santa fe

We've been so good about getting out and exploring every weekend, but not so good about remembering to update here! In the last few weeks, we've visited Santa Fe, Montijo, and Chitre, and I took another work trip to Panama City.

Santa Fe was lovely. My teacher friend Yasmin and her husband own some cabins in Santa Fe, so we drove up into the mountains about an hour to stay there. We were hoping to get a little hiking in, but the girls loved having access to a pool. Maybe next time.

I was blown away by the amount of color in Santa Fe. The slight difference in temperature meant that all kinds of flowers were in bloom. While the mountain views were soothing to me, Earl was a little uneasy about how remote it was, especially with all the mountain driving in our questionable car.

We've noticed that much of Panama is not set up for tourists the way other countries, like Costa Rica, are. It's hard to find information and find your way around some of the places we've visited here in the interior, but it can definitely be done.

This trip's list:

• The gas station attendant (who guessed we were headed to Santa Fe) who warned us about the rain. Luckily, it stopped before we got into the mountains.
• The salad dressing at Cafe Dorado!
• The calf grazing by the playground
• Hojaldre=fried bread=yum
• C's love of the mountains. We need to head back to Santa Fe just for her!

Oh, and by the way, E says I've been doing this all wrong since none of my post titles reference Van Halen songs. I'll leave that to him!