Anton del Valle'

Addressing Deb's desire to visit parts of the interior of Panama, we take the bus to Anton del Valle' for couple of days diversion.

View of Anton del Valle' from nearby ridge

This excursion puts a smile on Deb's face ----->

Mascot at our accommodations is the Golden Frog

Day one brought low clouds and a bit of rain.  Our room is on the left in this photo.








One of the attractions of Anton del Valle' is a market which expands on Sunday to include orchids and other potted plants.  A modest zoo on grounds that double as a plant nursery entertains us for hours.

Lawn, water hazard and rest stop at the zoo.

    "Somethin' tells me it's all happening at the zoo
    I do believe it, I do believe it's true."

                 Simon or maybe Garfunkel?

Gregg admires Japanese glass balls collected in
Alaska by our hosts which now decorate the
Golden Frog Inn of Panama.

Our host and hostess at the Golden Frog spent time in Alaska.  Larry was a tug boat captain and even took barges into Dillingham, our old stomping ground.

We rise early one morning to hike the ridge known as the sleeping Indian princess.  This was fairly strenuous but well worth the effort.  The guide book describes the silhouette of the mountain and the trail as beginning on her brow, proceeding over her nose and mouth past her breasts and navel.  The navel is the cave in the lower right of the photo above.