PANAMA. Here we go again! I just completed my travel shrine for our upcoming
return to Bocas del Toro, Panama. As always, my shrine should represent the
journey – actual and metaphorical. It should show what I hope and expect for the
trip. It should show how eager and
excited I am to go. It should also show my fears and hesitations. Its core
purpose is to help me see and understand all the issues that surround this
journey. I love sharing my travel shrines, so if you’ve any questions at all
please ask me!
Those who followed Norm and me
while in Panama last winter know that our stay in the bay of Dolphins turned
out to be less than idyllic. You probably wonder why the heck we’d want to go
again! But, this house-sitting position was
arranged by our good friend, Mary, who felt very bad about all our difficulties
last winter and was determined to show us a more positive side to “her Panama.”
She hand-picked this opportunity for us,
so trust me this winter will be far different from last! No 106 steps to schlep the provisions; a boat
we can count on to get us around; and probably most important of all- a well-screened,
nearly chitra- free home! It’s going to
be fabulous!
Both Norm and I look forward
to spending slow mornings over coffee watching for the amazingly colorful birds.
We hope to get out more in search of the hundreds of butterflies Panama is
known to have. I really look forward to spending more quality time with Mary, the
neighbor last year who quite literally “saved our lives,” in more ways than
one. I want to swim more; and walk the beaches a few times; and write some prose and some poetry,
adding a few more to my “Gramma Collection." And, of
course, I’ll be writing a “dog blog” for the sweet pooch, Turbo, we’ll be caring
for. Don’t you just love his name?!
Only 22 sleeps to go! This year my theme for our
time in Panama is, “Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.” ~
R. Emerson.
We hope you’ll join on this
adventure!
Con mucho carina,
Nancy
& Norm
