Day 01 – Sunday - December 12, 2010 – Flight to Atlanta and Panama City, Panama It was a Denver Bronco sunrise, orange and blue – perhaps an omen that the team will do better under a new coach today. As we finished our last minute chores and then said goodbye once again to the cats, we were off at 6:30 for another OAT trip (Overseas Adventure Travel) or as we learned in Israel, Old ...
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Day 02 - Monday – December 13, 2010 - Visit Panama City La Vieja-Stroll the Old Quarter-Optional Dinner and Folkloric Show The sun was trying to peek out of the clouds this morning. The temperature was 79º and the humidity was 84%. After breakfast we had an Orientation Meeting at 8:00 and then we all gathered at the reception portico to meet our driver, Winston. On our way to the ...
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Day 03 - Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - A Day in the Life of San Carlos-School Visit-Home-hosted lunch-Overland to Coronado Winston greeted us this morning with a 45 passenger bus for our trip to San Carlos. It was raining as we drove south and west from Panama City. The temp was 74º with the humidity at 84%. We left the concrete jungle of the city and quickly entered the lush ...
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Day 04 - Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - Rain Forest Hike-Chorro Macho Nature Trail & Natural Springs/Visit Nearby Market Town The sun was actually shining for a few minutes as we were having breakfast in our Solarium Terrace. The hotel is relatively new, open only 10 months in operation. The staff is very helpful and accommodating as we are the only group here. At 8:00 we set out ...
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Day 05 - Thursday, December 16, 2010 - Miraflores Visitor Center-Overland to Gamboa We woke up to a beautiful sunny day – made us very happy after all of the rain we have had. Our morning was very easy, we had breakfast and then I went out to take some photos while Gennie worked on her classes while she had a few minutes and a good WiFi connection. At 9:00 we met our group in the ...
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Day 06 - Friday, December 17, 2010 - Visit Embera Indian Village-Time at Leisure Winston had traded our big bus for a small 25 passenger mini bus for our adventures in Gamboa today. The sun was out and it was 82º with a nice breeze. Each time we got in the bus, our tradition has been to do a head count in Spanish. Even though our group is well traveled and very bright, it has ...
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Day 07 - Saturday, December 18, 2010 - Embark Discovery-City Tour of Taboga Island We began our day with breakfast and then went back to the room to get organized for our optional boat tour. This morning we were free to explore on our own and there were many choices for us at the resort. Gennie signed us up for a boat tour to Monkey Island at 8:45. Our tour guide Iker ...
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Day 08 - Sunday, December 19, 2010 - Begin Daylight Transit of the Panama Canal-Bridge of the Americas-Cruise Miraflores and Pedro Miguel Locks Our day began at 5:30 when the crew raised the anchor for our 5 mile trip back to the Canal Zone. We waited in the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal. All procedures and timelines are dependent on the availability of Canal Authority ...
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Day 09 - Friday, December 20, 2010 - Continue Daylight Transit of the Panama Canal-Visit Fort San Lorenzo-Cruise the Gatun Locks As soon as we had our breakfast we disembarked the Discovery at the Gatun Yacht Club to explore the surrounding area and Fort San Lorenzo. We met Jorge, our driver who took us on a tour of this northern-most area of the Panama Canal. The bus tour took ...
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Day 10 - Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - Disembark the Discovery-Portobelo City Tour-Zip-line Canopy Tour by Gatun Lake-Rail Transfer to Panama City As soon as we had our breakfast we had a chance to visit the engine room of the Discovery to see the big diesel motors that powered our catamaran. The engine and all of the other vital motors were very clean and the room below was ...
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Day 01 – Wednesday, December 22, 2010 – Fly from Panama City, PA to Bogotá, Colombia and then to Cartagena, Colombia Our wake up call was at 6:00 but we were up earlier and all packed for our Post-Trip to Cartagena in Colombia. We had time for breakfast and to say good-bye to Gustavo. The taxi van took seven of us to the airport at 7:00 for our 10:00 flight. Sherry from ...
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