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Stranded for a day
We awoke early today to catch our 8am flight. For some reason, they make the gringos get to the airport at 630am. Unfortunately, our flight was delayed and then cancelled. The next flight would be at 445pm. Our hotel room had already been cleaned, so we were forced out onto the streets of Bocas for the day. If you remember from yesterdays post, …
Country comes to town
Today was our day to go out and explore the big city. We woke up early and starting walking east toward the banking district. We made our way to the waterfront and could get a good view of the city, the Pacific, and boats in the distance waiting to enter the canal. After finding out that all of the restaurants we wanted to eat at didnīt open until …
Panama City Day 1
Well, our first day in Panama is complete! Our flight got in on time with no issues at all. We got a cab from the airport to our hotel and the cabbie knew exactly where it was. We shared the cab with a nice young couple from LA who were also sitting right in front of us on the plane! It was fun chatting with them about their trips last summer, to …
A Visit to the Panama Canal
Happy Saint Patrick's Day! Well, I had to say goodbye to my baby 3 toed sloth. I do hope he gets to grow up and play in his new enclosure. We caught the bus in front of the hotel and were lucky to get one that goes all the way to Panama City. This just means that we didn't need to change buses at the Interamericana Highway. We both enjoy watching …
There must be an easier way to get to Panama
... of the voyage we were ferried by speedboat and taxi to Panama City where we had to wait until there was news that our ship had docked and the container was ready to be opened.
When the news came we took the train from Panama City to Colon, all along the Canal. We arrived at 08.30 and left Colon 9 hours later after some of the most monumental bureaucracy and ineptitude you could imagine. Quite how Colon is the busiest port in Central America beats me, as the Port Authorities ...
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