The last time the ‘shrimp guy’ came by, he was also selling octopus, or as he called it ‘pulpo’. Although we have eaten octopus, and have seen lots of pictures of giant octopus from Daryl scuba diving trips, we have never had a raw one before. So do we buy it or not? Of courseContinue reading “Octopus Anyone? Pedasi Dec 2021”
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Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder, Playa Los Destiladeros
As Covid rages through North America and Europe, we are living a very quiet life here in this little town in Panama. Our major source of entertainment, and exercise, its beach walking. The beach looks different in sunshine or cloud, low or high tide and calm or stormy seas. It’s all beautiful. Yesterday we wentContinue reading “Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder, Playa Los Destiladeros”
Beach Walking At Dusk
Yesterday I went to yoga at 0715 hr., it was a little cloudy with a temperature of 27C, and I thought it felt a little cool. After arriving home a couple of hours later, I was listening to Calgary news, the announcer said it was -27C with the windchill. That is a 54C degree difference!!Continue reading “Beach Walking At Dusk”
Birders Paradise, Pedasi Panama, Dec 14, 2021
Birding in and around Pedasi is paradise for those interested, but you need two thing that I don’t have, patience and a good camera. Every day as I sit outside in the bohio, I hear all kinds of bird sounds and see flashes of bright blue or yellow or red as a bird goes zippingContinue reading “Birders Paradise, Pedasi Panama, Dec 14, 2021”
Living in Pedasi, Panama in Dec 2021
Moving to a new country, even for three months, takes a bit of time to adjust to the day to day living needs. We have been fortunate to join a What’sApp group that posts throughout the day on what is currently happening. What we have found (from previous trips also) is shopping and eating localContinue reading “Living in Pedasi, Panama in Dec 2021”
Coming back to Panama Dec 2021
After almost two years of not leaving Canada, we decided to “bite the bullet” and be a snowbird again. March 2020 we were in Portugal when we got the call to come home now or “you will have no covid insurance coverage”. At that time, who knew the world would become such a different place?Continue reading “Coming back to Panama Dec 2021”
Day Trip to Lake Louise and Moraine Lake
Taking a day trip from Calgary to Lake Louse, and then on to Moraine Lake is a full day, but so worth it. Just outside the town of Lake Louse you can take a “Park and Ride” shuttle which will take you right to Lake Louse, and then on to Moraine Lake when you areContinue reading “Day Trip to Lake Louise and Moraine Lake”
Fall Camping in Kananaskis
Calgary and area has had fantastic weather this fall. We were able to go camping twice in October which is practically unheard of. The yellow and green foliage was very pretty, red definitely missing. We went to Gooseberry as it was one of only two campsites in Kananaskis that was still open, and it isContinue reading “Fall Camping in Kananaskis”
Kananaskis Country
Since we have been home from Portugal, in this summer of Covid, we sure haven’t been very far. This year is the time to showcase our beautiful backyard. Kananaskis Country is a short drive from our house with sweet camping. The drive has spectacular scenery, even on a cloudy day. And what would be aContinue reading “Kananaskis Country”
Home to Canada
When we arrived in Portugal on February 2, 2020, the coronavirus was not on our radar as a vacation changing, a life changing, rapidly spreading problem. A month later it slowly arrived in the Northern part of Portugal….we were in the South. It didn’t stay ‘slow’ for very long and the question we were askingContinue reading “Home to Canada”
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