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| Single lane bridge connecting Costa Rica and Panama. Watch your step! |
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| Smaller water taxi. Transit to other islands in the archipelago. |
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| Downtown Bocas |
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| Bocas vegetable/fruit vendor |
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| Aeroperlas: Bocas to Panama City |
Planes, Trains and Automobiles – Our version
On to Panama ... Leaving Cahuita at noon on Dec 26, we arrived in Panama City 27hr later. Unlike the movie, Planes Trains and Automobiles, we didn't travel by train, but we did travel by mini van, walking, taxi, boat, and airplane. Here are the highlights: door-to-door transit service from Cahuita to Bocas del Toro included a driver to the Costa Rica/Panamian border, then a Panamian driver to help us negotiate the exit from Costa Rica, entrance into Panama, walk across the rickety bridge to enter Panama, taxi to Almirante, and boat to Bocas del Toro.
After a good sleep in Bocas, we decided to move on to Panama City for New Years. If the weather had been better, I’m sure Boca would have been beautiful; however, more rain was promised and the hotels were so busy that we could only find single nights in different hotels. Needing to settle, we checked hotels and flights, and it was off to Panama City that afternoon – a 1 hr flight. Lance found a deal at one of the more expensive hotels in Panama City: 7 nights for the price of 5 including breakfast and on site casino! He is always ready for a “Vegas fix” so this seemed like the perfect option.