Since Mike and Heather have been visiting, there has been nothing but blue skies and sunshine. Sure makes great weather for surfing. The goal was to spend a couple of days surfing at Venao, and it happened. On the first day Mike was the sole surfer, the rest of us were content to sit andContinue reading “Surfing in Venao”
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An entertaining hike
There is a well marked ‘jungle’ hike that is basically across from the town of Venao. It is fairly shaded which makes a great hike in this heat. It only costs $4 per person to access this private hike. The grounds and path are nicely maintained. Other than having to ‘rock walk’ across a coupleContinue reading “An entertaining hike”
Panama Viejo and more
On our last day in Panama City before heading back to Pedasi, we actually got to visit the ruins of Old Panama City. Panama Viejo was the original Panama City until it was destroyed in 1671. Those pesky pirates!! We took the shuttle to the main exhibit, although there is lots to see throughout. ThereContinue reading “Panama Viejo and more”
Love being a tourist in Panama
Daryl and I have been in Panama for a month already. We have really not done anything touristy. Thankfully that changed when Heather and Mike arrived. With all of the protests and roads closures that have been happening, it seemed the safest way to get to the city was during the middle of the night.Continue reading “Love being a tourist in Panama”
And life goes on, November 2023
During the entire four weeks we have been in Panama there have been road closures and protests throughout the country. It has had minimal impact on our day to day living, except we have not taken any road trips off the peninsula. It is still rainy season and this makes beach walks on a cloudyContinue reading “And life goes on, November 2023”
And still there are protests
Hard to believe we have been in Panama for over two weeks. The protests and road blocks started the day after we arrived and continues. For us it means no trips further afield. Why take a chance of getting stuck in a road block when we have everything we need right here in this littleContinue reading “And still there are protests”
Another First
We arrived in Panama City on a Sunday evening, hearing reports there was going to be country wide protests starting the next day. After a quick dinner at the hotel dining room we went to bed. The alarm clock had gone off at 3 AM in Calgary so it had been a very long day.Continue reading “Another First”
Panama Viejo: Old Panama
On our last day in Panama our flight did not leave until the afternoon, which gave us a morning to do touristy stuff. During all our trips to Panama City we had never gone to the old city, Panama Viejo. We were at the site shortly after it opened at 8:30 AM. We had toContinue reading “Panama Viejo: Old Panama”
Monkey Island, Panama
Yesterday we left Pedasi to start the trip home. For the first time ever we were able to take an airplane from Pedasi to Panama City. When you consider it took 40 minutes instead of 6 hours sitting in a vehicle, it was pretty good deal. We had a day and a half in theContinue reading “Monkey Island, Panama”
When the trees bloom
This is our first year being in Pedasi during the month of March. While there are always lots of colourful shrubs and trees here, it seemed, come March there was an explosion of colour. I have no idea what any of those shrubs are called. They sure are pretty and eye popping. Some of theContinue reading “When the trees bloom”
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