Panamá

I admit I'm a sucker for cities on the ocean. Tall skyscrapers and crashing waves are a combo that tend to draw me in and dream of the day I open my over-sized white curtains and stare out at the ocean 18 stories above the world. I've only thought about this a little...
From the Costa Rican boarder to the sparking lights of the captial city, to the crystal clear waters of the Carribean Sea off Isla Grande - Panamá is stunning.
The bus ride was long - but I slept 90% of it, so it was nice. I was greeted by the Tejada family and a suffocating wall of heat and humidity that I never experienced before. We spent the night at the Cosway followed by a wonderful morningat the Canal and then a 24 hour trip to a piece of Jamaica (or least what I remember of it) - Isla Grande. Hot Reggae beats blared from the speakers until 6am - I know this because we woke up and walked by the club to go see the sun rise over the mountain/ ocean. By the time we came back around 7:30ish it was dead silent.
Sun burns and sticky "aloe vera" skin aside, it was truly an amazing 4 days in Panama. I'm sad I didn't get to be there longer! Zury was amazing and took my to everywhere she thought I should go. It worked - I'm intrigued and the country is beautiful.