Bocas del Toro Beaches
September 19, 2008 Filed in: Videos
Back to a video. Here is a video of some of the beaches
we visit here in Bocas del Toro Panama on our
excursions. Each beach has its unique characteristics
which makes it special. Two of the beaches are on small
islands which you can circumnavigate in less than an
hour. Certain beaches are only accessible during the
months of the year when our waves are especially low.
One beach is part of an indigenous comarca. It is one
of the longest stretches of beach here in Panama. We
have a full menu of beaches such that you can select a
different one each day or stick with your favorite. It
is entirely up to you.
Shucking a Coconut
August 20, 2008 Filed in: Videos
Here is a short clip of a guy Jim saw on one of the
islands shucking coconuts. It is so funny as Jim and
Jay have been here in Panama for almost 9 years and up
until a few months ago they thought you could only open
a coconut with a machete. All of our employees and any
other local we know use a machete to open a coconut. It
takes lots of machete strikes to the coconut and then
bending the machete across the coconut husk to get the
nut out of the husk. And here is this guy with an
ingenious little tool that lets him shuck multiples of
coconuts in the time that it takes for anyone else to
shuck one. This is all part of the fun of learning
something new everyday!