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Panama 2026

A 22-day adventure by ScubaStevens & Eaton. Read more
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    Return to Panama City

    October 13 in Panama

    Left Bocas del Toro this morning after a lovely breakfast and ride from Gabriel to the airport. We had meetings and some work to get done so we stayed at the airport most of the afternoon. We then checked into our apartment on the 51st floor of the Yoo Building.Read more

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    Starfish beach

    October 12 in Panama

    We took the collectivo bus to the west side of isla colon to see the "famous" starfish Beach. Lovely swimming but not too many starfish. The island has new roads as of 2023 and they are very smooth and include bike paths. The collectivo was $5 round trip per person.Read more

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    Chocolate Tour

    October 11 in Panama

    Not what you're thinking (if you think like us).

    We got picked up by panga (small speedboat) and were.taken over to San Cristobal island by a very skilled captain who navigated through the waves for a ride much smoother than it could have been.

    We met our guide Sergio who walked us through his village showing us key sites like the school, health clinic, new concrete paths, sports field and more.

    He then gave us an orientation to cocoa farming. He is the farmer. He plants three varieties. They vary in how long it takes to grow before harvest (2 to 3.5 years). They harvest every four months. They get about $17 per pod from the coop.

    They showed how the cocoa is processed (fermented, sun dried, roasted, ground). Molly tried her hand at grinding - hard work! They prepared a sample of chocolate. It was with fresh ground ginger and tamarind with raw sugar cane plus coco then rolled in grated coconut.

    They have sloths, spiders, poisonous frogs and pretty flowers.    Read more

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    Change lodging

    October 11 in Panama

    After a final yummy breakfast at Acuario and then a swim our bungalow deck, we moved from isla Carenero to Bocastown. This was planned to get a feel for the vibe in the bigger community. They have road vehicles in Bocastown.Read more

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    Currency, hydrant and bears

    October 10 in Panama

    The official currency of Panama is the Panamanian Balboa (PAB), which is pegged to the US dollar at a one-to-one exchange rate. Both the Balboa and the US dollar circulate in the country, with the Balboa primarily used in coin form.

    This would be s difficult hydrant to hit.

    Not really bears. Eaton found more for legged friends. These two looked like bears. She kindly have them some of the dog food she had been carrying (courtesy of Derek). They happily chomped it up!    Read more

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    Earthquake

    October 9 in Panama

    We are fine.

    Yup! We lived it! We were coming back from diving in Bocas del Toro walking along the path and it felt like i had gotten off a boat and not readjusted to land. I feared I was dizzy and about to pass out, but it was the ground acting like a wave. I have felt other earthquakes, but they were shakey not wavey. We have felt some aftershocks this afternoon.

    We are up in the northeast corner of Panama.

    No damage, no impact here. Life went back to usual very quickly.    Read more

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    Diving

    October 9 in Panama

    Two very nice dives this morning. Spectacular soft corals of vibrant orange, purple, blue, green, maroon, teal. Arrowhead crabs, eels,drummer fish, bearded toad fish, spade fish and more!

    Our GoPro was not working,.it was left. Sadly no UW shots.

    We dove with Panama Dive School. A well dialed in operation. Our guide was Cash from Bristol, England.    Read more

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    Bocas Transportation

    October 8 in Panama

    Once you arrive, the transportation between most locations is by water taxi. On the main island there are vehicles, but on Carenero there are none. You get around on foot on paths and partial concrete paths.Read more

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    Dinner-ish

    October 4 in Panama

    Got home and getting hangry. The restaurant we went to was closed, so we walked a few more minutes to a beer garden. Good quesedillas and ceviche