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Published: March 2nd 2013
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We left Pedasi, about 9:00 a.m. Thursday for our trek to Boquete, (pronounced Bo ket a). The trip required us to backtrack through Los Tablas and Chitre’, both towns we were lost in on our way to Pedasi. We did get lost (briefly) in Los Tablas, but I was able to find the way out with little trouble. In Chitre' we weren’t quite as lucky, and drove around for a half hour only to find out we were a mere block away from where we needed to be. If I’m ever president of Panama the first thing I will do is order every town identify itself as you enter and every street has a street sign that clearly marks its name. The trip to Boquete which should have been 5 hours, stretched to 7.5, because of our wayward sense of direction.
Boquete is located at 3,500 ft. elevation and is a stark contrast to the warm humid temperatures of Pedasi. The average temperature is 75 degrees, and it usually rains for a little while each day. Boquete has some of the largest expat communities in Panama as was evident on our way into down. Neat orderly housing developments and a
Our cabin, the first on the hillside.
This picture was taken from the bridge on one of the hiking trails. golf course community dotted both sides of the new highway that runs from David (Daveed) into Boquete. Our reservation was at Boquete Tree Trek Mountain Resort which we learned was outside the city of Boquete. A very nice young lady I asked for directions said, “oh you’ve got a trip ahead of you.” Actually it wasn’t too bad, the resort was located 7.5 km from town, but it is safe to say it was all up hill, and the last 3 km was via a dirt road. Located at 5,000 ft. elevation the cabins were “in the clouds” most of the time. Tree Trek is noted for its Canopy Tour (zip-lining), hiking trails, and tours of coffee plantations. You may have heard of Geisha coffee which is grown in the area and recently sold for $130 a pound at auction, and $18 a cup in LA. Since we arrived late we only had time to check in and have dinner before it got dark. The cabins were made of logs, had metal roofs and each cabin had a front veranda. When I asked how the cabins were heated the reservation clerk pointed at Jim and I and said, “you.” The
Enjoying coffee and the view from the front porch.
Each room had a coffee maker and they provided you with free freshly ground coffee when you checked in. cabins were very nice, had king size beds with down bedding, and huge walk in showers. Since we were in the first cabin we had a beautiful view of the entire valley, actually stunning is a better word. Temperatures at this elevation never got above 60 degrees, and usually there was a light mist falling. In the morning we sat on the porch of our cabin and listened to the monkeys howling in the jungle, and watched the zip-liners flying overhead. There were several hiking trails around the property that were clearly marked with signs, handrails and bridges, so we hiked a few of them. Unfortunately, they all led straight up the mountain, and at 5,000 ft. elevation we tired quickly. However as you will see by the pictures the flowers were magnificent!
Saturday morning we will get up early for the next leg of our journey, Boquete to Boca del Toro.
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