Golfito

 We accepted an invitation in Golfito that could not be refused, a braai at"Ivan the Incredibles" mountain hideaway. 32 hectare estate in the mountains of Costa Rica.

 Ivan the Slovakian is a well travelled young man and his travels include South Africa. He showed us his pictures of leopards he had taken in the Kruger Park and he braaied the best meat we tasted since leaving the shores of South Africa. Also on the agenda was a swim in a rock pool on his farm. A kilometer walk through muddy jungle terrain brought us to a beautiful rock pool at the bottom of a waterfall. we all took a swim including his Labrador Cookie. On the way back Roelof was confronted by nasty looking and somewhat aggresive snake

After that it was off to the Panama border post which only took 2 hours to get through thanks to our assisatnt Antonio who was well tipped for his efforts. That evening (Saturday) we slept in a backpackers in David. Next morning was an early start to Panama City with Henry leading the way. We were pulled over by the police for speeding, 103 kilometers in a 60 zone. Some South African charm got Henry off the hook.

Coming in to Panama City we encountered a thunderstorm of African proportions which caught us unawares. we slogged through it and arrived soaked in Panama City. Booked in to a backpackers at a cost of $13 each. Did some washing, dried clothes and slep in a dormitary with 7 occupied beds. Bite marks the next morning were evidence of bed bugs.

Panama City has many huge sky scrapers including this interesting twisted glass building that stands out as an architectural and structural wonder.

Next mission is to organise shipment of the bikes from Colon to Carthagena