We arrived at our hotel on the Main Street of town.
We checked in and after about 40 minutes we lost power on the island so we went to the lobby for happy hour. We then walked searching for a place to have dinner. The streets were filled with people. It was pretty cool everyone was walkng around with their flashlights. The town of Bocas is filled with mostly European tourists, residents and backpackers. The locals are mostly black Caribbean Panamanians. It appears that the local languages are Spanish and English. However, in the streets you can here almost ever European language. There is a variety of different types of restaurants from local fish and chicken to Thai and Indian, We finally found a Thai restaurant called Lemongrass and had a wonderful romantic meal by candle light over looking the sea. Being in Panama now for over a week we have learned that there is not a large variety of fish served. Corvina which is a general term for a type of sea bass is served everywhere. This fish is very common in this part of the world from Costa Rica down to Peru. Once in awhile you will find Mahi Mahi and Red Snapper. There is good selection of sea food.
On Wednesday morning we had breakfast in the hotel and met an American couple living in Boguete, Panama about 6 hours from here in the mountains. We all decided together to take a boat ride over to another island and visit a beach called Red Frog Beach.
We went to happy hour on a boat called The Rip Tide with a beautiful full moon.
We decided to go to the other side of the island. First we took a taxi across the island and then we had to walk about 1 mile on a beautiful trail. Our taxi driver was wonderful. When he learned how much we loved the views he drove slower and pointed out areas and told us about animal life on the island from monkeys, large cats to sloths. A day in paradise what an amazing beach we discovered. Playa Estrella.
During our walk we saw this little hummingbird protecting her nest.
We finally arrived and Elenita starting studying relaxation.
We could not have picked a more beautiful place to spend a perfect day and my wife learned a lot in that relaxation course.
On our way back from the beach a woman pointed out a sloth in a tree.
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