It was an early Christmas morning as we were up to open our stockings and presents just after 6:00 am.
The girls were super excited that they received more gifts from Santa than last year. Zoe believes it was because they were so well behaved!
It was a lovely, but very fast Christmas morn!
We picked up mom and dad at 8:30am and made our way to the airport. The road was ours – it’s hard to believe that the 401 is usually at a standstill, but we were able to fly and get there for 9:00am.
Customs was a breeze although Jim wished he could have selected the officer to “pat” him down!
The flight was a good one and everyone enjoyed the meal and movies. The best part was when the kids all got to go into the cockpit and have their picture taken by the pilot.
Initial impressions as we make our way to the resort….
Panama is a family oriented culture who are very religious….lots of Christmas celebrations happening and the nativity is everywhere. The homes are small bungalow style with lots of colourful Christmas lights. Lots of gatherings are evident and a warm friendly feeling is everywhere. Our tour guide assures us that Panamanians are always friendly and that this is the safest country in Latin America.
Our hopes for the week include seeing the Panama Canal and hopefully zip lining through the rainforest. We’ll see what happens!
We’re staying at Breezes Panama, a resort in Santa Clara. We are currently on a bus taking us from the airport to the resort via Panama City (2 hours). The city is a cosmopolitan one with lots of skyscrapers, cinemas, casinos etc…
The bus ride has been a lovely one…the reps gave us water, beer and cake as we entered to make our ride a comfortable one. So far, I’m very happy with the hospitality!
The kids are singing Christmas carols and playing quietly it’s hard to believe Christmas morning was 12 hours ago.
The Balboa is the currency here which is equivalent to the American dollar. For more history on Panama, click on this link.
It appears that the rainy season is still with us due to El Nino and El Nina, but no problem….we brought raincoats and are ready for anything!
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