Today’s topic: water taxis! Love them or hate them they are a way of life in Bocas. Today we loved them. There have been multiple other days that I have hated them. Bocas del Toro is on the Caribbean...
Sloths Again
We were happy to finally get Aunt Kim into Panama last Thursday after that nasty NE weather snarled her original flight plans. We had just one day in Pedasi before we hit the road to show her some other...
Carnaval: The Final Chapter
Carnaval: The Final Chapter. Dan and I went to the city on Monday to pick up Aunt Kim. But alas we returned without her, which made us all very sad indeed! Her flight was cancelled and she’s coming in...
Carnaval Update #4
So here’s your Sunday update from Carnaval in Pedasi. Last night around 10pm we went down to the square to see what was going on and it was exactly… nuthin. The music had just started and it wasn’t even...
Carnaval Update #3
Here’s a little mid-day Carnaval Update for you. I’m back at the house after being down at the square for about 3 hours. I’m hoping to hunker down, get something to eat, take a nap and then head back...
Carnaval Update #2
It is The Morning After – Day 1 and the party is just beginning. After dinner last night (another great one by Lucy, shared with the Smith Family), we went down to the square around 10 to see what...
Carnaval Update #1
Carnaval starts tonight and I’ll be “live blogging” so you can live vicariously through us! It’s only too bad you can’t taste the donuts Lucy made last night. They had sprinkles! Editor’s note: Carnaval is not misspelled. That’s how...
Miscellany Updates
It’s been pretty quiet on the Panama Pause lately but things are about to get interesting! Here are a few updates in no particular order… Haley has taken a keen interest in riding the Smiths’ horses. We are really...