Day 11 - A day of rest. Almost.
Waking up at 5:30 in the morning isn't so bad when you fall asleep by 8:30 the night before. We had no power, so we got dressed by the lights of our iPhones. All hail the mighty iPhone flashlight app! After a breakfast of bread, jam, and coffee, we rode the boat back to the airport.
Once at the airport, the guys noticed something that excited them. Can you spot it?
Here's a closeup.
The Yandup Island Lodge owners were there with their kids, so Rafi chatted them up some more while we awaited our planes. After boarding one plane and then immediately getting back off due to lack of seats, we waited a bit longer and boarded our last plane home. After dropping Andres off at his "vacation home," Rafi and I headed to Niko's. Mmmm, Niko's. It's kind of like a cafeteria really, but it's better than that. I had patacones, salchicha, and a Panamanian tortilla. (FYI, Panamanian tortillas are NOT like Mexican tortillas.) So yes, my breakfast was a perfect example of health food.
Mateo was very happy to see us. From what I hear, though, he really enjoyed staying with his abuelos while we were away. He enjoyed some rides at the mall, a new toy, and not one, but TWO Happy Meals from McDonald's. Lucky kiddo!
I took a long nap that afternoon while Rafi diligently (and successfully) recovered our corrupted/deleted photos from our San Blas trip. Good thing, too, or I might've thrown up. Can you imagine taking a near trip of a lifetime only to have your photos disappear? Whew!
That evening Rafi's parents took Mateo for another Happy Meal and to a park to play (once again making for a very happy kid). Rafi and I had dinner with our friends Percy and Karen. We had some delicious Italian food (cheese tortellini for me) and white sangrias, which were so good I've decided to try to make some for my monthly Girls' Night In once we get home to Austin. Over dinner I discovered that in Panama I could get a haircut for $5, and the works (shampoo, cut, conditioning, color/highlights, blow dry) for $25. I don't even want to say what I spend, though I do admit for Austin I think I pay a reasonable price for my wonderful and talented hair stylist. (It's wise not to tick off your hairdresser - Hi, Jodi!! Yes, we share the same name.) Anyway, I pay about ten times as much for my dog's haircut as a person's haircut here in Panama. Sheesh!
Once we returned home, I put Mateo to bed and stayed up WAY too late working on the blog and editing photos while Rafi played FIFA with his brother and a few friends. Some things never change.
Once at the airport, the guys noticed something that excited them. Can you spot it?
Here's a closeup.
The Yandup Island Lodge owners were there with their kids, so Rafi chatted them up some more while we awaited our planes. After boarding one plane and then immediately getting back off due to lack of seats, we waited a bit longer and boarded our last plane home. After dropping Andres off at his "vacation home," Rafi and I headed to Niko's. Mmmm, Niko's. It's kind of like a cafeteria really, but it's better than that. I had patacones, salchicha, and a Panamanian tortilla. (FYI, Panamanian tortillas are NOT like Mexican tortillas.) So yes, my breakfast was a perfect example of health food.
Mateo was very happy to see us. From what I hear, though, he really enjoyed staying with his abuelos while we were away. He enjoyed some rides at the mall, a new toy, and not one, but TWO Happy Meals from McDonald's. Lucky kiddo!
I took a long nap that afternoon while Rafi diligently (and successfully) recovered our corrupted/deleted photos from our San Blas trip. Good thing, too, or I might've thrown up. Can you imagine taking a near trip of a lifetime only to have your photos disappear? Whew!
That evening Rafi's parents took Mateo for another Happy Meal and to a park to play (once again making for a very happy kid). Rafi and I had dinner with our friends Percy and Karen. We had some delicious Italian food (cheese tortellini for me) and white sangrias, which were so good I've decided to try to make some for my monthly Girls' Night In once we get home to Austin. Over dinner I discovered that in Panama I could get a haircut for $5, and the works (shampoo, cut, conditioning, color/highlights, blow dry) for $25. I don't even want to say what I spend, though I do admit for Austin I think I pay a reasonable price for my wonderful and talented hair stylist. (It's wise not to tick off your hairdresser - Hi, Jodi!! Yes, we share the same name.) Anyway, I pay about ten times as much for my dog's haircut as a person's haircut here in Panama. Sheesh!
Once we returned home, I put Mateo to bed and stayed up WAY too late working on the blog and editing photos while Rafi played FIFA with his brother and a few friends. Some things never change.
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