After a short week, I headed off with Daron and the Greeks to the San Blas Islands (for those of you Mana lovers...yep...just like the song "Islas de San Blas"!). Our departure was set for 4:30am - yikes! We were all on time...unfortunately the Panamanians were not, so we were sitting out on the street with all our stuff and groceries for the week - not a great start....
Once we finally got started we stopped halfway to switch cars with a group that was headed back from the coast. We arrived a little earlier, just enough time for Sophia and I to get a lesson in making patacones!
Patacones are the french fry of Panama - fried plantains - yum!
The San Blas Islands...and the trip to San Blas are through the Kuna region of Panama. The Kuna are people indiginous to Panama and they fought for their independance in 1925 - and won. Now they have their own representatives in the Panamanian governments and rule a state that enjoys vast coastlines and jungle. (you'll see more Kuna in subsequent posts as the San Blas islands are also owned by the Kuna.)
Our trip through the jungle was filled with adventure. (Good thing Sophia and I both had our cameras ready!!)
We were a few hours late getting to the short, and found ourselves with boats but no drivers to take us out to the sailboat we had rented.
Luckily everyone is an entreprenuer and $10 got us on our way to the sailboat which was hiding behind this Kuna island.
Once we finally got started we stopped halfway to switch cars with a group that was headed back from the coast. We arrived a little earlier, just enough time for Sophia and I to get a lesson in making patacones!
Patacones are the french fry of Panama - fried plantains - yum!
The San Blas Islands...and the trip to San Blas are through the Kuna region of Panama. The Kuna are people indiginous to Panama and they fought for their independance in 1925 - and won. Now they have their own representatives in the Panamanian governments and rule a state that enjoys vast coastlines and jungle. (you'll see more Kuna in subsequent posts as the San Blas islands are also owned by the Kuna.)
Our trip through the jungle was filled with adventure. (Good thing Sophia and I both had our cameras ready!!)
We were a few hours late getting to the short, and found ourselves with boats but no drivers to take us out to the sailboat we had rented. 
Luckily everyone is an entreprenuer and $10 got us on our way to the sailboat which was hiding behind this Kuna island.
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Yummy to the plantains, but I wish you weren't wearing that hat.
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