Parting Shot

Jim grabbed a photo of Mel and Rosemary before they left. We learned so much from them during their stay. They are an inspiration to all of us - we want to be doing what they are doing when we have the same amount of experience in life. They are probably off on their next big adventure as I post this. What a life!

Jay at Punta Valiente

Jay is working with his boots as he is about to go on a hike up the hill at Punta Valiente. The next photo is the local boy who served as a guide for the group on this particular trip. We try to engage a different guide each time so that we learn something new and the entire village benefits from our visits.

Kayaking with Mel & Rosemary

Here is a photo Jim grabbed of Mel while he was kayaking near the Changuinola River towards the end of their trip. We had a wonderful time this day as we do every day.

Ain't love grand?

Mel and Rosemary were here with us for a week. They travel all around the world so we were honored that they spent one of their weeks here. They are still holding hands snorkeling after all these years!

Bugs again

Here are some of Jim's insect shots from this Spring. We have plenty more.

Tranquilo Bay in Sport Diver

In the June issue of Sport Diver there are a variety of articles on where to go expat.



Panama and specifically, Bocas del Toro, made it as one of the destinations - the Wild West. Check out the article here - http://www.sportdiver.com/article.jsp?ID=21392105. The reference to Panama is toward the end of the online article.

Punta Valiente

This little girl insisted on wearing our guest's hat and sunglasses. And well - she looks pretty good.

Kayaking near the Changuinola River

Kayaking along the rivermouths - you will encounter a variety of things. Here are a few examples.

Red Frogs

Here is one of the red frogs from on our trail. A graduate student from Michigan is studying our frogs and a variety of their characteristics here at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. She says they are prolific - she grabbed a group of males and females and has put them to stud service. She will return our frogs to us and the offspring will be studied for some time.

Bugs

For those of you who have met Jim you know that he has a thing for taking pictures of bugs, insects and all things in the jungle and the sea. Here are a few of his recent photos.

Boys will be boys - times 2

Corin as I described in the last post - was really into snakes. He and his family went fishing with Jim one day when another group was going to Punta Valiente. Corin was really bummed because he wanted to go over to the mainland where he could be looking for some serious snakes. Jay knew how important the snake hunting was to Corin and being a snake enthusiast himself, he brought back an eyelash viper for Corin to see. The snake was treated cautiously and carefully. He was removed from his mayonnaise jar home only for a few photos and then he was returned several days later to Punta Valiente with the next group.