New Places and Silly Faces...... Panama!

I guess when my sister first started making noise about moving her family to somewhere sunny and warm we always knew this day would come. I never thought she would do it but here they are...... Hallie and Joe with kiddos Zach and Isla enjoying life in a small chain of Panamanian islands just south of the Costa Rican border on the Caribbean side.

The island is Bastimentos and it is home to a stunning array of wildlife. In a little over a week here we have seen a few red frogs, monkeys, countless tropical birds, a 4 foot boa constrictor and a grasshopper the size of a hamster. Not to mention lightning bugs, hawks, hermit crabs, toads, starfish and all sorts of other critters.

I'm so proud of my sis and her family for making this move happen. Everyday the kids get on the boat from Bastimentos Island to neighboring town and Carnival Hot Spot Bocas Del Toro. Here they attend school while Hallie rounds up groceries, goes for a jog, gets a coffee and then gets the kids back on the afternoon boat back to their island. Joe in the meantime, has picked up work here at a sprawling housing development putting out all sorts of fires that a large project might have in exchange for housing.

Because the kids had so much time off this week (It's Carnival here, did I mention that?) We have had all sorts of fun. Trips to town, a chocolate contest, tons of beach time, walks at night, walks on the beach, walks to neighbor islands for yummy Thai food, coloring, building leggos, skateboarding and building sand castles just to name a few!

Here are some funny faces from all the new places we have been:












Tomorrow we travel overland to the mountain town of Bouquete, Panama. From there who knows!

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