Bocas del Toro

Me, Ana, and 8 other boys (body guards!.. ?) traveled to Panama together, and needless to say it was quite an adventure! First of all, I would like to say I felt like Wendy with the lost boys. They were crazy at times, but in the end I am so happy I did this! Panama is very different from Costa Rica. The part that we drove through to get to our beautiful place was very poor and didn't look very pretty. Crossing the border was an experience in itself; after driving since 7 that morning (san jose --> puerto limon --> border of panama / CR) we got out of the bus and WALKED across the border. Of course we needed to do the standard visa stamps, etc, but it was very unofficial. We simply needed proof / evidence that we were leaving bocas (which we purchased with a $12 bus ride ticket back to san jose). Then we were approached by various people on the other side of the border where we found a bus ride to bocas town. To get to Bocas bound resort/ hostel we had to take a 30 minute boat ride. The place we stayed was awesome! We had private sections in our room and the lounge was very nice and clean with beautiful hammocks ( i bought 2 $13 each!). Delicious food for very reasonable prices and it was around $10 a night! We had the beach all to ourselves (this place is not very well known at all). So, we spent all day on the beach. This beach was possibly the most beautiful beach i have ever been to. Firstly, the sand was white. The water was so clear that you could always see your feet, you could see through the waves and during our night swims you could still see through it! We went snorkeling and I saw fish that were black with piercing blue spots (glowing like). There were starfish, and many others as well. I have been snorkeling in great barrier reef, and I do not remember seeing such interesting fish The boys thought it would be a good idea to see if we could do 3 people chicken fights in the ocean (3 people stacked on top of eachother's shoulders). When we accomplished this, we tried 4 ppl! It was crazy, but it almost worked. I was always on the very top and it was really fun! We also did a human pyramid in the ocean (this is what happens when boys get bored lol). Most nights we cooked our own food aka pasta or rice. By the end, I was about to die from pasta/ rice /oatmeal overload. Crazy!!
We ended our stay with a night on the town. We went to a bar called aqualounge for halloween. There were swings that literally swung above the water. A giant hole in the dock was a swimming pool (which I jumped into to swim in the ocean).