Visiting Venao, Panama

Venao is such a beautiful little town. When we had family visiting a month or so ago, the three of them….not me for sure…. took surfing lessons. Apparently it is a good workout although I have no firsthand knowledge 🙂

When you take lessons, you go to the far end of the beach where the waves aren’t as big. They looked plenty big!

A couple of days ago we saw an ad for a ‘castle and sand sculpture competition” in Venao and thought it might be fun to go.The last time we went to a sand sculpture exhibition was in Portugal a couple of years ago. That was an incredible amount and display of sculptures.

Under a hot sun on the beach there was an area roped off, and the fun was just beginning when we arrived.

It looked like the kids, both big and little, were having fun. We did not stick around for the awards.

On previous trips to Venao we have pulled into the first parking lot. Today we decided to go further down the road. We found there is so much more to Venao,

There were literally dozens and dozens of surfers in the water.

My favourite way to surf, is to sit on a comfy chair, in the shade, on the beach, with a cold libation. There is a sail boat anchored out in the bay that is just visible under the tree, might also add watching from the beach is my favourite way to ‘sail’…

This gigantic swing gives the illusion that one can even get a bit of exercise while on the beach:)

Sunset is not far off, time to call it an afternoon.

As we squint into the sun we will say cheers from another stunning Panama location.

Ruth