panama ¿¿¿ wednesday

Its been one day in Bocas del Toro, Panama and I have sweated more than my entire life in Iowa humid summers. Its not the heat, its the humidity, true true. Getting here was a whole day from San Jose, leaving at 6 am on a bus and then arriving at the border 5 hours later. We drove through a magnificent rain forest. I wish we could upload pictures, but I misplaced the cord and none of the two internet cafes had a standard cord. The drive was amazing, the ride, i mean, we didn´t have to drive, whihc was really relaxng for both of us. We drove through pineapple and plaintain and banana fields, both corporate and privately owned. We drove by the big processng plants for Dole and Chaquita juices. At the border we walked up the hill to a border and were greeted by the famous wooden bridge we´d be walking acrosss... and apparently along with semi trucks! fun! Entrance to Panama took about an hour waiting n line, getting a stampa nd paying $5 entry. We ended up taking a private taxi because the collectivo was crowded and the private was only $5 more. Good move because our driver was awesome and called ahead to reserve us a seat on teh 2 pm boat to Bocas. Who knew it was that crowded. But it was there was practically a fight when we got there as one guy who didn´t even write his nam,e on the list wanted to get hte boat. The locationwas Chinganola... and the ride wass 40 minutes of incredible beauty, two sides of land of both sides down the river which local natives living there for generations. The boat guide slowed down at times to allow for photos. Ther were also signs showing lots for sale. The whole country is for sale as we kind of knew it would be based on the last 10 years of push from the panamanian governement for foreigners to invest in teh country... The waves greeted us as we hit the ocean and then landed on the dock at Bocas town. We walked over to a hotel that