We have now been back in Boquete, Panama for three months. After a grueling two day ordeal flying from Cusco, Peru to Florida and back down to Panama City we got moved into a house we were to “house sit” for a month. After a few days of rest we made our first visit back to the handicap foundation we had volunteered at two years ago. To our surprise our old patients were all there to greet us and had a special lunch just for us. The patients there had stopped coming after Jackie their therapist died in a car accident. Most were suffering loss, grief and depression as they had worked with Jackie for the last two to three years. A few were very slow to restart therapy but in one month we had them all back working hard on there various treatment goals. We have been very busy getting the clinic up to speed. When we first came the therapy room was a mess. We now have new painted walls with shelves and hooks on the walls so everything is off the floor and looks professional. We now have real treatment files on every patient and each has a specific routine (some have began walking for the first time in their lives or at least in the last few years in the case of our spinal injuries patients). We moved to another house sitting situation to help a woman who just lost her spouse and needed help to get her home ready to sell as well as emotional support during the early weeks of grief, we feel God puts us where we are needed. We then moved to another house sitting job (our friends have a dog and needed to return to the states for a month). Now we are renting a small one bedroom and are still helping the widow and staying busy at the clinic. It's not all work though, we have attended BBQ's, went to hear live music, participated in a weekly drum circle and Leiann fills in at the treatment center when needed. I (Dave) have started a weekly guitar jam session club, so I can keep up on my continued learning of guitar. At this moment we are up in Coast Rica so we could renew our visa and decided to go up to Golfito where we had visited on our boat two years ago. Two our amazement our old boat “Chrysalis II” was sitting at the dock. It was a bitter sweet reunion as she has been terribly let go. It made us sad to see her that way after she had given us such a great adventure and protected us in many a nasty storm. We will spend a couple days here before returning to our life in Boquete. We have committed to staying one year in Boquete working at the foundation and training a new therapist to take over and continue the work after we leave again. I had one prospect that worked with me for a few days but it became apparent she was not going to work out. I now have another I will try when I get back. It will not be easy to find someone to replace Jackie as she was phenomenal and especially for what the foundation can afford to pay. We plan to take some trips while we are here and will leave back for the states the end of next May. Stay tuned for more Chrysalis Adventures.