Boquete, Panama

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We are now in Boquete, which is about 4 and a half hours away from Bocas Del Toro. We decided to make a pit stop on our way to Panama City. It was a very long day of travel. We left Bocas Del Toro at 12:30 pm and traveled by boat to Changuinola which took an hour and $7 per person. Then made a bus for David which took 4 and a half hours riding through mountains. That was $8 each. Sometimes we were in the clouds and I told Macayla that we could actually say that we had our heads in the clouds. Anyway, then we took another hour bus ride ($1.50 each) to Boquete. We got in around 7:30 pm. We had to visit at least 5 hostels before we found one with available rooms. We are in hostel Nomba. The people are really nice and accomodating. We will leave tomorrow for Panama City. Probably a 10 hour bus ride. Yuck!! Oh well. We are going to visit some hot springs today and hike to the only volcano in Panama. It is inactive and they have no record of activity. There might be some bird sightings that we look forward to. The bird most people come to see is the resplendent Quetzal. I would like to see one. Hopefully that will happen. One more night at the hostel that was $9 per person for each night. Not too bad, but have had better value in the past. We do not have our own bath.

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Photos

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Mountain scenery near Boquete.

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More scenery.

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Hotsprings in Boquete.

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Another view of hotsprings.

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Macayla covered in mud.

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Mollie covered in mud.

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Me and Macayla with soothing mud all over our faces.

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Me, Macayla and two girls from Quebec, Marie and Melina, showing of our mud covered bodies.

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Indigenous dress of the females in Boquete.