Last night, just before night fall, we applied lots of DEET (a product we've never resorted to before) and took a walk around Kennedy drive. We heard Toucans and saw a little family of Capuchin Monkeys.

This used to be a US Naval base, and it was turned over to Panama in 1999. It is clear that nothing has been done to maintain anything since then. On Kennedy drive, there are driveways and foundations for houses, the houses, probably wooden have been consumed by the jungle. There are still fire hydrants and underground power transformers. Huge palms line the street.

The Church has been maintained, the movie theater is now used as a work shop (with the slanted floor and stage...). Talking with the US Army guys, the buildings that they are being housed in, probably wouldn't pass a building inspection in the US.

Of course on the boat we are fighting the same forces which are at work to return our boat to the jungle. High humidity is probably the biggest issue...