Hotel Residencial Cervantes David

... We <br>unpacked the boat and settle into the man's home - the two story, one <br>room, rustic, open structure. Soon enough the sun was setting, the <br>tunes were playing, and the fish was cooking. A car battery attached <br>to a light bulb hung in a half gallon milk container provided our only <br>light. After dinner, the Panamanian men set to playing the guitar and <br>singing while we laid back in hammocks and makeshift beds. A few fell <br>asleep, but my busy ...

... fairly easy. Get on any collectivo heading to Bocas, about an hour outside of David you go through a yellow toll booth, about 3 mins later you should see three big yellow stones - you have then arrived at Lost and Found! We jumped off here and looked up. And up. And up. The hostel is located above a cloud forest and access from the road is via a teeny tiny path that weaves up the side of a mountain. Its steep. Its rocky. Its not fun to climb when you are carrying 15 ...

... pots and architecture&#8230;.which was very cool&#8230;but here comes the weird part. They painted these very strange cartoon faces on most of the pots. Kind of creepy actually but it was entertaining enough for a quick walk.<br><br>We came back to our cabins and just relaxed. A storm rolled in and it rained so hard that you couldn&#8217;t see 10 feet in front of you. It&#8217;s been so incredibly relaxing here, even though we&#8217 ...

... chain that must have 10,000 restaurants in Panama because<br>suddenly they are everywhere. Panama is the land of food. Meaning<br>food does not seem to make it north of Panama.Suddenly everything is<br>available. I&#8217;m sooo pleased! <br><br>Well we are jet setters still, so<br>we woke up the next morning and flew to Isla Colon and the town of Bocas del Toro. On<br>the Caribbean side of Panama and home to numerous islands. <br><br><br>

... trip on the mountains (it had been just an hour and a half of fast walk in the end). Several minutes later, we came to a bigger path in a meadow, and we followed it much calmed down. Later we came to an small road, and we turned right (I wanted to turn left, but fortunately I remembered what a bad orientation I have and accepted their direction). As we were walking, we foung a house and run there to ask for help. In all houses we ask, there were just children there ...

... by picking up some chop suey and going back to the hostel to watch the season finale of Good News Week on the laptop. <br><br>Our bus left at 7:30 the next morning so we were out the door and walking to the terminal at about 6:45am. A homeless man yelled out something like "go home Americano!" which made me feel uneasy. There certainly is some underlying resent towards Americans from the locals, and I 'd hate to be stuck in the middle. No wonder some American ...

... It was tricky to get to and definitely was far from being overrun with tourists (and development). It was so nice and so hot! We spent most of the time at the river where it was a bit cooler and where the springs connected to the river. The group then created their own bath by creating a small dam (helps to have an engineer in the group!). The day was finished off with a pizza dinner. Today's been a lazy day of dinking coffee and interneting. We should be heading to Panama City tonight!

... to year round berry production...strawberry, raspberry and blackberry). What it was was a mixture of berries in sugar placed in the bottom of the cup. What was put on top is what they call "natilla" here. The best way to describe it is it was like a cheesecake flavored fresh homemade pudding. HOLY **** WAS IT DELICIOUS. I'll make the 4 hour round trip drive for that again in a heartbeat. I have a few ideas I am working on to generate some money and busy work for me. Having the ...

... I hope it carries through the room. We drag out eating because we know that the room isn't exactly cozy. Back at our room. Callista's bed is tucked up tight next to ours, but half of her matress is hanging off the platform the beds rest on. It was that or the not so clean floor. We wanted to make any jungle critters work a bit harder to get to her. We're not too into the hostel/backpacker vibe. We like to get off the beaten path, but not so far off ...