Monday, July 4, 2011

Panama Tour: Isla Contadora


Our Papa-day/Abel bday weekend getaway to Isla Contadora, one of the 100 Pearl Islands off Panama's pacific coast...50 miles from the city

we took the ferry at 8 am...a bit early for us but we made it!


it was a totally smooth ride on a new, clean catamaran
$78 roundtrip p/person
one and a half hour ride
(and yes, aiyana is wearing long sleeves and layers in this heat....it's what she does and i choose my battles)

my little cutie sportin her pink panama hat

once we got the island we had to take a little boat to the sand...no piers...and the water?...well....ya

we stayed at Villa Romantica which has one of the best locations on the island but desperately needs a little remodeling help


and the perfect view from our window...we napped with the doors wide open listening to nothing but the lapping of the waves...and i fell asleep wondering if i might just turn into an island gypsy


and to keep the littles occupied they had a huge chess set

we left our perfect little beach and decided to walk around and find another through the thick rain forest

and down a little road until....

we found another little piece of paradise

and played in the tiny little waves and soaked up the ocean air and a bit too much sun

there was a little river that ran to the sea where satya compiled her treasures


and aiyana basked in her perfect "papa-day" (as she calls the weekends)


and i fully inhaled the serenity of escaping from the city to a most magical place even if just for a night


and i soaked in those sweet moments when life feels complete and sweet and where i have to stop myself from gobling up these delicious babes


and then we walked back

and ate and breathed in our last moments of our little isla getaway






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