5am to get an early start to what we thought was going to be a six hour drive.  Leaving Pedasi we saw several caballeros heading to work, a pretty common site in this region of Panama. The maximum speed it appears you can drive on any major highway is 80 kilometers whichContinue reading “Traveling to Boquete – What a crazy drive”