We visited Anavilma (who speaks English) at the travel agents office, just before crossing the bridge.
She booked Tim & Jan's return trip to Panama City, and her bookings are almost 50% less than those available on Air Panama's website. Due to their early morning departure from Panama City, they will leave Boquete the day prior. Anavilma recommended a hotel near Albrook Airport and made the booking for them.
Lunch and adult beverages followed at Mike's Global Grill (across the street from Sugar & Spice bakery and Casa Solutions). Food was good and prices reasonable. We met Heidi, one of the owners, she was a delight and most interesting to chat with, telling us about her experiences working at the South Pole.
The afternoon was exceptionally clear and sunny, so we seized the opportunity to drive up towards Volcan (volcano) Baru.
The scenery was stunning. We were only able to travel to the end of the paved road, leaving us about 10km short of the summit. From this point on, one must hike or have a very sturdy 4x4 vehicle. One can see the rough, unpaved road behind Jan, although not clearly visible in this photo, the road from here on reminded me of the moguls on the ski slopes.
We enjoyed the views and clean fresh air, before heading back to Volcancito via Cerro Punta.
The trip home took us up to Cerro Punta, where much of the local coffee is grown, along with a substantial portion of the country's fruits and vegetables. Up in the hills sit many farms and market gardens. From a distance, they look like greenhouses, but instead of glass, the growing areas are protected by netting, which I assume is to keep the birds and animals from destroying the crop. The photo below shows one of the farms down below our vantage point. The local indigenous people work to cultivate and harvest the crops.
We saw these birds in the lemon tree this morning, but still have to determine what they are.
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