Initially I booked four nights in this small town at Bambuca Hostel, but enjoyed it so much I spent eights there. Along the coast heading out of town was a wide bike path that I walked for miles.
The scuba diving was a five minute boat ride off the island. Although the water was a little murky because of daily rains, it was fun. These fish are not my photos but from a book. Just so you get the idea. I cannot dive and photograph at the same time. And if I could, my shots would certainly not be this professional.
A lovely hotel.Sketching in a free paperback bookPicturesque!Bambuca HostelBambuca HostelBambuca Hostel
Enjoying a pretty low-key week in the town of Bocas ♥️ achieved mainly by staying in the same lovely hostel for eight nights. And some long walks.
View from the deck of my hostel on a very rainy morning.Bocas town hallWonderful walk/bicycle path.An old home Crocodile on my afternoon walk!!’A village of hope for locals.Caribbean vibes.Had a great pork and rice lunch at a roadside stand.
A professional herpetologist gave us a night tour in the tropical rain forest, looking for reptiles, frogs, snakes, spiders. I lasted an hour, but others came back at 2 am. They were thrilled to have seen 18 different species of frogs. I was quite happy to be snug in my bed.OrchidsBromeliads Bamboo cabin for three nightsMy son, DamonOur morning walk to a waterfall.Damon dunks in the river.
Flowers from my son and his wife, greeting me at the airport in Quito, Ecuador.
My first day in Ecuador my son and I accompanied his wife to the dentist. In the waiting room we wore shoe covers and were offered coffee, tea, red or white wine, Bailey’s or whiskey. Since it was 8 am, I chose tea. I want to come here for my next dental appointment!
Since I stayed in the central Historic District on a pedestrian-only street, it was very quiet and remarkably clean. Despite being in an area of 22 million people or so, it was easy to walk to museums and parks. I took a walking tour of public murals, all depicting the horrific acts of violence against the indigenous people by not only the Spanish colonists but each other as well. No happy stories here. And near the presidential Palace was a demonstration demanding the new president find out what has happened to all the people currently missing. The sadness continues today. But the food was delicious and people seemed welcoming and friendly. I enjoyed an Australian couple on the tour and we went to lunch together. They told me about the best bakery nearby, too. So it was a very pleasant day.
