I must. I just must tell you about this little Christian church we are a part of here. It is tiny. Devastated by Covid 19, active membership is small. Still the message we hear each week is so very inspiring. The young pastor makes up for finesse and years and years of experience with a …
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Hugh
One of the greatest sacrifices involved with living this so-called life of adventure is not being home with loved ones when they are in most need. We lost our dear friend Hugh Schutte Friday night. He suffered the ravages of Alzheimer’s. I have not been able to talk with Linda yet but have sent our …
Beaches!
The young man on the beach asked us how we like Panama. Just fine we said. It’s beautiful but the city has a lot of traffic. Si, he said, it’s bad. We have too many cars! Stan picked up the rental car while I packed our things for the day. He came back a little …
Quiet Blog
Big day tomorrow! We are making a road trip. Granted it is only a day trip but we have graduated! We are renting a car tomorrow and heading to two beaches within driving distance of Panama City. All other beaches — and they are probably the best ones — require a flight or a very …
Sunday
Today was not an exceptional day adventure-wise but still it was incredible in a simple way. The young pastor at our small church seems to have a gift. We’ve been there three Sundays so far and each time he seems to hit on something that touches my heart and soul and triggers ideas that I …
Planning
First, hurray to the Braves! Boom! World Series Champions! We watched the games on TV here in a trial subscription. Sure would love to have been at the parade! Now back to the story. It is not our intention to live as vacationers. This is our life. We want to use our time wisely but …
Panama Viejo
Panama Viejo – The Original Old Town This, the original Panama City, was founded in 1519 by Spain. It was the first permanent European settlement on the Pacific Ocean and became the country’s capital and the point from which Spanish gold and silver expeditions set off into Peru. By the 17th century the town had …
Dining in Style(s)
Neither Stan nor I have had a gin and tonic in years but ours sure tasted good in the nighttime air with our new friends Jill and Gary last evening. Apparently we didn’t get our fill of English conversation earlier this week in our park trek. We all had plenty to say yet – enough …
Metropolitana Parque
The forecast for Tuesday showed only a 30% chance of rain – a good day for visiting the park. Wednesday’s rain forecast was 90%. The Metropolitan National Park, the lungs of the city it’s called, is a 573-acre nature preserve in the city of Panama City. It was established in 1985 and has a close …
Learn Something Every Day
We have the local transportation system down pat. We found its very useful mobile app. So far, everywhere we want to go has been best accessed by bus. Nothing by subway yet. Compliments to Panama City on their transportation system. The buses are on time, very clean and easy to use. Since we began our …