For a change, all went according to plan. I got up on time, hailed a cab that took me to the Embarcadro, purchased a ticket, boarded the Calypso Queen at 10:30 AM. In an hour, we docked in Tab0ga Island. I guess that`s about six miles per hour. It was a nice ride, with calm seas, and blue skies. Also, they didn`t have any diet cola, so I opted for a beer.
I met four people from Branson, Missouri. Jeannie and her husband Dennis own the local locksmith shop in Branson, and live at Branson Landing. They were traveling, as near as I can determine, with her brother and his friend.
Taboga Island is 1400 acres. I walked, first to the East down the beach with colorful umbrellas and nubile and young bodies, then to the West, almost to the end of town. This is not to say that I walked very far; however, this is the hottest I`ve been. You`ve GOT to have BOTH a breeze and shade on this island, and I was walking in the sun with no breeze.
Finally, I settled on the Vereda Tropical Hotel for lunch, and climbed the 41 steps up the side of a mountain to get to it. One reason I picked it was that I could see people on the balcony overlooking the ocean, and figuered that it would have an ocean view. The other was that it appeared to be one of only three restaurants on the island. It`s kind of nice to have such limited choices. You can pick from probably 251 brands of toilet paper....but here, only three restaurants.
On arriving at the summit, I found that the people I had observed from below were the Missourians from The Calypso Queen. The view included not only the ocean, but the "town" below, Panama City in the distance, and, in between, ships awaiting their turn to transit the canal.
I had lunch, and wondered why I was there. Then, attempting to live in the present, which I seldom do, I realized that the sky was still blue, I was in the shade, and there WAS a breeze, not to mention more cerveza. The waiter was congenial, the food was good, and it was nice to chat with my new acquaintances.
Since I had already done the town, and had not dressed for swimming, I decided to have a few more cervezas, then it was back on the Calypso Queen, and back to Panama City.
It only rained briefly while on the ocean, and I was under cover at the time, so STILL didn`t get wet.
I didn`t see THAT many flowers.
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I love sitting here in the Paris cold and reading about the warm weather in Panama. In fact, I love reading about all of your adventures. Thanks for having the good idea of writing a blog! Keep up the good work!
PARISIS (Harriet)
Well, I read your blog and found it most interesting. Sounds like you are integrating into the scene. Just wish you were here to celebrate the holidays with us -- several groups will be at our house and we could use your presence. Just eat on schedule and stay out of trouble. Tucson is quite cool, but still beautiful. Some snow on Mount Lemmon and below freezing at night, but we have luminarias lighting the pathway to our house. You may have to bail us out when the association police take us away for having lights on associaton property. Take care and have a good Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Let us hear from you before New Year's. Your older sis.
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