So we decide to leave the Panama Canal and head back to the hostel, in 2 cabs this time, as a second run in with the police was not really on our agenda. So it was me, Sean and Layla in one cab, and Jess, Suraj and Nomes in the other. All the taxis here are rackety old things, and so it does take a while to start them up. Nonetheless we were off, competing to see which taxi would reach the hostel first. Our cab driver decided to take us down the 'scenic route', t...

First day in panama, and first day we venture out as the 'Sensational 6' ( yes, were still thinking of a name, back jn BA we were the 4OD- 4 original dentists, courtesy of Suraj patels brain). So we wake to hear nomes nightmare from the night before: the dream was apparently that Dobby woke up in the middle of the night and decided to touch us all creepily. All I cn say if it did actually happen, then it's character building, LOL. Then it was off to the bus stat...

Finally touched down in panama, and the now the sweats start. Adjusting from ice cold conditions to 75% humidity is going to prove to be difficult. Nonetheless, we arrived to our little hostel, the Villa Vento Surf shack, right in the middle of the Marbella district. We had originally booked a private room but somehow we got placed in the mix dorms. Our dormmate looked like Dobby to be quite frank, and it was all very surreal. Panama city is not what I expected....