Weekend in Boquete

Every 90 days we leave the country for 72 hours to renew our tourist visa. This 90/72 happened to fall around our two year anniversary so we headed to Boquete, Panama for four days of fun.  We took a bus from Sierpe to Palmar to Paso Canoas to David to Boquete and it only cost $5 per person.  I surprised Trevor with a night in an amazing hotel that many American presidents have stayed in and that has a lot of history, the Panamonte. It was beautiful. We also met this really neat couple who was actually on their honeymoon and took an all day trip to natural hot springs. Once there we splashed back and forth from the chilly, rushing river full of gold flakes to the four pools heated from the underground thermal energy from the nearby volcano.  We gold panned by hand and came up with many large flakes but it was the two quarters we found that really paid off.  Beer in Panama is only $.50 so we shared a Cerveza Panama to reward ourselves for all our hard gold panning work.  We even took the chance to cover our entire bodies and faces in volcanic ash mud that was gray.  It was like a free spa day and we were the only people there.  At a local Peruvian resturaunt we tried something new called Leche de Tigre, a concauction of ceviche juice, condensed milk, spices and veggies.  Yummm...  We met an awesome Dutch couple another night at a hostel and hit it off, sharing tid bits about our area and now they're coming to visit!  There are always new things to be discovered about our surrounding area, places to see and people to meet.  The best thing about our weekend adventure was the remote nature of the hot springs.  The gorgeous river, hidden pools and free spa treatments were pristine and private and since they're "off the beaten path" they're sure to stay that way.  Come visit and I'll show you exactly where they are!