Our first day in Boquete was great. After a good nights rest we were ready to explore the area. The town is quite small and safe. The temps are great and the scenery is beautiful. You can walk pretty much anywhere you need to go but if you do need a taxi, they are very inexpensive. We have a dorm type room in a hostel, but we have the whole room to ourselves. It’s big, light and sunny with several windows that open to the river which runs behind the building. We have our own bathroom with a huge shower and plenty of hot water. There is a fully equipped kitchen downstairs, although I’m not sure how much cooking I will do as eating out here is VERY cheap. It’s simple but good food although getting veggies is a challenge…lots of rice and beans and bread. A person (Alan…Tammy?) would have a very hard time on the Paleo Diet here.
Today we went to an animal refuge (Paradise Gardens) for endangered species. It was great! How many times in your life will a person have a chance to hold a baby ant eater? We also go to see an Otter Cat, Monkey’s, a baby Screech Owl, Parrots, an Ocelot, and Toucans.
Zane loved it and is scheduled to volunteer there three afternoons this week. It will be a great experience for him. I feel like letting him wander here is fine…it’s very safe and quiet. Not like the streets of Playa Del Carmen, where you feel like your in a frogger game trying to cross the street.
We ended our afternoon with pizza and then a coffee, the later being better then the first. Boquete produces award winning coffee and the plantations are plentiful here. It would be great to take a tour, if it’s in our budget.
We have been getting some of our cross fit work outs in, but they are pretty simple and not nearly as much fun as Hypoxia! Tomorrow we plan to check out the climbing.
