Just returned after a week with my brother Jim in Panama. We enjoyed the local sights, the canal, the old Panama, the causeway and the city waterfront. We took off west to find a beachfront town and drove for hours without success. It seems there are condos, or an occasional restaurant on the beach but not much. So we headed back to Panama City the next day. We did a drive a couple days later to Colon on the north end of the canal and to Gamboa in the middle. We arranged a morning of fishing in the canal at
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| At low tide . . . is this right? |
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| Amazing. |
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| Jim was proud to help protect and serve with his cardboard buddy. |
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| Blue boat was ours, here at the boat landing. |
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| Seeing the boat they come and jump on the roof looking for peanuts, taking them from our hands. |
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| Peacock bass and a sea bass |
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| A lot like the Mississippi. |
Gamboa for the next day. I used my tablets alarm and it went off at 5 instead of 6 for the fishing trip because of the time change(I had it set for eastern time). After we were still in the dark a half hour later, we figured it out. Then after wasting time till 7 the owner told us the captain had earlier booked someone else, so we waited another day to fish. Worth the hassle, the fishing was great we caught Peacock and Sea bass, saw and fed monkeys peanuts, and saw a crocodile.
In the city we walked everyday, a lot! Enjoyed great food from Italian, Lebenese, Japan, Mexican, maybe even Panama. It was hot, mid 90's or more. Very interesting town, and as Jim said "more cars than streets". Enjoyed viewing the different car models you don't see in the states and we figure the busiest guy in town is the Suzuki 125 repair guy, as they are everywhere. Lots of ideas and stories shared. Next year he is hoping to visit Colombia as long as I can find him a bike to rent or borrow.
