Rachelle and I found a little window in the rains and settled down for a muy tranquillo week on the beautiful Caribbean island of Isla Colon, Panama. We discovered sloths, red frogs and the most beautiful birds, plus all sorts of gorgeous undersea creatures on snorkelling and diving trips. Paradise!
Pimping the red frogs: on the beach in Bocas
We were based in the far northeast corner of tiny Bocas, in a residential hood known as Saigoncitos. We had Dutch bicycles to get around town and explore the island. We stayed in a beautiful wooden house with our own kitchen. We had a large balcony with hummingbirds and butterflies hovering and fluttering by. Islanders are a mix of Spanish and Patois speakers, Chinese shop owners, plus a sprinkling of (most American) ex-pats. To get to Bocas we had a five hour bus journey through the cloud forest across the mountains from David on the Pacific plain, then a high-speed water taxi from the mainland.
Dreamy Caribbean skies over Bocas del Toro
A little slice of paradise surrounded by white sand beaches and coral reefs: check the pics over at Facebook