Isla Bastimentos, Bocas del Toro, Panama
Monday, August 24, 2009
Get on a boat and take a diving/snorkeling tour of the islands, of course!! And so we did. We met the boat at 9am this morning just up the street from our hotel at Bocas Water Sports. There we got our gear and chatted with the local divemasters and instructors...all the while watching the impending dark rain clouds creep closer and closer. But we decided, what the hell, letīs do it..not to mention we had already paid! It was great in the beginning- Carter even got in the water and snorkeled for a bit, and I enjoyed my first dive of the day sans wetsuit (because, yes, the water is
that warm!) We stopped at a little restaurant on the water for lunch where we got some serious hammock time and rested before the next stop- Red Frog Beach. Then the rain came. And came, and kept coming...and still kept coming. At first we passed it off as a tropical afternoon rain shower...not so much as it turned out! It was steady for a good 2 hours, and there was no dryness in sight- everything was just, well, wet
. Soaked. But it didnīt stop people from snorkeling or me from diving. So down I went for the second dive of the day (Carter kept watch on the boat this time). Iīll say this much about the diving in Bocas, I think learning to dive in Thailand has severly skewed my diving judgement! What was great about diving today was the fact that I was the only diver so I got a one-on-one with the instructor. And we saw some cool things- a trumpet fish, massive lobsters and crabs, a toad fish, spotted drum, and jelly fish-firsthand, I have a sting to prove it! (Nothing too bad mom). It finally stopped raining on our way back in and itīs safe to say that weīre dry and happy now. But our sarongs and clothes are not.
Other than our adventure in the rain, things have been low key around here. We spent the afternoon at the beach yesterday, grabbed some dinner on the water and went to sleep early. Some of our friends left yesterday so we took that as an opportunity to not be social and not go out!
We just finished our daily fruit smoothies-pina y banano por Carter y mango por Jaime/Himey. Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, delicious. Now itīs off to dinner! XOXOXOXOXOX
Comments
Smoothies
Cater and Jamie, Hey, what exactly is in those smoothies?! Auntie M
Other worldly
Seems like you two are in a brand new world! So different from Richmond! SO cool. I saw a starfish floating in one of the pictures. Your new friend looks a little like Holly? Have fun. Be safe. Mom
Miss Y'all!
I'm jealous! Classes at UVA are looking pretty boring compared to y'alls adventures! I love and miss you both!
hoooraaay
im so jealous. so happy yall are having a blast. keep it up and keep on movin. i own pretty much half of central america, so let me know...( i only own the most central part) like its a dot. take care, have fun. dd
Carter and the sea
Wow. So many memories of you not particularly thrilled about being seaside...love the smiles, the foot, the views, THE PALM TREES!!! Thanks for searching out computers to blog - somehow I just assumed you two were carrying your laptops; duh. I adore y'all's GenTechno (just made that up) - wonderful role models for us children of the 60/70s! Love, Lucy