El Valle del Anton

We decided to take a field trip into the higher elevations and after a 2 hour bus ride ended up in El Valle, a beautiful little community outside of Panama. Rain dampened our attempt to hike to the waterfall and hot springs, but we did enjoy many yards and a Sunday market where we bought some Panamanian trinkets.
We traveled with Ron and Kathy of Vilisar and Mark of Erika. It is always great to get off the boat.

Tidal Range in Panama

More Perles Mangroves

Perles Islands in the summer

On our way to the Perles from Panama City we encountered a group of whale sharks. They were almost the size of Batwing!! all they do is swim about eating small creatures ....




Later on we anchored in Espiritu Santo, where many boats like to dry out to do work on their bottoms. Here you see two different bilge keelers. Both steel boats built in europe.


There are also many small creeks that empty into this anchorage and we followed some of them thru the mangroves.