18/12/09 - day 9. got up late (10ish), strolled into town to see if there was anything to do in David. there wasn´t. i went to the park for a bit of a wander but it was so hot i didnt last long. i had been told by many a backpacker that my next intended destination (bocas del toro) was a rain fest and was gonna be like that for a while so i went online to see about changing my route a bit. was easier than i thought given its xmas time, and i booked myself a ho...

17/12/09 - day 8. got up around 9am after a humid nights sleep. apparently David is known for being the hottest place in panama and stays thay way year round. got some breakfast at the place i ate the night before as it was nice and cheap. had rice and chicken and these wierd potato things that look like giant wotsits. $1.50 - bargain. while eating this 17 yr old kid sat next to me started talking to me realising i was foreign. i said from england, he got a big ...

16/12/09 - day 7. was woken up by orlando at 6am, got the boat over to el porvenir to catch the plane back over to panama city. the flight was a bit uncomfortable and a felt a bit sick by the time i got to the other end. from there i took a bus to the main bus station in panama city where i had a lengthy queue to buy a ticket for my next destination which was David. david is the 3rd largest city in panama and has about 120,000 people in it. it´s also the cap...