We decided that we would skip Santa Catalina. David's shoulder is still not up to surfing and the comments about single day dive trips are quite mixed (and expensive too). We would just head for Panama City and see how far we got... We skipped breakfast so we could take a water taxi to Almirante that would connect with a bus to David. We ended up being in luck because the water taxi arrived early and bus seemed to be late because we made it. It was a proper coa...

We were booked on Tracopa's international bus from San Jose to David in Panama. It was passing through Uvita at 11am so there was no early morning rush, plenty of time for a leisurely, last breakfast at Luna de Luz. It was only a 15 minute walk to the bus stop but with a pack on your back in the tropical heat, a taxi sounded a way better option. As Maria went to ask the owner of the hotel to call a taxi, an older guy sitting down in the restaurant offered us a li...