We rode a bus for 2 hours to get on a small boat to take us out to a big boat for a 20-minute ride (think fast and fun!) to get on a little inflated dinghy to take us to the shore. We arrived at an island in the middle of nowhere, where a couple of Americans had built a house to take people on chartered fishing trips. I guess there were no fishermen this weekend, so we took advantage of their beautiful house and awesome cooking (it was 3 guys doing the cooking, so we weren't expecting much, but the food was way better than anything I've ever made). The 4 of us all slept on a full-size bed (it was the worst night of sleeping I've ever had, but the girls seemed to do fine).
Anyway, after we got off the dinghy, Audrey just wanted to strip her clothes off and run in the waves. It was awesome to watch her (and as soon as Avery saw what was going on, she was quickly following suit).
We saw a crocodile swimming in the water (the lagoon behind the house is apparently where about 10 of them live) ... don't worry, it wasn't swimming close to the beach. =)
On Sunday, we took the boat to another island which, again, was in the middle of nowhere. It looked exactly like the image you would conjure in your head of a tropical deserted island. On most of the island was thick vegetation. Then, in one little lagoon, was a perfectly white sandy beach with coconut palms in the background and crystal blue water. We had to climb down the boat ladder and swim to shore, which Audrey wasn't so crazy about, but both girls had their flugles on the whole time and did a super job. We just sat on the beach making sandcastles and running around, drinking coconut milk, and Iain and I took turns snorkeling. It was so much fun! And I think we managed to escape without any sunburns, which if you know our pasty white family, is quite a feat! =)
The entire trip was about perfect (3 minutes from arriving back home, Avery threw up on the bus, but as soon as we got off, she seemed to be fine, so I'm thinking maybe it was carsickness).
Pix are below. The pic of Iain and another guy (Gerardo) in red shirts are them showing off their Spain pride for the WorldCup final. (Yes, Iain quickly abandoned Brazil after they lost and became a die-hard Spain fan.) The pic of Audrey and the young Panamanian girl is from Audrey sitting in the front of the bus on the way home. She was SOOOOOOOO excited to sit up there and we could see her talking non-stop for the first hour (the second hour she slept). Anyway, we think she was speaking completely in English, and we don't think the girl understood anything Audrey said, but they seemed to be having an awesome time.
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