We returned our amazing Subaru Forester. We ventured to Los Angeles international airport to depart for our flight to Panama at 10:00pm!
We went shopping in the markets, The things were so cheap! I brought a Real Madrid soccer kit for $12 , a Brazil FIFA World Cup shirt $6 and a really awesome soccer ball $4.50! We then had a really nice hamburger for dinner.
(Jake)
The next day we went and saw the incredible Panama Canal! It was so amazing seeing a massive LNG ship go through the canal but, unfortunately we did not see it go through the locks. After we Ubered back to the hotel and chilled for the rest of the day. In the evening we went for a stroll to the streets and had dinner at the same hamburger place as last night.
(Mia).
After the debacle at LAX and needing to buy an exit bus ticket, we used this to get near the border on the way to Boquete in the mountains. So it was a midnight departure from Panama City and most of us managed to get some sleep on the bus. We had some surprises with the border control and not wanting to go through the border but we eventually got a on a local bus back to David and then on to Boquete.
Chilled out at the hostel and had a mooch around town. Loaded up on veges for dinner and made some plans for the next day. Hostel Blasina was a great, intimate place to stay with our host Jasmina. Three others were staying there but we basically had a house to ourselves.
After a great sleep, we decided to go for a walk up in the mountains. So used our pigeon Spanish to get transport up to the trail head and had a rugged up and down hike to see three waterfalls. Highlight was probably seeing some hummingbirds at the track entrance. Back to town in the arvo and Ross and I took the kids to the pub for a free margarita for us and lemonade for them. Another chilled out evening and getting ready for the bus to Boca del Toras tomorrow.
(Andrew)
