Thursday, May 3, 2012

Panama Paradise - Day 3


Today we* did less touring and more relaxing as we enjoyed the beautiful Panama weather. We spent the morning in the exercise room and at the swimming pool at our hotel. The water was refreshing and we enjoyed a view of the city from the poolside patio. 





In the afternoon we hired a guide to take us on a drive up to Playa Blanca, which means White Beach, on the Pacific side of Panama and north of Panama City. Our guide arrived in a van which seated 12 people, even though there was only the two of us. As we drove up the coast we saw beautiful scenery, mountains, a new airport and mall which were being built, and a lot of little coastal towns. We stopped at the Playa Blanca Beach Resort, which is an all-inclusive resort, and enjoyed the lunch buffet and beach. We paid a fee, rather expensive, and then got the beautiful Playa Blanca bracelets!




The lunch was tasty and we were able to sample everything and eat as much as we wanted. Thank goodness we worked out in the exercise room this morning!


After eating we spent a couple of hours on the beach. The sand, water, and scenery were all beautiful, and we enjoyed sitting under the shade of the palapa and watching the boats sail by.



While we were relaxing a dog walked up and plopped down beside us. He seemed totally comfortable and enjoyed the scenery as much as we did!




We returned to our hotel in Panama City and ordered Domino's Pizza for dinner! It is amazing how you can find some things no matter where in the world you go. Tomorrow we will be getting up at 5 am to take a train ride along the Panama Canal Train Ride. It is an all day excursion and a great way to see the canal from one end to another. We are looking forward to it!

Panama Canal railway company sign

Hasta la Vista!

*Allyn and Dad as told to Debby

1 comment:

sherryandbryon said...

the beach looks nice! glad you are having a good time.