Happy New Year from Panama!
We arrived in Costa Rica on Christmas day and spent evening watching the Christmas sunset while we played on the beach; after a week of fun with the boys and our friends (Erica and Justin) we have now found ourselves on a little piece of heaven, somewhere in Panama on New Years Day. What a perfect holiday season spent with my little family (of course missing my larger family and our good friends we have left behind - but no need to fear - Lance already has plans for a future commune where everyone is invited!
Today marks the 14th day that we have been on vacation - as of today this has been the longest that I have ever been on vacation before - so far I have a feeling that I'm going to enjoy the last 10 days of our vacation. The last 5 days have been a peaceful reprieve from the daily grind of life at home...the stuff that all beach vacations should involve - sleeping to the symphony of the ocean into the late morning (I would like to say that we have slept in - but that doesn't really happen when you have two 3 year olds), going for a morning run followed by a rum drink of some sort, playing in the ocean/swimming with the girls, building sand castles, reading a book over the girls' nap time or napping myself, laying on a hammock (while one or both of your three year olds swings it back and forth frantically - relaxing), kayaking to the fishing village in the afternoon to see what the fishermen have caught for the day for dinner that evening, on the way back visiting the monkeys' favorite hang-out so that we can admire their silly play in the trees above, go home to have a glass of wine while enjoying the sunset over the water, then cooking dinner - fresh fish of the day and whatever vegetables and fruits we could find in the jungle or we had bought from someone else who found them... this is the kind of beach vacation that I dream about when my bones are freezing stiff in the middle of winter in Wyoming.
Makeda has had many firsts on this vacation- which I am honored to experience with her. She saw and swam in the ocean for her first time, road a boat, a kayak, and in a raft. It was her first time eating papaya and mango. Her first time collecting shells on the beach, her first time experiencing what it is like to have bug-bites all over her body, also what it feels like to roll around in the sand , the sting of salt water in your eyes and sand in your teeth after the ocean has rolled you unexpectedly. So, many firsts that I could go on and on...
waiting in a long line at the border...
Makeda's first boat ride - she was thrilled about it. Boat taxi to the next island where we will take another boat ride to the place we are staying for the next 2 weeks.
1 comment:
okay, with all the pictures i've seen you post..i now want to go there!!
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