Sittin' on Top of the World

Giving that we currently live in Nosara, CR - a true surfer's paradise - one would assume that the title of this entry refers to catching a sweet wave. However, I write today from the 20th story penthouse of a downtown Panama City apartment building. We are on vacation with our friends the Tuttons and have scored a little urban paradise for 3 nights.

For those who have been to Hong Kong, the vision of Panama City will bring back a flood of memories. As I look out, I am surrounded by twenty to forty story buildings, many of them white apartment buildings and a few glass and steel skyscrapers. Only one or two are in and of themselves architecturally interesting, but the whole combobulation of them together is a man-made feast for the eyes.

Off to my right (the west) sits the Pacific Ocean and a tidy looking marina. I can see a few ships, presumably waiting their turn to enter the canal. 

From below, comes the sound of a hundred car horns and squealing bus brakes. 

This place is a vast change from the dust roads, howler monkeys, and pounding surf of Nosara.

Photos to come.

Jery & Tara