Hostal Boquete Riverfront Inn

... rock and<br>eventually into dirt. Everyday, I follow it a little further up the<br>mountain. Today, the road took me to the following spots...<br><br>¡ A beautiful vista of the town of Boquete. You can see the entire town<br>and all the surrounding mountains. Its a great place to watch the<br>clouds swallow the ridges, houses and fincas that are situatedon the<br>faces of the mountains<br><br>¡ Some small vegatable gardens<br><br>¡ A large farming field ...

... sashes sitting on the hood or the roof, which led us to believe they were the homecoming candidates. Those cars were followed by other cars carrying students cheering with posters, signs and balloons. It was a spectacle for sure! <br><br>That's all for now! Tengo hambre..which means "I'm hungry", so I'm going to eat!<br><br>Miss you all, sending LOTS of love to everyone!<br> <br>PS- I added more photos to "hikes, hammocks and house sitting", check them out!

... He knew I was volunteering at an orphanage and<br>asked what he could bring from home. He flew from LA to Mexico City to<br>Panama City with a bag of his younger sister's clothes. We carried<br>this bag with us across Panama to the Kuna Yala Islands in his pack,<br>and then transferred it into mine, which I carried to Boquete once he left.<br><br>If you look back a bit further, the story is even ...

... really disheartening and you can only do so much about it. He's been caught a few times, but all that entails is him paying a fine and heading back out to do his dirty work. Quite sickening. It put a damper on the overall mood of the group, but we still aprpeciated the experience. Just being on the beach in the middle of the night was fun- I don't think I've ever seen so many stars- not to mention shooting stars! <br><br>After walking about 12 to 14 miles, we finally ...

... struggling a little. The trail ends at a beautiful waterfall and we shared a sandwich under the spray taking in the scenery. It may not have been the Quetzal trail, but it was still pretty amazing nonetheless. On the way back we also finally got to see a quetzal albeit briefly. Nice and bright red, flying between the trees. I felt satisfied that I had seen what I wanted to. A nice french couple offered us a lift back to town in their battered old VW van, complete ...

... over her eye and blood was running down her face. I freaked out a bit and then the guide got her back into the boat. It's healing well but she's had a cut and a black eye ever since. The rest of the rafting trip was great and it was definitely bigger and more exciting than our trip in Sarapiqui. On the way back to Boquete, kim iced her wound with a cold Panama Beer and we hit the medical clinic in town to get it cleaned up...after 7 bucks ...

... finishes, one has to walk 13 Kilometer in the road till Boquete...but a car came and brought us there, lucky guys we were : )<br><br>Once in Boquete we looked for a hostel, of course the cheapest one, which I founded disgusting in the beginning but it was not. The men there were very nice, they allowed us to use their kitchen for free, and got up to offered us their sits for eating. We cooked a very good pasta a went to sleep early as babies, the following day was ...

... I went to my cooperating teacher, Dolly´s, house for dinner one night, and the school provided dinner for my group and all of our cooperating teachers our last evening in Monteverde. It was delicious! For my last day I spent the morning with my family where we exchanged gifts (my host mom gave me one of her pastel paintings) and I hung out with Fabricio and Sofia playing cards and marbles. I then said my goodbyes and headed off to the bus depot where I met Curtis and Annie. We ...

... that with me! What the hell was I thinking there? Reunion with that tiny little piece of machinery brought on a full out dance party with the youngest Miami dog, Teddy, in the living room on 95th Street. Hey, a girl has got to do what a girl has got to do. The Christmas and New Year holidays were spent with the Donoso family at Palmira Springs Hotel, my home away from home in Panama. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with the family and their extended group of friends. The food was ...

... s close to town, but right at the edge so it's quiet. The rooms are clean and the staff are nice and speak some english. The breakfast is VERY satisfying with Coffee, Juice, 3 kinds of fruit to start, and you choose either omelete with ham and cheese or scrambled eggs with ham and cheese, or pancakes, or smoked beef and toast. Wonderful breakfast to start the day. Tomorrow, we are off back to David, where we'll return the car and head toward Boca Brava in the gulf of Chiriqui.