“So Nick, what did you do in Panama?” “Oh, the usual. Surfing. Sightseeing. Petting a coati.” “What’s a coati?” “It’s the cutest thing that ever lived.” “Really? What’s it look like?” “Like this…” Awwwwwww! Yes, friends. I am finding …
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Marigolds. Corrinne and I remain holed up at Jungla de Panama. We’ve been hanging around with the animals, but have few pictures to show for it. I’ll work on that. In particular, I need to get some shots of …
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Why yes, that is a spider monkey with her tail wrapped around my arm. Thank you for asking. I could do a long blog post here, or I could just tell you that I’ve had three different monkeys on …
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Queso Blanco and yucca bread—Breakfast of Champions. The most important feature of Boquete for us is the cool mountain air. It’s about 70 degrees and windy right now and the stars are so close you could hang pictures on …
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Today was my first ride on a school bus in 20 years. There are a wide variety of busses that ply the local streets and highways of Panama. Big, two-level air-conditioned beasts geared for long distance. Small extended vans like …
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Absolutely nothing to report today. We’re taking a day off to lie around, do laundry, and catch up on our reading. Sometimes you need a day to take a vacation from your vacation. We’ll get back to the exciting travel …
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Shortly before sundown on our last day in Bocas Town, I signed us up for a tour on the mainland. This was Oreba Chocolate Tours, a tour organized and run by a local Indian village that takes visitors on a …
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Here’s what we’re not going to talk about today: Surfing. Why? Because Nick wiped out in a highly embarrassing fashion, then took two consecutive waves on the head and puked up seawater. That’s why. Don’t worry. We’ll talk about surfing …
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Mono Loco Surf School in Bocas del Toro. I went surfing for the first time six years ago with a fellow named Guy Needham. He’s good friends with my ex-wife’s family and volunteered to take me out to Pacifica …