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¡Panama!

Bucket list: Walking across a border between two countries- check Staying on an island in Panama at a beach hostel- check Snorkeling in the Caribbean- check Taking a water taxi to an island- check Seeing dolphins- check  Meeting missionaries that are teaching natives that traditionally are hunters and gathers to be self-sufficient by farming and collecting water and other things I don't really understand because as the island is becoming more populated they can not move for food- check Digging a ditch to provide better access to water for a school and a crippled man- check Panama was hot and moist. I hate the word moist but there is no better explanation for it. Nothing was dry, but it was an adventure. We left the Villa at 3am on Tuesday. We arrived at the Panama border around 8am. From there we checked out of Costa Rica and into Panama. A couple hours later we were back on the bus headed towards Bocas. All 40 some of us unpacked our stuff from the bus and loaded up four w...