Tuesday, January 21, 2014

San Blas To Portobelo, Panama.

Some photos from the San Blas Islands. It just can't be better? And there are nearly 400 of these islands.






Kuna's selling their Mola's.


Chris amusing herself taking photos of the Corals under the water.




Chris having fun being dragged across the Coral Reef at Green Island, San Blas..
This Pelican had HIS place in the Portobelo Bay.

The Portobelo Bay, which has a great history too long to report on here.



A typical Panamanian Bus, which started ite life as a school bus in the USA and the repainted in Panama and started its second life as a public bus. Great paintings - if one likes this - and if this photo had sound on it, your screen would shake, as the musing is SO loud from its numerous large speakers inside.
The Portobelo Church, where the famous Black Christ is. It is supposed to have special healing powers and people crawl on their knees for days + to visit it and to obtain is healing powers.




The Black Christ.
Mola making is an important source of the Kuna economy.
One of the four forts at Portobelo build by the Spanish.

New dawn at anchor in Portobelo Bay.


Another bus.
Here we dine at Captain Jack's, which served us grilled squid and it was excellent.

Saturday, January 18, 2014

San Blast, Panama and Molar.

This was our second Kuna village in San Blas. A very traditional village which still live as they have done for centuries.










Chris started to buy the many Mola's.









A tiny island with just a few Palm trees.



Here we are at Green Island and this Crab has found a shell as it house.