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”
Category Archives: Panama
Panama protests
A lot of people have been asking what the protests and road closures currently happening in Panama are about. My understanding is: A Canadian copper mining company, First Quantum, has been operating in Panama for a few years now. Recently their contract was renegotiated and expanded. It seems several groups of Panamanian are not okContinue reading “Panama protests”
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”
A Panamanian land owner.
During our visit here, in 2022, Daryl decided to ‘bite the bullet’ and become a Panamanian land owner. The deal was finalized while we were in Canada during summer 2022. On our first visit to check out this piece of land in early November, the weeds were a good three feet tall. Then it tookContinue reading “A Panamanian land owner.”
Our Attempt At Growing Plants in Pedasi
This has been a different winter for us, feeling less like a tourist and more ‘normal’ living. The first house that we stayed in had some lovely shrubs and bushes. I particularly liked the red ginger plant. There was also a pretty pink variegated hibiscus, plus a bunch more. We thought as we were goingContinue reading “Our Attempt At Growing Plants in Pedasi”
A Road Trip to Oria Arriba
A couple of days ago, we left our house early in the morning to go to Spanish class. Our road was being paved but we were able to get out of the area. A couple of hours later we wanted to go home but impossible. Every access point blocked and was going to be forContinue reading “A Road Trip to Oria Arriba”
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