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We had an interesting morning on a coffee tour. The plantation we toured is a small working farm that gets most of its income from tours to explain coffee, chocolate and sugar cane growing and production.  The farm is family … Continue reading →

     From our room last night    This morning’s view There are often rainbows to be seen. Yesterday we drove along a valley known as Rainbow Valley and saw several rainbows – most below us. There seems to be a … Continue reading →

Our flight to San Jose, Costa Rica this morning was smooth. However, we should have got the premium seats – I fogot how crowded it is for Gary in Tourist class.We flew in over a very mountainous terrain    Then … Continue reading →

Alert for Rick – no pictures, just words! As we wait at the airport here are some random thoughts about Panama. Smoking – as we came through the airport on arrival I noticed a sign that said Panama is smoke … Continue reading →

      Our trip started with a drive to a local marina. Here we are waiting for our boat overlooking the marina with Panama City in the background. The sun is just rising!    Our ship for the transit – … Continue reading →

   Yes, I did spell it correctly – only one “L” We had a private tour to Portobelo, then on to Colon and back to Panama on the train. The highlight of the day was Portobelo. The drive there took … Continue reading →

As you can see a good flight enjoyed by all! So far everything is working smoothly. Arrived at our hotel mid afternoon and Gary off for his walk to explore area and nearby restaurants. Great hotel suite in the middle … Continue reading →

Two things on our bucket list were to take a windstar cruise and to do a transit of the Panama. So we booked a Windstar cruise through the Panama and up the coast of Costa Rica. Alas, it is not … Continue reading →

As we wait to board our flight we are talking about our impressions of France now. My main impressions, in no particular order, are: — the Champs de Élysées is different, more Americanized, the big designer houses are mostly gone … Continue reading →

Our last day in Paris. We spent a few hours at Musee d’Orsay. We spent most of our time in the Impressionist gallery. What a thrill to see all the paintings I have looked at in books. There were many … Continue reading →