To All My Short Friends....

I survived another long Tica Boooos ride.  The ride itself from Costa Rica wasn't very eventful.  It rained a lot of the way and since I was sitting on an aisle seat, I couldn't really even see out the window.

 

All of the real excitement was on the bus itself.  Being 6'2" tall and rather large framed, most bus and airplane seats aren't made for me. I try to be respectful of the person in front of me by not driving my knees into their back, I usually have my knees pressed against the metal frame of the seat.

 

Without fail about 10-15 times per ride, the person in front of me insists on pulling the handle and repeatedly bashing their seat back thinking that somehow my legs are going to shrink. I guess they don't teach physics down here.  Haha.

 

I had a really "special" guy in front of me on this trip. During the heavy rains, the roof of the bus was leaking on his wife's head. He was just kind of staring at the dripping water until I finally took my coat off and made a tent from the overhead compartment to the window curtain to catch the water. As I was sitting there freezing, he thanked me by constantly bashing my knees. Nice.

 

So, for all of my short friends out there...I know that everyone likes to recline their seats all the way back, but sometimes it just isn't possible to do it without breaking someone's legs.

 

Overall, I love Panama. It's a beautiful city. I've been hearing about Panama almost all of my life. When I was young, we had a foreign exchange student (Diego, whom we plan to visit on this trip) and he used to talk about visiting Panama. Also, my stepfather Rich (one of the greatest guys I've ever met) served in the Army in Panama back in the 70s. It's pretty cool to actually be here.  They say that Panama City is just like Miami, except people speak English here.

 

We were so blessed to have real home cooked food from our missionary friends, the Hubbards. I really enjoy going out to eat, but you can only do so many food courts and roadside stands before you just want some real food. I had a real hand-formed hamburger and actual salad with real fruit. You can't possibly imagine how good that tasted.