Muchas gracias a todos por sus comentarios ;) Quiero escribir en Español pero no puedo hacerlo porque la mayor parte de la gente que visitan este pagina no pueden leerlo! :) Y tambien, Ingles es mas facil y rapido ;)

OK, as I already wrote posting about the same islands and stuff for weeks on end does get a little boring. So finally, along with some other people, I decided to visit a nature park on the mainland called ‘Humedal de San-San Pond Sak’; a piece of lowland containing lots of jungle, small canals and - needless to say - plenty of wildlife! We stayed there for a night; quite a different experience as there was no electricity and little running water (hardcore once again…) and you’re basically far away from any point of civilisation! Have a look at the pics below for further details :)

Futher on, life is just going its way in Bocas. We decided to visit this local fair on its last night as well, which is nice, but really nothing more than a small version of Dutch Queen’s Day ;) Though except for the fact that these people seem to be fond of constructing these ‘mobile discotheques’ which does seem to be quite a creative form of entertainment!

At the moment I’m sitting in Boquete, after passing through David where things on my ears finally got sorted out. Yes - scuba diving here I come! This place is really like a breath of fresh air after all the heat in the other places I´ve been to; temperature is about 20C now and seems to drop severely at night… David on the other hand was hot but still OK, I was staying in this hostel where everything is purple, including the owner who seems to have some intent of even paiting her dog…. As of tomorrow I’ll be doing some sightseeing, hiking (Volcan Baru here I come) and whatever else is on offer out here. Keep you posted as usual… and hopefully with a higher frequency! ;)

Hasta luego!!

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Purple house!

Spanish school in Bocas

Quick lesson on how to properly open a coconut

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The downside about being in the same archipelago for 4 straight weeks is the fact that you don’t really get to write about a great variety of topics, other than the stuff you’ve already read below. However, as variety is the spice of life (and website traffic) and I don’t mean to slap you in the face with white-sand beaches, palm trees, blue waters and fun pics time and again I decided to take pictures of a few tours around the archipelago. Just because… and due to the fact that you actually do need a boat and a little jungle-wedging before getting to the nicest places around here.

Besides the stuff you’ve already come across on this website, Spanish classes are going well and I do seem to be getting up to a level where I can actually make myself understood (thanks Karen, Veronica, Aicel, Adrian!), though not good enough to annoy you with any Spanish posts down here :)

Further on life seems to be getting on quite easily - days merely exist of Spanish classes, the beach, day trips through jungles and stuff, sailing, and so forth. Kayaking was particularly fun too, especially when we got flipped over in high waves :) Also getting flushed away by a tidal wave is quite interesting (hey… I was sleeping!) as well as offroad bicycle rides through 3 km of mud puddles in order to get to a more secluded beach! Also had some dancing classes from someone from Costa Rica (muchas gracias Lucia!!) and it seems like my list of addictions is still growing!

Again, I will update this post with pics - yes, got a new camera! - later on as this doesn’t seem to work at present (surprise, surprise…) so be sure to return!

Hasta luego!

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