La Boda y los chitres

Hola nos famila y amigos desde la pais de Panama.

Hello our family and friends from the country of Panama.

We are currently sitting in an Internet cafe in Bocas del Toro, Panama. Located in the northwest corner of the county and situated in the Carribean it has served us for an amazing adventure filled honeymoon.

We arrived here in Bocas after a 5 hour flight from Tijuana to Mexico City and a 3 hour flight from Ciudad de Mexico to Panama City. We took an hour cab ride to another, smaller airport, where we took an hour flight to Bocas. After all was said and done we had been traveling about 20 hours and it was time for a nap. We were met by Tyson, an American from Texas who manages properties in Bocas. He showed us around the small town on Isla Colon (the main island) and then took us by boat over to the beach where we would be staying. These bungalows were amazing. Wait for the pictures. One hundred feet from our own private beach, no gringos, and our own kitchen. We stayed here for 6 days and nights. For the most part we just rested up after the stressful 6 months we have had, but we also did some surf and gerneral exploration in which we found a few nice surf breaks and some conch shells.

After the Tahitian bungalows it was planned for us to take a boat over to the furthest east island in Bocas, Cayo de Agua where we would camp. After a 45 min ride and $110, followed by a 15 minute conversation in broken Spanish with the locals, we were able to set up camp and get situated for the night. But then came our friends, el chitre, or sand flies. They are one-third the size of mosquitos and they are everywhere. Needless to say we didnt camp very long. This morning we packed up camp, called our boat driver and went back into Bocas. After a nice shower and some grub not cooked over an open fire, we are settling in and again enjoying the adventure that is our honeymoon.

Thank you all to attending our wedding and helping to make it one of the greatest days of our lives.

-Paul