I’m way behind in posting photos because I had to move some photos off of my computer in order to make room for new ones, and everyone knows that takes about a month to actually accomplish.

Quick update on Eric’s Spanish-speaking skills.  Overheard while he was playing a videogame recently:  “Qué tipo de bad guys am I going to find here?”  I’m excited.  Spanglish is a wonderful language.  I encourage its use wherever I go.

So starting where I left off from our trip to the Costa Rican border, Boquete, and Santa Catalina…

Picking bananas for breakfast underneath our treehouse in Boquete:

Flora in Boquete:

Our pool in Boquete.  They found a giant rock in the bottom of it when they were digging it and decided it wasn’t worth it to move it, so they just left it and painted a turtle on it.  Made me laugh!

Another view of the beautiful property:

 

The cabin we stayed in the second night, after our border run:

The river:

The weird hump-backed cows along the drive:

The pig I chased down on the side of the road:

Hotel Santa Catalina, partially owned by some friends of ours.  Beautiful place to stay in a great surfing town.

They’re building a restaurant and an infinity pool!

Training for capoeira on the beach!

Exploring:

This amazing meal was prepared in a restaurant that didn’t have walls…or any customers besides us.

Here’s the kitchen and rest of the restaurant…amazing, huh?

 

When we got back, we had a pretty big roda out on the Cinta Costera.  A few other capoeira groups came out – some of whom practiced different styles from what we practice.  It was a definite learning experience, but it was also a lot of fun.  This is me esquiva-ing (dodging) a kick from my friend George.

In the middle of doing a meia lua de compasso (I’m about to kick over his head):

Another meia lua de compasso: