Boquete

Boquete

Leaving Bocas was a turning point for me. Instead of vacationing, I would be backpacking - which is really what I should have planned on all along. Everyone should make the time to have this experience. Boquete is a really charming town. After baking in Bocas, the weather was cool and perfect. It is on the edge of a rainforest so it is beautiful. They had a great hostel, mamallena's , so by all accounts I was happy. Don't I look happy? I had just gone to the bakery so yes, yes I was. 

The Climbing

It's interesting but since we didn't know where the climbing was located, we had to book a tour. If you want to do anything in Panama, you have to book a tour. Believe me, it went against everything I believe in to pay someone to show me where to climb, but I have to say it was worth it. 

Mostly because we went back on our own, once we knew where it was. Also, I got to climb with the premier rock climber of Panama Cesar Melendez, who was an exceptionally nice guy. This type of climbing is so fun!!! The water was warm, and every time you fell, you'd have to let the current take you downstream and hike back up. 

There were biting fish though, so that was extra incentive not to fall. 

This is Callum jumping the gap. He bruised his heel pretty good on this one. 

This is frog that had gotten inside the house. 

Here is an outfit I thought I would wear while out on the town in Boquete. Due to space constraints, this jacket did not make it home with me. Quite sadly. 

All in all, I adored Boquete, and the scenery from Boquete to Gualaca, where we climbed, was my favorite in all of Panama. I wish I had more photos to show you, but I just didn't carry my phone around. There is something about a pure experience that I love, knowing the only place it will be documented is in my head.

And yet, I'm documenting it now. . . with more words than necessary. . .