On Wednesday, January 15, the full moon was still shining brightly at dawn.
After our morning chores, we caught a taxi to take us to the Panama Canal Museum, located in a neighborhood called Casco Viejo, which is the oldest part of Panama City. The building that is now the Panama Canal Museum was originally built as a hotel. When the French began building the canal, they bought the hotel and turned it into their headquarters, so it is a fitting location for the museum.
Monday, January 13 was a quiet day. We did school and chores in the morning, and more chores in the afternoon. We didn’t venture out until dinner time.
This time we walked farther down the causeway, to the restaurant at Flamenco Marina, which was about 1.5 miles away. It was a gourmet food court with a fancy bar in the middle, and Eric was eager to give it a try.
Sunrise on Sunday, January 12
We spent the morning doing boat chores. At around 1000, Eric went up to the marina office and saw three raccoon-like creatures in the parking lot!
At about 1215, we headed out to lunch. There were three people standing under a tree in the parking lot, looking intensely up at something. Eric and Keith kept walking, but Christi stopped to see what they were looking at. It was a sloth!
Continue readingSunrise on Wednesday, January 1
Christi woke up at 0500. Keith woke up at 0600. Both were grouchy and out of sorts all day from not getting a full night of sleep.
Here is a photo of the cute little birds that keep pooping all over Kosmos.
Monday December 30 continued from yesterday… We decided to head into the closest city, called Tapachula, which was about a half-hour away. We loaded into the car and headed inland towards the mountains.
Along the highway between Puerto Madero and Tapachula, we passed a lot of farmland and what looked like produce packing houses, the airport, a large sports complex that looked new, a university, and an assortment of commercial and industrial buildings. In the outskirts of the city were big strip malls with stores like Home Depot, Office Depot, and Walmart, along with some residential developments.
We hadn’t planned an itinerary in Tapachula, which was a mistake. Once we got into the city, we had no idea where to go. We drove around aimlessly for a few minutes. From what we could see, Tapachula was a typical Mexican city, consisting primarily of low, blocky buildings set close together.
We hadn’t had dessert after lunch, so Eric decided to find an ice cream shop. We are grateful for modern technology. 15-years ago, we wouldn’t have had any clue where to find an ice cream store. Thanks to our phones, we were at an ice cream shop in minutes.
The ice cream store was called MYTA. Inside, there was a play area for small children. Given that it was such a hot day, ice cream really hit the spot! Christi and Keith had both gotten cappuccino flavor, and the ice cream had real beans in it.
