Day: July 22, 2012

TOURIST DAY!  We woke up at 8:30am and left at 9:00 to see the Panamá Canal but Anna, Typhani, and Lili stayed home because they had already seen it a few times.  Mei-Ling dropped us off at the Miraflores Locks that is one of the three lock systems in the Panamá Canal.  It was interesting to see the way the canal works and learn more about the history of Panamá and the way that...

Today we woke up early to leave by 8:30am and my buttered toast never tasted so good.  We were off to the beach at Portobelo, Panamá.  It is about two hours north of were we are staying in Casco Viejo.  It is a gorgeous and charming community that is so laid back and relaxed, people are just chillin in the street, dancing in the plaza, djembe drumming (thanks BYU), and celebrating...