Halloween With Americans In Panama

Spanish word of the day: Baile – To Dance

Use: I got to dance with Dan’s wife Rilda (She’s Panamanian but has a Portuguese name) at the Halloween party, and I was having the hardest time remembering this word. I’ve put it here to remember what the word is for “to dance” in Spanish.
Baile.
I’m excited to see the Panama Canal tomorrow (from the ground – already saw it from the air flying in), and Panama City.
But we’ll leave Panama the following day on Monday November 2nd with Dan because he’s traveling to Costa Rica.
Again, as in Bocas Del Toro just a couple of days ago, I find myself disappointed to be leaving so soon.
And it’s not like we have to leave. We could stay here with Dan and Rilda in Playa Coronado (even though they wouldn’t be here) and then take the rental car back on the evening of the 3rd and stay in Panama City for an evening or two. Then figure out how to get to San Jose from Panama City (probably by Tica Bus).
But Dan is going on Nov. 2nd.
It seems like a really great way to get to Costa Rica since he’s going anyway and we can ride along, help him pay for gas, and help us get where we’re ultimately going anyway.

We also still have parts of Costa Rica we want to see, as well as Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua. So it’s time to say bye to Panama for now.
One unintended consequence of traveling the way we’ve traveled so far is that I feel like we’re just glimpsing things, rather than experiencing them.
I guess that’s the way that most people travel, from one destination to the next, arriving at one tourist attraction long enough to take pictures, say you’ve been there, and move along. I suppose that’s the appeal of going to some place like the Hard Rock Caf