We’re in Our Element
Hola Amigos!
The days are flying by! We left Costa Rica on the 5th and headed for Panama. We took two buses and one water taxi (which is really fun!) to get to Bocas del Toro. I guess we had something else in mind, but it was not our favorite town! We feel bad saying that, like we’re a bit travel snobby by now. But we accepted it, and then left. We only spent two nights there and within that time the funniest thing happened. First off we met a crazy Australian, Elyse. Really good fun. So Garrison, Elyse, and I decided to go to another island and go to a beach. Sounds typical, right? Not. We get dropped off from our water taxi ride, proceed to take the trail to the beach when we run into an older couple. The clouds started rolling in so they invited us to their boat in the marina! To top it off her name was Babette, so hilarious. It was awesome! Just a little home on the water. We then are invited to another boat, 4 times the size! They give us each a beer, make some tacos, and we watch American football on the big screen! Pretty surreal if you ask me. Just picture it, Elyse and I out on the deck with the ladies talking about our emotions while Garrison was inside watching football getting bogged down in cigar smoke. The random days like that are the best.
Those days are fun but there are also very humbling days. Today we left Bocas del Toro and took a water taxi and another two buses to get to the small mountain town of Boquete. On the bus to Boquete, I sat next to a father and daughter, she was about 3. After a couple minutes I realized she had casts on both her little legs. So for the next hour, I had miniature legs on my lap, cased in little red casts. It felt like a good day already, helping out a dad who looked so hurt for his daughter. When we got here, we found a perfect little hostel; we get pancakes every morning! Over lunch we met an American and a Canadian, ridiculous. They are both retired and had plenty of advice for us. So, we never know who we will meet, what kind of place we will sleep in, or really what we are doing! Also, the weather here is exquisite. Cool breeze and sun. It feels just like Gunnison.
It has been a whirlwind of the past few days, but we are really looking forward to our week here. We are always thinking of home and hope that you are well and enjoying the change of the seasons. Until next time!
Love to all.
Elena (and Garrison)
