Miracles do happen

We have been without the internet and our telephones for almost 48 hours.

We have had a substantial amount of rain and the rivers on the mainland are coming out of their banks. We are doing just fine. Our guests have been able to get to and from Tranquilo Bay. Our employees are having a bit more difficulty getting to and from Tranquilo Bay as they are traveling by road rather than by air. The road in this province has been closed due to some problems.



All of this makes me sit back and think how amazing it is that we have communications out here in our secluded piece of paradise anyway. There are something like 14 cellular towers over which all land and internet connections are sent to Bocas del Toro. If there is a problem with any one of these towers due to weather, etc. we have a reduction and sometimes absolutely no communication. These towers have to be working at their finest in order to ensure there is an internet connection for us in Bocas town. Once we have an internet connection in town we then radio that connection to ourselves out on Isla Bastimentos. In about 90% of the instances when we have a communications problem, it is prior to our radio.

While it is frustrating not to have communications, I know that it is truly a miracle that we have communications most of the time. And, we can communicate again!