Time for a road trip

This has been a different year for us in Panama with fewer adventures than usual. That might have had something to do with the time consuming process of residency, now that’s a story for another day.

Yesterday we went to Cambutal to do a little exploring. Daryl had been there to go on a fishing trip, but I had not been. It is only a 90 km drive however takes a good two hours as the speed limit ranges from 40-60 km/h. And the last 30 km is even slower as you have to dodge potholes. But so pretty, and another hot sunny day. At one point the car thermometer was showing 35C.

Colour wise the dry season here is very much like driving through the Okanaghan in the summer. Lots of brown. A lot of the trees also lose their leaves.

Cambutal is a tiny little town on the ocean that seems to be an up and coming tourist place. It has a lot of new construction happening with hotels right on the beach.

On our way home we took a side road to a little town called Bucaro. It is another incredibly beautiful town right on the ocean. When we turned off the road from Cambutal to go towards Bucaro, Maps showed us travelling across country. In actual fact we were on a nicely paved road!

After we went through the town, at the very end of the road there was a gated community that seemed to have some pretty sweet houses.

So many trees have lost their leaves, not sure what this tree is but it has pink flowers. Such a stark contrast when growing besides a shiny green palm tree.

At one point the road was filled with cows. They are so skinny here. Shortly after working our way slowly through the cows, we came to a sign advising “Cattle Crossing. Danger”.

We ended our day having Pescado Frito entero, the entire red snapper was deep fried, including the head and tail. One of my favourites!

Another day trip in the books. A little too isolated for me to want to live there, but sure sweet to visit.

Cheers

Ruth