Santa Catalina

We left Pedasi late morning and drove to Santa Catalina. It took us about five hours. The road was in great shape except for the last half hour or so. It is a small rustic town and the road ends at the ocean.

We stayed at Mama Ines hotel. The rooms were small but clean. The location was fabulous and the food was good. Would certainly recommend it.

Lots of crafts on display that was made by the staff using local products.

A quick refreshment and time for a dip to really cool off….it was a hot drive.

The hotel is right on the ocean with a river running into it. At high tide the water is chest high in the inlet. At low tide it barely comes up to your ankles.

We also saw a group of divers coming back with their catch of lobsters.

This is the first time since being in Panama we have seen the sun set over the ocean as in Pedasi we get a different view.

The next day while Daryl went diving, Marie and I went exploring. It truly is a small, colorful town with a most interesting sign posted near the beach.

We ended up stopping for coffee at a neat Peruvian bar/sushi restaurant.

At low tide we walked across the river to another neat resort…us and the horse.

Marie got to try her first paticonies.

And the next morning I was up early enough to see a glorious sunrise.

A quick trip to Santa Catalina. Daryl had a wonderful day diving, more to come on that later.

Would definitely go back.

Cheers

Ruth