Good bye Central America, Hello USA
13 June 2014
Good bye Central America, hello USA!
When last updated our blog we were one month off the boat. It has been a big adjustment, some sad and some excitement for our new adventures. We moved into another place in Boquete for the remainder of our stay; it was only $375, just remodeled and again fully furnished! We had great landlords Dennis and Rona, who became our friends. We had a very moving goodbye dinner put on by the handicapped foundation and our patients. There Lots of laughs, tears and good bye hugs. We felt we were able to make a difference in several of their lives and again made us very grateful for the blessings we enjoy.
Now being back in the USA, our time on the boat and our life in Mexico and Central America seems a long time ago. We are already missing our life down south.
But seeing our family especially our grand children has been awesome. Eight months makes a big difference in children under the age of four. We spent our first couple days in a motel with a pool so we could have the grandkids come swim, spend the night, jump on beds and get reacquainted with us.
We next took them over to Leiann's sisters farm (Aunt Lisa and uncle Roy) for three days , where they were able to chase chickens, pet cows, throw the stick for the dogs and see what a farm was.
We then have moved into Lisa and Roys twenty foot trailer which is small, but has more room then the boat we just spent nearly three years on. We have it parked next to the Skagit River in Wa. State, with a little park for the kids.
We spent a couple days exploring Panama City ( a stark contrast to the rest of the country) the Panama Canal, historic district and already have our return tickets to Panama City, we will be flying back on Oct. 15th, then proceed to Columbia from there. We plan to spend some more time in the Panama City before taking a train along the Panama Canal. Once on the other side we will do some exploring before boarding a large schooner that will take us to Catahania via the San Blas Islands. Stay tuned for more adventures as we Back Pack It to Ecuador and Muchu Pichu, Puru.
PS: We have uploaded lot's of new pictured in our photo Gallery