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Day 3: Zondag 25 maart 2012
Panama City - Gamboa

I woke up early again. After packing my bag I had breakfasts and then in the park I smoked a cigar. It was quiet on the street. Around 08.30 am I checked out and waited for Rubin, my guide. He arrived around 9 am and we drove to Gamboa resort. My room wasn't ready, which in itself was not surprising, because we already arrived at 09.40 am.

I waited for the departure of the boat tour to Monkey Island. We first passed a piece of the Panama Canal and saw some large ships and dredgers that were working to deepen the shipping route. It sucked up sand and rubble was dumped via long tubes in one of the branches of the River. This creates new islets. The debris can be used for other purposes later. In this area we went looking for monkeys, but only saw the cappuccino Monkey. These are triggered on the motor noise because they too often are fed. However, the monkeys are just wild and may therefore also attack. Furthermore, we saw a few crocodiles, a lizard and a sloth. For the rest not much to see and thus this 1 hour ride was not very inspiring. Shortly after the tour it began to rain.

Back at the hotel, my room was still not ready and I decided to do some walking in the area behind the hotel. Here are a lot of birds and also, because there is a Lake, waterfowl. I walked further by, and came to the Orchid Garden, but here you may not enter without a guide, what also apply to the rest of the area. The big welcome signs are merely a welcome with a guide. I walked into a piece of forest that lay behind the garden and that looked almost as a rainforest. I saw some monkeys and birds, which I heard more than saw. Also some ants and other insects. Again it started to rain and I walked back to the hotel, where my room was ready now.

Meanwhile it was 2 pm and after some rest, I went to the pool. Later in the afternoon I walked through the area behind the hotel and saw some birds and a kind of opossum.

Back at the hotel to rest and then eat, which was pretty pricey ($ 30 for a buffet). In my room I packed my bag and went sleeping.

Initial publication: 22 april 2012
Last update: 22 april 2012
© A. Heeroma

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Panama 2012 tour
ğDay 1 Amsterdam - Panama City
ğDay 2 Panama City
ğDay 3 Panama City - Gamboa
ğDay 4 Gamboa - Kuanadup
ğDay 5 Kuanadup
ğDay 6 Kuanadup - El Valle
ğDay 7 El Valle
ğDay 8 El Valle - Pedasi
ğDay 9 Pedasi
ğDay 10 Pedasi - Santa Catalina
ğDay 11 Santa Catalina
ğDay 12 Santa Catalina
ğDay 13 Santa Catalina - Boquete
ğDay 14 Boquete
ğDay 15 Boquete
ğDay 16 Boquete - Bocas del Toro
ğDay 17 Bocas del Toro
ğDay 18 Bocas del Toro
ğDay 19 Bocas del Toro
ğDay 20 Bocas del Toro
ğDay 21 Bocas del Toro
ğDay 22 Bocas del Toro - Panama City
ğDay 23 Panama City - Amsterdam

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