Category: Panama

Snorkeling Granito de Oro Island-Panama

“There’s a hawksbill turtle laying at the bottom,” says Liza. “Here, give me your camera and I’ll see if I can get a shot of it.” I hand my gopro over to Liza. She dives to the bottom to get a shot of the turtle, but the turtle is not content with an imagine of…
Morning on Coiba Island-Panama

We are up at sunrise, and what a spectacular sunrise it is. We’re not avid bird watchers, more avid animal of any kind watchers, so when the opportunity arises to go on a bird watching hike, it sounds like the makings of a wonderful morning. Light continues to seep into the sky as our skift…
Exploring Isla Iguana-Panama

The morning is filled with excitement, as we board the skift, eager for our first off ship adventure. With Jenny as our guide, our skift cruises around the shore of Isla Iguana, an island, wildlife refuge, in Panama. As red throated frigates circle overhead, Jenny imparts information regarding their nesting and mating habits. As we…
A Day in the Life on Uncruise

I start the day as I hope everyone’s day starts, with waking up. I flip on the television. This isn’t something I normally do at home, but my television at home doesn’t let me know what tasty food I will be enjoying for lunch and dinner. After glimpsing the menu, I prepare for a day…
Cruising through the Panama Canal-with Uncruise

It started as all great things do, with food. So we wouldn’t miss a second of passing through The Panama Canal, the Uncruise crew set up a dinner buffet on the bow of the ship. The food was tasty, especially the sliders. Even dessert, an ice cream sundae bar, was set up al fresco. The first…
Panama Canal Expansion and Embarkation with Uncruise

I was still in awe as we checked in for our cruise with Uncruise Adventures. After months of waiting, it was finally time for me to enjoy my Major Award. Just to re-cap for those who might be reading this site for the first time, I entered a travel essay contest through Uncruise Adventures, a…
Dining at Diablicos-Panama City

We ran into two glitches while trying to find a place to have dinner in Casco Viejo, Panama City, on Good Friday. * A lot of places were closed due to the Easter holiday weekend * Casco Viejo has become trendy. I think it’s fantastic and there is an excellent variety of …
Walking the Cinta Costera-Panama City

With a completely free afternoon available, we made the decision to walk the Cinta Costera, to see where it would take us. The Cinta Costera is a city created walking/jogging path that runs along the water in Panama City, Panama. The start of the path was an easy walk from our accommodation, The Casa Sucre…
Good Friday Procession-Casco Viejo-Panama City

It was the morning of Good Friday as we began our wander around Casco Viejo, Panama City. We had no particular plans except to see where the day would take us. Noticing throngs of people entering a church, we decided to follow them inside. We discovered that everyone was participating in the Procesion Del Viernes…