In LA with luggage

Let me start off my saying that American Airlines can eat poo. I will never ever (unless the price is right, like real right) fly with them again. Not only did they delay our 2 flights to Panama because of plane troubles, they lost my luggage. The luggage guy knocked on my door this morning at 4 am with bag in hand. Eat poo. Eat it. 

Though I am sad to have left Panama, it feels good to be home. I played some wii, we had burritos for dinner, watched Battlestar from Friday, it felt good. 

Here are some pictures from our last day in Panama, we went to the old city where the President lives and where the dungeons the Spaniards tortured the English  were. It was a lovely lovely day!

1) the streets of the old city

2) the golden altar. The pirates came back in the day and stole all of Panama's gold. So this church covered this altar with mud and said it was wood. It worked.

3) kids on the beach playing baseball

4) Will enjoying some cerveche, he made sure the fish was dead.

5) The Spanish dungeons. We are bad people.

6)James Bond house! Remember in the last one he was at a party and walked out on the pier? They did some major set dressing to make that work!

7) The presidents house. We hung out. Had some sangria, talked about the old days.

8) View of Panama City downtown from old city. The tide is so strong that when it's out, it's out! The boats hang out in the mud till the tide comes back in.

9) All the buses are individually owned, so they decorate them all crazy style. I liked this one. It has mad bling on the hood.

I'm staying put till the end of April, so check back then for new posts! 

Tu eres una solchecha caliente!

$290,000 to pass!

Oh man! Today we checked out the Panama Canal, and it was crazy! Did you know that the ships are charged by the ton to pass through the canal, and the ship we saw pass through the locks cost them 290,000 bucks? I am digging a canal, I'm not sure where yet, but I am going to be rich. If you help shovel i'll cut you in on my earnings.

Anyways, it was awesome. We also went to Gamboa, this area where you can hike trails in the rainforest and feed monkey's. It was later in the day and the sun was hot, so that will have to be saved for another trip. We did have lunch at this beautiful resort and saw this weird animal running around that looked like a giant rat. There were even signs driving up to the resort warning us about giant rat crossings... I did not get too close to it.

Alas, our trip is almost over. We have tomorrow to go on some hiking and shopping excursions and then our plane leaves early on Sunday. Sorrow fills my heart.

Here are some pics of our day and if I don't post tomorrow I'll post some more via LA!

Picture details:

1) The Pacific Canal locks

2) See how the water is at different levels? That is going to change...

3) me

4) The Panama Canal Railroad trains lead the ships through the canal, as seen here. After they expand the Canal (est. 2014) the ships will be lead by little boats, not trains.

5) The water has leveled and the lock has opened! The ship will make it to the Atlantic! In 8 hours...

6) View from Gamboa. Crocs love that water, there will be no swimming.

7) Me at the resort

8) That rat animal thing

9) The rat sign

10) A little piece of the city. The poverty level is high here, it's sad but makes for good pics.

Adios!

Will just got upset he wasn't in any of today's photos, so I had to add this one, so he will stop crying like a little Alice. 

Aw 

Adventures roaming the island!

We are back from Contadora! The island was amazing, we went snorkeling, shell hunting on several islands, laid out on the beach and just relaxed. It was excellent. 

The boat ride did cause some problems with my motion sickness, I almost repeated my snorkeling trip adventures in the coral reef.... I had to swim back to the beach and sit there for quite a while...

Today we are going to the Panama Canal! I am soooo excited. We are also going to do some shopping, go to the casino down the street (I have been practicing my penny poker) and go to a club tonight.

Here are some pictures of the island, enjoy!

Oh, and we played a lot of yahtzee, Will has a message for the Townsend's, he wants them to bring it. He also wanted to take a picture pointing at us and I told him that was not allowed. He got 2 yahtzee's in 1 game and now he thinks he is a big deal... beginners luck

Picture explanations:

1)Will and his padres on the island

2) me dying on the boat

3) drinking coconut milk next to the ruins!

4) a road on the island... we got to drive golf carts!

5) me about to jump into really cold water. the guy had to push me in basically

6) aw

7) a crab! we poked him with a shell and he tried to claw it.

8) will found a hermit crab

9) a little boat that was cute

10) me looking for shells. There were are these pink ones. I even found a sand dollar!

Panama City!

Yes! We made it! After being delayed at the airport twice for plane repairs we arrived in Panama at 11 pm last night. Today we went to brunch on an island next to the Panama Canal that overlooked the city, drove around a bit, and walked through the ruins of Old Panama. Apparently the pirates and the Panamanians were not friends in the 1600's.
Tomorrow we are going to Contadora, a small island off the Pacific coast for 2 days. It's going to be awesome! Minus the boat ride... which Will's mom and I will be drugged up for. There's nothing better than taking drugs with your bf's mom right?
Here are some pictures from our adventures today, and more to come in a few days!

Oh, annnd here are some summaries to the pictures, since I have no patience while on vacation to organize and shiz.

1) View from the Melson's condo. Which is so very very nice.

2) View of the city from brunch

3-5) Ruins and Will

6) Liz and I on a dock near the boats entering the Canal

7) This clam dish that was the bomb. No joke, seafood everywhere, EVERYWHERE

8) This house I thought had some flava

Adios!

Panama bound! No magic attached!

Yaayyyy! After 4 days of being back in LA, I started to get restless, Will decided he was too, and so we are going to Panama tomorrow! 

Actually, the trip has been planned for many months now and after coughing up everything in my body I am ready for another adventure! Passport in hand.

I'll start posting pics when we get there, 95 degrees sounds good right? Is that snow on the east coast all melted away yet?

P.S. 15 SPF probs isn't going to cut it yeah??? Walgreens here I come...

Oh and side side note, I'm turning off my cellular, and I am not turning it back on for a week, so I'm sorry if you think I am ignoring you. I am not, I am just being waaayyyy too cool for a little while. E-mail!