Keith’s Perspective on Panama City/Le Point de Vue de Keith sur Panama City

This week has been very eventful. On Saturday morning we arrived at Panama. We did the usual settling in process, then went to go eat something. But in Panama, breakfast really isn’t a thing, so there weren’t any restaurants open. So we just went back to the boat and had some eggs. We checked into the port captain and immigration, then went ate at a restaurant. Mom’s food choices were limited because almost everything had black pepper, and my food was okay.

This restaurant had cute decorations, but the food wasn’t good

Cette semaine il s’est passé beaucoup de choses. Samedi on est arrivé au Panama. On s’est installé, et après on a essayé de manger quelque chose. Mais au Panama, il n’y a pas de petit déjeuner, donc nous avons mangé sur le bateau. Nous avons fait l’émigration et on s’est enregistré auprès du capitaine du port. Après ça nous avons trouvé quelque chose à manger. Maman ne pouvait pas manger beaucoup parce que toutes choses avaient du poivre.

This bird chirped almost the whole meal!
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Fueling Up and Sightseeing in Panama City

Thursday, January 16 — This morning, we untied and traversed the few hundred feet over to the fuel dock, which was located directly underneath the marina office. 

Fueling up was uneventful. We took on 750 gallons at $3.54 per gallon, then returned to our slip. This fuel dock is unusually high.

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Visiting Casco Viejo and the Panama Canal Museum Again

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. 

exterior of the Panama Canal Museum in Casco Viejo
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The Flamenco Food Court and La Playita

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.

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The Smithsonian Punta Culebra Nature Center

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!

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