Day 8

Day 8
YAY this was the final day of our trip! To start we did a session at the temple. It was soooo amazing. It think it was even more amazing for Cade, because he had a hand in there being a need for a temple in Panama. Can't beat that feeling!

Before we went to the temple we looked at some homes in the area. This is the one that Cade wants to buy. What do ya think? We would have to majorly fix it up.

If you look to the right of this picture you will see a police man with a freakin' huge gun!!! They all pack heat like this.

ROJO DIABLO!!!!! This is a picture of one of the buses in Panama. They are called rojo diablos or red devils. This is the main mode of transportation. Cade said that the bus company gives each driver some money to paint it however they want to. I think they are hilarious!!!!

The church building in Las Lomas. (an area where Cade served.)

The house to the left is one of the homes Cade lived in . When he lived there they didn't have an air conditioner. The missionaries who live there now do. Ticked him off a little! HAHA!

A family Cade knew when he was there.

Cade wanted to visit another family and this is the way the girl took us. I was like.....where the heck are we going....

Cade also lived here on the top right.

The Hilux trucks are THE trucks in Panama.

This is what the whole city looked like.

And a big kiss to my hubby for an amazing vacation that I will never forget. It was such an eye opener and I loved every minute of our adventure. Can't wait to do it again!!!! I love you 15!!!!!

Day 7

Day 7
Cade and I woke up at the crack of dawn and hopped on a plane back to Panama city. Checked in and then went exploring........to some SCARY places. The first place we went to was Colon. I only have one picture from there because I was to scared to take any more. When we were trying to find this place to eat we asked a local where it was. this old man told us the way then he said, "Come back exactly the way you came or you WILL get ROBBED!!!" Excuse me? ahhhhh! Holy Cow!! This place was sooo bad. Our good friend Paul Dommer warned Cade not to take me there because it was muy peligroso, (very dangerous..check that espanol out!) But for some reason Cade took me there any way. AHHHHHHHH!














So this is where we ate. While we were eating four guys walked in. I SWEAR they were Panama mafioso!! SERIOUSLY! So we ate as fast as we could and got the heck out of there.

The next place we went to was Gamboa.

This place was like heaven compared to Colon. I thought all of Panama was going to look like this. Cade just laughed at me when I said that.

Next time we come I want to stay here!!

They have an awesome spa at this hotel so Cade and I got a couple massage. That is why we look all shiny in this pic. (sorry for the no makeup!) HEAVEN!

Then we tried to go to Arrihan......AHHHHHHHHH and AHHHHHH again!!!!!! This place was just as scary as Colon. These pics are what the whole town looked like. This time I was brave enough to take some pictures.

So after the scary places Cade took me to one of our favorite restaurants in Panama. Cafe Barko. They have the most amazing flan in the entire world.

Cafe Barko

Even though I thought I was going to DIE most of this day it was really fun to tour this part of the country with Cade. By the time we got to Arrihan I was just laughing because it was so much fun. I felt like I was in a true adventure.....risking my life.....hahahahahahaha! The flan made me feel better!!! :)

Day 6

Day 6

On our last day in Bocas we woke up and had breakfast at our hotel. I loved it because it was right on the water. We did a little more shopping the took off to the main land.

These pictures were taken off the dock. I just can't get over how clear and beautiful the water is. Not to mention all of the tropical fish swimming around.

Leaving...


































The yellow and blue building was our hotel. I loved it there. It was so nice and fun!























Some scenery on the way back to David.























Once in David we settled into our hotel, swam a little, shopped, and then went out to dinner at this amazing Lebanese restaurant. It was amazing and such a surprise to find this kind of food in Panama. It was seriously the best though.

Day 5

Day 5

Our second day in Bocas Del Toro we took a private all day boat tour. It was amazing! Our guide took us to a whole bunch of the surrounding islands. It was so lush and beautiful!

The little orange things are starfish.

Our guide took a paddle and plucked one out for us to hold.

Then he took us to his friends island where he said he had a Zoo. His backyard was ALL jungle and he took us around and let us see some of the wild life. We saw red frogs....

Green frogs......

Cade is holding the green frog in this picture.

and blue frogs.

We also saw a sloth.

So pretty!!

Next our guide took us over to another island that had this little restaurant on it.

When you would look into the water at the restaurant you would see all kinds of tropical fish. The orange and green one is a parrot fish

This long one is a barracuda. Don't worry I snorkeled with this sucker in the water. I am so BRAVE. :) It was so much fun to snorkel there. The fish and coral were amazing. We even saw this huge angel fish. It was like a foot tall.

This is how the locals get from island to island. All you need is a canoe and flip flops. Perfect!

Right by the restaurant were these little huts. I think you can rent them for a night. I think that would be so much fun.

Walking back from the huts.

Then we headed over to another island with an amazing beach. It is called red frog beach. To get there you have to walk along this path through the jungle.

Cade and our guide.

When you got there this is what you saw. It was so beautiful and hardly anyone was there. I guess when Cade served his mission and took his parents back to tour the country they were the only people on this beach.

Anyone want to buy property on red frog beach?

We found this heart in the sand and decided to lay out next to it. It was sooooo relaxing.

On the way back to the main island I looked down at my sandy feet and turquoise slats and thought it was a pretty picture. Cade and I were so exhausted at the end of the day that when we got back to the main island we took a couple hour nap, ate some dinner at a local restaurant, did some shopping then hit the hay. It was the perfect day!!