Maps....bad, bad, bad. The maps were very bad...worse yet were the changing street names. The driver had a hard time reading tiny street sign names while also trying to interpret large overhead signs, avoid careening and speeding taxis and cars that ignored most signals and stop signs, and at the same time, listen to the map reader. :>).
In the end though, we figured out the overall city layout, which will make the next trip a whole lot easier when driving around and through the city proper. A
no shots...well sort of The only shots we did prior to and during our departure were a couple of shots of rum :>). No need for shots in Panama unless traveling in the remote areas off to the east (which we didn't do this time).
Beer not water???? Beer WAS great...but in Panama, the water is also safe pretty much throughout the country. This is one of the neat qualities that sets Panama apart from the rest of Central America...safe water, safe food and for the most part, safe streets.
The Maps Good thing she didn't rely on my interpretation of the maps? Sheeit - as though if she were looking at the map (which she did from time to time when we stopped), everything would have gone just perfect, right? I can read a map as well as anyone, just that we didn't have good detailed Panama City maps, and you gotta have a lot of patience as a driver.
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Tony A or Tony M??? Bebidira mas cervezas es la manera correcta del decir al nosotros para bebir mas!...en Espanol...
(Dring more beers is the correct way to tell us to drink more beers -- en Spanish).
Hey all who take the time to read our "travel blog." We are in Panama and finally able to connect to the Internet with my own laptop. Get ready for some stunning fotos! We will try and update the blog whenever possible, but heck, we ARE on vacation!!!! Hola de Panama.... full info
Richie_and_Annie
Richie_and_Annie
Maps....bad, bad, bad.
The maps were very bad...worse yet were the changing street names. The driver had a hard time reading tiny street sign names while also trying to interpret large overhead signs, avoid careening and speeding taxis and cars that ignored most signals and stop signs, and at the same time, listen to the map reader. :>). In the end though, we figured out the overall city layout, which will make the next trip a whole lot easier when driving around and through the city proper. A