Canal Inn Panama City

We will post trip information here as soon as it starts. For 2010, we will continue planning the project and look for Sponsors that are willing to invest and support the Project. All indications in that regard is highly appreciated. Please contact us by the e-mail pamericas.brasil@gmail.com if you have questions or if are able to contribute with...

Monday, Jan. 1th 2010
The ship dropped anchor out in the bay of Fuerte Amador – the port to Panama City. After breakfast we took a tender into the dock area, and after shopping in the duty free area we caught a taxi into Panama City. The driver, Julia, began taking us to all the sites of antiquity, such as the old church with the ...

Hola a Todos!

Where to begin, where to begin. When I last left you, we were in the beautiful mountain town of Boquete. The day I wrote you, it was raining and gloomy and thus was missing much of its charm. The next day, however, we had gorgeous weather and were able to really get a sense of the magnificence of the place.

To get...

Guess what?! There actually is a winter in Florida and we found it. It was apparently Florida's coldest day of the year so far, 37 degrees Farenheit (about 2.7 degrees celcius) over night. All the blankets in the world would not make it warm enough for us in the tent. So our trip down South for the sun didn't quite work out the way we planned, g...

We couldn’t have asked for a better vacation. The whole experience with Nikki Beach Thailand Resort was awesome and excellent. Our personal caretaker took every possible care for our convenience. The room was breathtaking with spectacular views of the ocean. That hotel is truly exceptional, and the restaurant Nikki Cafe, the bar area and p...

270 Nautical miles southwest of Cartagena, Columbia lays the Panama Canal. Today is the earliest day (on the cruise) that we have had to get up.



5:30AM comes early but we need to eat and get a spot on deck. First, the history;

The Americans may have built the canal, but the concept, at least publicly stated, can be traced ...

Friday October 30, 2009

We pulled into the park without reservations and asked the ranger for a site as close to the water as possible. Not bothering to set up, we headed right to the beach for a long walk and swim.

The beach is bright white, fine sugar sand and the water is a greenish blue that is still warm enough to swim in....

Om kwee redenen waren hadden we gekozen voor Panama City:

1 Met slecht weer kun je beter in de stad zitten (we hadden op internet gezien dat het in heel Midden Amerika de komende kwee weken zou pleuren).

2 Wellicht was het een mooie plek om te gaan dansen.

Maar:

1 Het weer werd steeds stralender en stralender ...

Friday 18th September 09

The bus from Costa Rica down to Panama City wasn´t too bad at all except for the four hour delay at the border.....seriously. Four hours standing around waiting. We got to the Costa Rica/Panama border at half five in the morning. We were all obviously a little dopey getting off the bus. We stood in line for abou...

Beautiful beaches.

Too bad they are flanked by zealots and bikers. Been a long time since I had seen such racism co-existing with constant praise to the almighty (I know, usually go hand-in-hand).

If you are looking for a confederate flag boogie board, they have plenty to choose from.

White sand, clear aqua water...and lo...