Boquete is in the highlands of Panamá and reminds me of Monteverde with the low cloud, rain and mountain scenery. It’s also a big ex-pat retiree community with big houses and nice cars and wine bars. Nadine, LaLa and I endured and enjoyed a full day of activity with hike…
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water, water everywhere
/ 12/03/2013I’ve lost count of how many border crossings I’ve gone through but they’re usually in semi-formal halls with barrier belts, security guards and x-ray machines for your luggage. Crossing into Panamá we passed through the immigration checkpoint on a muddy track and housed in a low building where you stand…
turns out I do know the way to San Jose
/ 12/03/2013San Jose was a high and low place for me. We finished off the third leg of this tour and had to let go of several sensational people, some of whom have been with us from the start. You would have read already how attached I’ve become with my new…
slowing down is hard to do
/ 12/03/2013For our final destination in Costa Rica we spent a few days in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, not far from the border with Panamá and on the coast. A traffic accident blocked our way until the driver back tracked around it but hey, at least the accident didn’t involve us,…
living on the edge in La Fortuna
/ 11/03/2013Nothing is quite so relaxing as water, I’ll never be able to go a long time without being in water. Makes sense then that when the options in La Fortuna include a few hours at the Los Lagos hot springs followed by dinner, I was all over that like white…