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...

15/12/09 - day 6. good nights sleep despite the fear of creepy crawlies coming into the room as it´s all very exposed with large gaps between the ´walls´ and roof. plus the scottish woman next door found a lizzard (which i later found out was a gecko) under her pillow. cue thorough shaking of all bedding. got up around half 8, shower, breakfast (egg and bread), then onto the boat to another island for the day. today it was myself, the scots and another cou...

14/12/09 - day 5. up at half 4, taxi to the airport at 5, checked in and waited for my flight to el porvenir. i would be staying in the kuna niskua lodge on WichubWala island. the kuna people that live there are an indigenous group that run the islands without government influence. they have their own gov, economic system, language, etc. albrook airport was tiny, 1 terminal for the lines airlines there and 1 runway. the plane was tiny as well, 7 rows with 3 s...

13/12/09 - day 4 Got up around 10, got talking to a kiwi in the dorm and we both went to get breakfast. afterwards, he went to call home and i headed back to the hostel eagerly anticipating the result of the liverpool - arsenal game. was delighted to find we had won 2-1! i intentionally had no plans for the day and was happy chilling out doing nothing so i sat out on the balcony area swinging in a hammock, reading, and chatting to american girl who works for the...

12/12/09 - day 3. pretty broken nights sleep again and absolutely roasting. the fan in the dorm might as well not be on i thought... i looked up and it wasnt. i turned it on and lay back down on the bed. i was so hot, the fan in the dorm might as well not be on i thought. decided i would go yto isla de tabogo today, got up at half 8, caught the final morning ferry over there at half 10. it took an hour. isla de taboga meaning island of flowers (i think) is a li...