Baile!

We headed to Las Tinajas for an authentic Panamanian meal and local dance show - loved it!

So great to get to hang out with Maria Victoria and Jacira who I correspond with a lot.

And loved seeing my two favorite vessel planners - Jaime y Charles!

They performed many historic dances...

There was a famous drummer there too - AMAZING!

With all that inspiration we headed out to a club afterwards - great ending to a great night!

Panama - Part III

Back in Panama! Love this place! And this time I got to bring my mom! First stop - Panama Canal!!!

Going down!

We headed down the causeway to the Amador for lunch....

So fun watching the ships waiting to go through the canal!

Salud!

Northwoods!

We headed up to the Northwoods for a long weekend - gotta love all that fresh air, pine smell, and silence. Not to mention that water!

Dan spent a lot of the time fishing.

Kelly spent a lot of the time tanning...crazy that it was 85 in mid September!

We couldn't resist that glass and rented a boat! Spent the day on the water skiing!

Best skiing ever...effortless cuts, no other boats, and great nature!

We spotted a bald eagle! He stayed up on his perch all day watching us as we circled the lake over and over again.

So sad to leave....we'll be back as soon as we can!

SLAM day at the lake!

I've blogged before about GRIP, the organization I volunteer with. Finally some of the girls were able to come up and enjoy the lake. Michelle brought Markida, Dede, and Shavell up for the beginning of fall. We started with roasting hot dogs and brats.

Then went on a boat ride - the highlight of the day!
When we got back to the pier there were some people fishing and they graciously let the girls try - big hit!

Have a great first day of school ladies - see you at SLAM in a few weeks!!!

Ahhh Summertime

Just a few random pictures from the lake....

Davanti - part 2!

Time for another birthday celebration! What better place to go than Davanti Enoteca....sure, I'd just been a few weeks ago, but never too soon to go back.

This time the celebration was for Rachel and Melissa!
Love Davanti's decor...

And their food! Heirloom tomato salad with watermelon and avocado.
The corn, mushroom, and arugala salad.

They have a daily special on polenta....this time it was served with a veal ragu...amazing.

Pizza di prosciutto

And of course a birthday desert!

...and no birthday is complete without shots right? Davanti gave us a round on the house...but Jo and I were driving so the birthday girls double dipped!