I guess it's time to dust off this old blog again. After a five-year hiatus in the US, while the kids went to high school and COVID kept us basically home, it's time for another adventure. Since the kids will both be at university, it's just the dog and us this time. Here we go!
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| Our newest adventure is taking us to Panama, the country, not the city in Florida. Pre covid we visited here on a cruise and saw the amazing Panama Canal, along with a couple other ports in Central America, but this is our first time really in Panama. The first glimpse of the Caribbean side is beautiful and amazing. |
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| This is the view from the plane of Panama City. It is way more city than I imagined, even though I had heard that it is as big a city as Miami. |
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| Picked up by our new boss in her red convertible mini cooper. I think we're going to get along fine! :) |
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| She gave us a quick tour of the city, with a stop for fajitas, ceviche, and sangria for lunch. |
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| Here we're driving towards our place, which is in Panama Pacifico. |
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| We made a stop at a supermarket to get some supplies. In the past few weeks, Panamanians have been protesting because of the high cost of food, gasoline, and general corruption in the government so we were happy to see the produce section stocked with fresh fruits and vegetables. |
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| Some things we did not buy because they WERE outrageously priced: butter was $9.05 for four sticks, so we can do without. While the things we did buy seemed reasonable, like $0.65/lb for bananas, when the average minimum wage in Panama is $1.22- $2.36 per hour or $4,140 per year, I empathize with the Panamanians who are trying to get by. Adding to the problem are people like us, who are earning much more than that and think $0.65 a pound for bananas is a deal. |
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| Our keys! |
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| This is the place we are living, fourth-floor jungle view, so we have a view of the forest canopy, birds, and occasionally howler honkeys. |
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| This is the view of our beach and pool, down front left. |
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This panorama shot shows the apartment, the Pacific, and the western beach. If you squint you might be able to see the huge boas lining up to enter the Panama Canal.
And you know what they say about the Pacific? They say it has no memory. That's where I want to live the rest of my life. A warm place with no memory (that's for all you movie buffs.) We've only been here a couple of days and don't start working until Wednesday, so we have some time for a bit more exploring. We"ll keep you posted.
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