Bocas del Torro

Ah, wonderful Bocas del Torro. After crossing over the continental divide to the Carribean coast, we had days and days of glorious weather in Bocas del Torro. We stayed in another guesthouse on the outskirts of the main town. Bocas is a bit on the pricy side so we made thorough use of our superb kitchen most days. Ham and cheese toasties with hot sauce has certainly become a favourite. Bernard was quite at home at the guest house, watching hummingbirds buzz around the feeders whilst sitting lazily in a hammock. The first few days took a little getting used to the intense sunshine and heat. One afternoon we rode for 40 minutes on the guesthouse's pushbikes to a lovely surf beach. The bike ride was magnificent, following the coast most of the way, spotting birds and listening for other wildlife. There was no surf – just dead flat – but a great afternoon regardless.

We spent two of our days snorkelling amongst the reefs and islands. We saw lots of vibrant corral one day, and the other day, swarms and swarms of fishes. Bernard was even lucky enough to see a shark and another large sting ray. We went sloth hunting and even saw one moving. We spent to Red Frog beach - saw the Red Frogs courtesy of the young boys selling viewings for a dollar. Had a beer/wine relaxing whilst the sun went down. We dined over the water a few times and the rest of our time relaxed in what was Panama's little slice of heaven. Bocas del Torro has definetely been one of the highlights of my trip thus far.