One full week in Panama

My, oh, my…how relaxing as this week been. I really have not done much this week, but sit on my 8th floor balcony that overlooks the vast Pacific Ocean and watch the waves and birds (and sometimes, surfers), and listen to the crashing waves. I have walked the beach, upon which I came across some huge boulders that limited how far I can walk ( I heard the waves were so powerful a couple of months ago that they hit a couple of sea walls and took down the inground swimming pools at those houses) and I took one long ride (1.5 hours along the partially bumpy, partially paved Pan American Hwy) to the Miraflores Locks, a set of locks of the Panama Canal. I also took a drive to a location about 25 minutes away, high up in the mountains, where I could have seen howler monkeys, sloths, and toucans. I did not see any, unfortunately, but I did hear the howler monkeys and I saw some amazing views. I have thought about making this sojourn to Panama an annual venture.Read more