Swan`S Cay Bocas Town

... us that no matter how bad things get back in the U.S., we simply can't compare our "destitude" to anything beyond our borders. <br><br>We arrived at the north end and headed for the beach. When we left Bocas town, it looked as if a hurricane was headed right for the island. The dark black skies, however, never made it to the island to drop any rain. Instead, a nice cool breeze kept us comfortable most of the day. We ...

... which I w*s quite excited *bout. I w*s *lso relieved to feel much more confident going to deeper sections *nd *lso diving under to the se* bed, wont be long now till the PADI course so I *m gl*d I feel more rel*xed in the w*ter. <br><br>Lunch w*s octopus with rice *nd s*l*d in * rest*ur*nt on stilts over the w*ter with * reef th*t h*d the biggest st*rfish I h*ve seen! Al dived in to get * closer look *fter *sking first so *s not to d*m*ge the st*rfish or the ...

... who had the mentality that every night was Saturday. Indeed, it seemd the whole town of Bocas was in a pertetual weekend and every night except Sunday (the day of rest) was "the" night to go out. As someone explained to me "every bar has their night and everyone goes to that place every week". These bars included "The Plank" (I would rename it "The Sweatbox") and my favorite Aqualounge which you had to take a boat to get to as it was across the bay ...

... trying to keep from being pulled out (the rips were strong) and just generally doing what you do on the beach. Again the stray dogs here, oh my goodness, the thinnest we had seen so far. Just heart breaking. And remember, we have Goose with us. Well the welcome from the other dogs was not so friendly. Another dog in competition for tourist food??? Goose handled it well and joined us in the surf. Well more like, he barked at as we played in the waves ...

... TV stations. Me? I spend my time on the lanai or on the beach. I just watch, listen and enjoy the tropics. I never knew something so simple as crashing waves, tropical foliage and the warm (hot) climate could keep me entertained for hours and hours, but it has. I can't find much in detail to write because I am captured in the beauty, relaxation and warmth of the air. This vacation wouldn't be for everyone but for us? Perfect.

... to see monkeys swinging from the trees - didn't see that but did see some unknown forest animal with a longer snout and striped tail. Stopped at visitor center at hydro-electric damn where guy was selling fresh oranges. A bag of 8 for $.50 - yet another deal! Took just about 4 hours to drive to Bocas through Cera Punta and almirante. For $4 each and $3/day parking we took a water taxi to Bocas Town on Colon. Taxi ride took about 20 minutes to island where ...

i woke up at 7am, decided to get rid of my colones and my dank. sat around burning till 10.30am and took the bus to sixoala the border of panama. it cost me about $5USD to enter panama and another $10USD to get to amirente. i bought a boat ticket to bocas del toro for $4USD. i took a short 45min boat ride and now im here. checked into a ...

... people got caught in a rip tide. Unfortunately one of the kids did not make it out. I've told the story a lot and had to write on it a lot so I'm just going to copy and paste the detailed story from an email i had to send to the family: To the family of Joseph Lutz, I wanted to write you the details of what happened that day. I know that you don't have much to go off, and the police report was fairly breif and who knows what got lost in translation. Hopefully you ...

... or Barco Hundido. Aqua is a hostel &amp; bar right on the seafront on another island called Caranero , but only across a 200m channel to get there (a one-dollar boat ferry takes people all night) "Aqua" lives up to its name by having a pool &amp; diving board aswell as a bouncy trampoline outside in the sea ... so people have fun flinging themselves into the water before returning , dripping , to the adjacent bar &amp; dance floor ...

... the right, you can turn and see beautiful beach, ocean, and palm trees, and on the left you can turn and see disgusting swamp with twisted, crazy trees. While the guys were out surfing we found all kinds of weird dead things, like a dead crab, dead snake, weird bugs, etc. We also found this real awesome cabana on the ocean where we sat and enjoyed the view with some strawberry daquiris. We made the real ...