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Medical Care in Panamá

I inadvertently have done some in-depth, up close and personal, research on medical care in Panamá. After returning from a (more…) read more
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San Blas Islands, Panama

Destination: the San Blas Islands. An archipelago of nearly 400 small islands and cays lying northeast of the Panamá coast, (more…) read more
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Hobie is Here!

Those of you who know me understand that my passion is paddling my OC-1 (one-man outrigger canoe). However, these are (more…) read more
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Panama Canal

Well, yesterday was a big day. We made the transit through the Panama Canal, from Balboa to Colon (south to (more…) read more
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Swim, Ann, Swim!!

We spent the day at a very small island near Isla Coiba (which itself is a huge national park off (more…) read more
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A Day at the Beach

We did the “paperwork cha-cha-cha” (clearing customs, immigration, port authority, agriculture, going to the bank for correct change, and returning to (more…) read more
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Drake Bay, Costa Rica

We departed Quepos and headed around the point to drop anchor in front of Manuel Antonio National Park, which is (more…) read more
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The Borucas

The indigenous Boruca people, prior to the arrival of the Spaniards, lived in the area (that is now) between Panama (more…) read more
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