Kara and I heard from some people that there was a great lake on top of the mountains at the end of the road to Las Lajas.  We said “okay,” and decided to drive up there to see what all … Continue reading →

Recently my dad came down to Panama for 10 days.  We fit more into 10 days than I thought was possible. I’ll leave the photos to tell most of the story, but we spent time in the wonderful San Blas … Continue reading →

Last weekend Tom and Liz invited me along to go sailing.  Tom’s friend Regis owns a sailboat, and Tom had finagled us a great deal to spend the day out and about sailing from Panama City to Isla Taboga. Mike … Continue reading →

My friends Ysenia and Alex called me the other night, explaining that a strange tent had appeared down the road in Gorgona.  They told me it was a circus, and for two dollars I could join them that night in … Continue reading →

My friend Tom had his birthday last Sunday, and his awesome wife Liz decided to get him kite-surfing lessons out at Nitro City as a surprise.  Mike, Martha and I met up with them after the lessons for some food … Continue reading →

I was excited as hell for my mom to come down to Panama and visit.  I had never been to the Caribbean side before, so we decided to go to the popular tourist spot of Bocas Del Toro.  We did our research, … Continue reading →

Here we are, at the penultimate post before I have caught up with the times.  This one will be a bit longer, as it deals with how I’ve spent much of my time these past several months. As many of … Continue reading →

Originally I had planned on not going back to the States at all during my time in Panama, but visiting my 89-year-old grandmother (“Meemaw”) in Lexington for Thanksgiving was a no-brainer. I flew out of Panama and into Lexington the … Continue reading →