The produce store had fresh parrotfish. The fatty, white fillet gave no hint as to the colorful exterior of its living brethren. Proprietor Ulises says that parrotfish is highly in demand and always sells out. I ask how he prepares it. One word: ceviche. I’m down with that. It’s time I made ceviche. I’ve grown to enjoy ceviche quite a …
Impressions of Loreto Bay, Mexico
We are in the resort village of Loreto Bay, Mexico, a few miles from the town of Loreto, rather far down the Baja Peninsula on the Sea of Cortez. Reader RS asks: what do you do all day? how’s the weather? what are the highlights?
Expedition to the Panama Canal
It is Sunday morning. The night before is off-and-on loud, but I sleep soundly due to too much vino tinto y sangria on Friday night. The morning is leisurely, stretching into the early afternoon. We are on our devices, a bit of work, a bit of browsing. We say goodbye to new friends Ramak, Melissa and Felix – they are …
Casco Viejo, Panama City
Omar picks us up, ten minute cab ride to the Old Town of Panama City. The residential Presidential sits large and white on the edge of the raised town, overlooking the rapidly growing skyline, skyscrapers pushing ever taller in this financial hub. There’s the Trump Tower with its iconic sail, over there the Revolution Tower with its iconic twist, a …
Touring a Coffee Farm in Boquete, Panama
The coffee farms, or fincas, of Boquete, Panama are widely recognized as producing some of the finest coffee beans in the world, including Geisha, a variety named after a village in India and not the Japanese courtesan, which can fetch up to $300 a pound (the coffee not the courtesan). We are picked up in a Jeep by one of …
The Pipeline Trail in Baja Mono
I complete a conference call, finish up a couple to-do’s, strap on my Keen sandals and grab my camera. Oscar’s white Suzuki van pulls up in front of our apartment, “Hello Friend!” emblazoned on the side. We greet him, pile in, head north towards the mountains. The road winds, gains elevation, dogs mosey into the street, kids in school uniforms …
Images from the Dolphin Bay Preserve
We leave Boquete tomorrow. I find myself catching up on processing images taken in Bocas Del Toro over a week ago. This happened to me in Europe – I gave up posting four days into a month-long trip. I add blogging to my task management application. I commit to myself, I share my commitment with Ali Sun. I take a …
Bocas Del Toro Birthday and the Ping Pong Table
Happy Birthday, Heather! I stay back to work, hand-wash some laundry, pick up a fish sandwich at Bibi’s On The Beach. Ali Sun and friends go to Starfish Beach. I miss out on an adventure here and there, but I need to retain the discipline of working while we travel. Waiting at the bar, I look east towards Solarte and …
Descent to Wizard Beach
Boat hike chocolate. We return to the chocolate shop, taking the boat across to Basti, climbing to the highest point on the mountain, eating truffles, drinking café mocha. Ali Sun joins me; the coffee makes her giddy. We don rubber boots, descending into the jungle. The boots are for the mud, ordinary rubber boots for no ordinary mud. Ankle deep, …
Bastimentos Up In The Hill
It pours. It stops. It drizzles. I rush to Bibi’s to get a grilled fish sandwich on a johnnycake to go. I inhale it ahead of an hour-long conference call on GoTo Meeting with the Fortune 100 client. Partner Chris skypes me: we’ve hired a new employee. Great! From inside the house – come, we’re taking the boat to Basti.