GOING DOWN THE PAN AM TO PLAYA EL PUERTO DE GUARARE

On Thursday morning we headed off from Playa Corona down the road to Puerto de Guarare - our next stop for a few days. One thing that has stood out all over Panama are the trees - there are some magnificent specimens all over. Since the easter weekend is over, the traffic flows really smoothly on the Pan-am which is an amazing road - 48 000km in length from  Prudhoe Bay, U.S. to Ushuaia, Argentina.

Some beautiful scenery along the way although this is the driest time of year. Our little cabana is situated right above the beach and although it's rustic, we love it.

Not the best swimming beach so just went for a walk along the beach and then had a great fish super of sea bass (which we shared - wimps that we are!)

Beautiful avenue of trees on the ay to our accommodation

This morning I broke a tooth while brushing!!!!! our host promptly arranged or me to go to a dentist who speaks some english, in Chitre - a fairly big town about 30 mins away.  really impressed with him and withing 45 mins I had a temp filling. If it holds and I have do discomfort, I can avoid a root canal and an inlay! On the way back, stopped at the beautiful church in the middle of Chitre. Then drove to a little town on the way back and had one of Gailie's great samies overlooking a little fishing beach.

The church in Chitre

 

The little fishing village of El Rompio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Then back "home" for a swim and then went to the little local museum where there was a photo graphic exhibition and a display of local dancing by children which was really cute. 

Something that we have seen in all the towns we have visited and cannot understand, are the amount of derelict and abandoned properties RIGHT ON THE BEACH FRONT sitting right alongside really upmarket homes.  The pic below isn't the best example, but it shows the little guest house where we are currently staying and the property right next door.

Caio for now!