I have to admit I probably doomed this trip from the start. I was going down to see if I wanted to live someplace like Panama and I will never make that the object of a trip ever again. I have to go places that have things I want to see and do and if […]
We stopped for breakfast and box lunches at the Panaderia and were at Coiba Dive Center at 8:00 AM. I had not been in the water to dive since March 2009 and I managed to somehow convince myself that I would be scared and forget what to do because it had been too long since […]
Scot had told the people at Surf Point that we would want the 2 hotel rooms they had, but we arrived late in the afternoon and they had already rented them to other people. Scot and Juli took the double bed room in the hostel and JT, Scot’s son, had already planned to stay in […]
When I walked into Albrook it was jammed with people and the noise level was cacophonous. The ticket offices were off to the side and there were 2 going to Santiago and I had no idea which to take. I couldn’t hear the people who were yelling behind the glass but finally figured out they wanted […]
Flew on points to Panama City and arrived at 8:30 PM. Customs and immigration were fairly efficient and I was getting a taxi by 9:00. The cab driver spoke English and spoke a mile a minute. He suggested an alternate hotel (and I’m sure he gets a kickback for doing this) and since it was […]
