Kalima Suites Boquete

... back along the interamerican changed onto the coastal and drove home. There were some pretty wicked lightning strikes when we were driving. On the interamerican it was dark, rainy and lots of potholes. We were lucky once because there was a semi stopped and a huge tree had fallen across the road. If he hadn't of been there we would have driven right into it. <br>That's it, you might see another blog come on soon too.<br>

... bus stop<br>in Cerra Punta. Our timing was splendid! We had not been at the bus<br>stop for 3 minutes when the sky opened and it poured down buckets of<br>rain. Or....as they say in London, "It was ******* down." ha ha! In<br>less than 10 minutes the bus arrived. We took it in to Volcan...which<br>is near where my friend Richard lives. We werent able to see Richard<br>since he was in PC, but we were able to get some decent food and found<br>a nice place to stay. The rate ...

... rolls around, it's an entirely different story! Everyone stores up their energy for Friday and Saturday nights, so it's always a guarenteed party. When we arrived at La Cabana, it was already packed- people dancing everywhere. The DJ's music selection was impeccable- you never want to stop dancing, not even to go to the bathroom! It's a good mix of rap, hip-hop, reggaetone and Panamanian songs (salsa etc). We danced and danced..and danced! And made it home ...

... grocery budget, cooks meals and makes sure that all of her "children's" general needs are met. They're goal is to create a sense of family for these children without making them feel like they are in an institution, or an orphanage. It's a model worth trying-the kids seemed happy and the programs success rate is promising. Since it started in David 10 years ago, a handful of SOS children have graduated from high school and college, and have started successful professional careers ...

... this caliber. <br><br>As we were walking out, Al spotted our first snake of the trip. It slithered quickly into the bush and Al ran around the other side to find it, I ran the other way. I dont like snakes as you will find out more along this trip. To soothe my stressed nerves we treated ourselves to the most delicious strawberries I have ever eaten (and living in England for the last 8 years, I have tasted my fair share of delicious berries). They were of the small ...

... of the owners spotted a sloth sitting in a tree by the toilets. He had been doing his sit ups and had noticed the dark shape. Upon studying it with binoculars, we all agreed that there were in fact two sloths, a baby and its mommy sitting there. Alan had unfortunately taken the camera with him on a hike, but the nice thing about sloths is that they are incredibly lazy, so they were still there by the time Al came back and we managed to get a photo, although its just a ...

... has to offer. This coffee farm provided green beans (unroasted) to some of the worlds most expensive brands as well as Nescafe, who they give the dregs and ****** beans to that noone wants. Not a single bean is wasted in the process as someone will use it to make something. What is incredible is the time and effort taken to grow, pick, peel, wash, divide and package ...

... the government-run environmental agency) they began sending confiscated birds to the Sabans. Being kind of heart, they accepted them, with the aim of rehabilitation and release back into the wild, where possible. Soon after, local people began to bring any injured birds and animals that they found and the project escalated. To cope with the running costs, Paradise Gardens was opened to the public two years ago. Today, the centre houses some ...

... up having lunch at mexican restaurant at edge of town called Antiojitos Mexicanos. There we learned that it was "dry" time and no alcohol was being served or sold - everywhere. From lunch it was back to David for more house supplies. I LOVE shopping but this has been too reminicient of when my parents built our house in Auburn and I had to go to all the home imporvement stores with them. When I'm not buying for ...

... landscapes were amazing. Every hotel in Boquete charges around $10 a person or more so we were very excited to find that the place where we had made reservations for $11 a person (Hostal Boquete) found us a room for $8/person in the affiliated hotel next door called Sueños del Rio. The guy running the place is from Indiana and was very nice to be price-conscious for us. We stayed just one night as there's not much to see there, though we could've stayed a month for the cool climate.