El Valle de Antón
7 essays from our time in El Valle de Antón, in the order we wrote them.
We're Already to El Valle
Just a quick note to say we're here in El Valle de Antón! Taboga Island was beautiful! We spent two days there at a rental house overlooking the water. We played at the beach, walked around town and had a great time. More details later.
Coming to El Valle de Anton
Wow, wow, wow. That's what I have to say about El Valle de Anton. It is absolutely breathtaking. Take the lushness and flowers of Kauai, mix it with the manicured gardens of Kyoto, and the drastic peaks and valleys of the Rockies, and you have El Valle. It's a lot cooler than Panama city, with…
El Macho and More
Our second morning in El Valle, we got up early (6:30am) hoping to see some birds and other animals. We heard the same pretty bird songs as the day before and other pretty sounds, but didn't see any animals. We had a nice walk, although the girls were pretty tired and ornery that we got them up so…
Sunday Driving
On Sunday, we planned on going to the Penonome branch for church, about a 2-hour drive from El Valle. Fortunately, church started at 12pm (we thought), so we had time to get ready. We left a bit late, and really didn't know how to get there, but we left anyway, and made our way to Penonome.
Orchids, Painted Rock, and Rincon Valley
On Monday, we got a late start in the morning, which has been typical for us, lately. When went to the Serpentarium, which we'd heard was a lot of fun, and they let you hold a a boa constrictor, we realized they were closed. We're not sure for how long, so we might try to go back. It was during the…
Valentine's Day in El Valle
Not having the Internet has thrown me off a bit, as it appears I forgot to post about Valentines Day, but did the two days following. Anyway, here is what we did on Valentine's Day.
At Casa de Lourdes
I'm going to keep this one short and just summarize our days' activities, as more of a log.