The second weekend trip: Boquete!

Two weeks after the trip to Decameron (if you missed it, read here: my-first-weekend-in-panama) we went to the far away mountain town of Boquete in the province of Chiriqui.  It was a six hour drive ONE WAY with four girls in one car!

The city of Boquete is known for its coffee, its fruit, the flowers, the mountains and the river running through the center of town.  It reminded me of home because the climate is much cooler; there's a strong breeze and the sound of the river running made me feel like I was back in Maine.

Here are photos from the annual flower show:

This is where we stayed:

And here's a picture of the gang!

(Ilda, Me, Lica, Andrea)

And a few of us cheesin' around

(Sidenote: our fourth crew member took all of these photos, so she's not in them. Shout out to Lica!)

On our way back to Panama we took a detour to Volcan which is as its name suggests where a volcano is and where the ''best strawberries in Panama are grown" ...mhm.

Then it was back to Panama after we had our fill of strawberries and scenery in Volcan and Boquete.  Six hours back, and keep in mind these roads are not highways, they are two lane streets with nothing but farms and livestock on either side.  If you want to pass the car ahead of you, you will be taking your life into your hands.  Somehow we made it back in one piece... surely by the grace of God himself.