Thursday, November 11, 2010

Panama Tour: Playa Blanca and Gorgona

Oh the beach.....

My favorite part about living here in Panama is the beach. Unfortunately, the beach right outside of our apartment is not swimmable. No beach less than an hour away from the city is suitable to touch because of the "poopy water", as aiyana calls it.

But, not too far away there are great beaches. They are not comparable to the Mexican Riviera but they do satiate a deep desire to be held by the water and to play in the sand. It really makes me feel unbelievably lucky and happy each and every time we go! I'm a beach girl...always have been. When we first moved here we went to a beach every weekend and then we got lazy and go once or twice per month. It takes alot to get this family out the door. Our baggage for 2 days resembles all my belongings that i packed my car with when i left home at 17. It' pretty ridiculous. (I'll snap a shot of the piles next time)



We went to the Playa Blanca Resort for a night. We're not really resort-type folks but we gladly accepted the free invite Abel received for the grand opening of their ginormous salt water pool!



this is a portion of the pool (1/3) with filtered ocean water! it is truly incredible!



the water is cleaner than the ocean and no little critters


and they even surrounded it with sand!




for the remainder of the weekend we rented our usual casita in Gorgona. It's perfect...and on the ground floor with a door that opens up to the outdoors!!!


and a pool that the girls love to play in!



the sand is peppered and the tide is often high but we lucked out and were able to play for hours in the sand



and even do a little yoga



wide, open beach...the girls can be loud, run, far, and get mesmerized by the sounds of the waves...my heaven



the care-takers' kids...there are 6 of them...these are the youngest



oh, how i miss Whole Foods! these mini supers are so depressing. i can hardly find a single thing suitable for consumption. seriously, that front case is nothing but hot dogs and the shelves are stocked with dusty bags of chips, bimbo bread, and ramen noodles. but, alas, no health food store in sight! Wahhhhhhh. we usually make do with fruit from local stands and stuff we bring from home.



aiyana is so gentle with her satya. it is a blessing to watch their relationship deepen





you know how people always say to cherish this time with your children...they are only little for such a short time.....hold them close cuz they won't let you when they are older.....blah, blah, blah.
well, i do. i REALLY do AND they still get older day by day and time still races. and i find it a tad painful.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

So sweet Meegs... Makes me want to go to that pool!

Unknown said...

you're fun to read! did u enter that nursing pic? pls say you did!