Back to School

Funny, how almost all of the children in North America are on summer vacation right now. Then here in Panama they have been in school since April. One of the great things about having our school on site is that we control the schedule. So, now that everyone is back at Tranquilo Bay from their vacations, school begins again. Boty is a bit bummed as she missed her solo afternoon for the week. She will get over it. Tres, Scott and Gina all headed off for class this morning with just some of the supplies we hauled back from the USA. It was a good trip. But it is really nice to be Tranquilo again. Come see us!

Checking in on the 2009 Geotourism Challenge

Flickr Photo Set - Kayaking Bocas del Toro

Happy Father's Day to all Dads

Bastimentos National Marine Park

Here is a page from the Isla Bastimentos website. Click on the photo to go to that page and navigate further through the website. It includes a good explanation about the park and the wildlife within it.

Flickr Photo Set - Bastimentos National Marine Park

Congratulations!

Beaux and Mary Kathryn are getting married right now! Congratulations guys!

Jason's report

Okay, not one of the best caught photos of a Tarpon, but it was a big one. You can read Jason's own words about it by clicking on the photo.

Bocas del Toro via Wikipedia

I figured it had been awhile since I went out to see what information was available about Bocas on the internet. So one of the first places I popped over to was Wikipedia. Here is what the basic description about Bocas included:

Bocas del Toro is a province of Panama. The capital is the city of Bocas del Toro, found on the island of Colon. The population of the province numbers some 89,300 people. Its extension is 8,745 kilometers and is formed by 9 principal islands. There are many plantation of plantains here, often called the oro verde or green gold of Central America.

You can get to the description here.

Have you seen the Pictobrowser page?

PictoBrowser is a free web application that displays Flickr images on websites and blogs. It creates one of the best slideshows I have found on the internet. I have a page on the website that includes some of the photos we have out on Flickr.

Vacation Begins

So, technically we are on vacation beginning today. Jay is onsite taking care of things. Jim and I and the kids are on our way to Panama City and then to Houston later in the week. Stefanie and the boys head to Houston later in the week as well. You can still get in touch with us. We live in a virtual world. We will be back onsite before you know it.