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Melissa & Dave - Adventures at Sea

Bocas Del Toro

 We left the hotel in Santiago and drove over the mountains to Almirante.  The mountains were amazing.  Tons of big water falls and tropical lush landscape.  Up high there were pine trees where the air was a bit cooler.  We don't have any pictures because there was no where on the narrow winding roads to pull over and take pictures safely.

From Almirante we took what they call a "ferry" across to the Island of Bocas Del Toro.  Calling it a ferry was a complete misnomer.  Panga would have been more accurate.  They pilled it with a dozen people with luggage, made us put on life jackets, and took off across the waves.  We bounced our way along - Vivi the dog putting up with the bumpy ride better than expected.

When we arrived we took a taxi to the hotel.  When the taxi turned down a residential street we were all like, "uh oh.  Where are we going?"  But we were happy to arrive and find that the hotel (Koko Resort) - a set of 6 cabins on the water - looked just like the pictures.

The insides were very cute.

We cracked open the wine and sat on the porch watching the sunset. 

We walked to catch a cab down the street to go to dinner.  Along the way, we walked through the native neighborhoods.  As much tourist money as there is coming to the island, the poverty is still everywhere.

The sunset from the restaurant was gorgeous.

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