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Panamanian Highlands
After some hang out and do nothing time on the San Blas islands, we set off for the Panamanian "mountains". Okay, Panamanian Mountain. The highest point is a lone volcano, a respectable 3,474 meters to the summit. From the top, you can see both the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. But, we did not and will not climb Volcan Barú. We did, however, ride horses. In the rain. A lot of rain, with some lightning and thunder and a little bit of galloping through the mud. The weather here is really predictable. It rains every afternoon from 1pm to 6pm. However, we didn´t understand that fully until we had planned our little outing for the hours of 1pm to 6pm. Oh well, lessons learned. We rode our horses, got real wet, but had a good time. Even the bone chilling damp was forgotten when we took a dip in the hot springs. Hot springs, as usual, were down a 5 mile road, across a raging river (twice), through two construction sites, and on some guy´s property (who showed up carrying a machete and a pink umbrella). All in all, it was an enjoyable experience (where is the fun if you have no obstacles to overcome?).
A bit more hiking this morning (careful to avoid that rain, now, every day, 1pm...) and a lazy afternoon later, we are gearing up for our last day together tomorrow. (See picture to see Angel´s feelings on that subject.) Maybe she will perk up a bit drinking some of the world´s best coffee (Panamanian coffee from this region has been voted the best in the world, or so they say).
After some hang out and do nothing time on the San Blas islands, we set off for the Panamanian "mountains". Okay, Panamanian Mountain. The highest point is a lone volcano, a respectable 3,474 meters to the summit. From the top, you can see both the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. But, we did not and will not climb Volcan Barú. We did, however, ride horses. In the rain. A lot of rain, with some lightning and thunder and a little bit of galloping through the mud. The weather here is really predictable. It rains every afternoon from 1pm to 6pm. However, we didn´t understand that fully until we had planned our little outing for the hours of 1pm to 6pm. Oh well, lessons learned. We rode our horses, got real wet, but had a good time. Even the bone chilling damp was forgotten when we took a dip in the hot springs. Hot springs, as usual, were down a 5 mile road, across a raging river (twice), through two construction sites, and on some guy´s property (who showed up carrying a machete and a pink umbrella). All in all, it was an enjoyable experience (where is the fun if you have no obstacles to overcome?).
A bit more hiking this morning (careful to avoid that rain, now, every day, 1pm...) and a lazy afternoon later, we are gearing up for our last day together tomorrow. (See picture to see Angel´s feelings on that subject.) Maybe she will perk up a bit drinking some of the world´s best coffee (Panamanian coffee from this region has been voted the best in the world, or so they say).
2 comments:
Mariel, you always get the big horse!
That´s cause they know I can handle it. ;-) REIN ´EM IN!
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