Panama Update #124
January 28, 2009
Laurie, my sister, arrived last night (see picture on previous entry). She flew from Chicago to Miami then to Panama City. Nikki left early this morning to give a talk in Baton Rouge, LA so there is a lot of coming and going around here. NIkki sent me a quick email when she arrived to say that the place looks really nice and that someone from the Geology department is taking her out to dinner. I plan to call her later on Skype. Tomorrow night (Thursday), Laurie's friend Pat arrives and the the next day they take off for three nights to the mountains near David (Boquete) which is supposed to be very nice.
Today I showed Laurie to the top of Ancon Hill for a view of the city and the canal. It took about 2 hours round trip. Later in the morning we took a taxi to Casco Viejo and back. After lunch and a nap back home we went out to Albrook Mall to see the movie Bolt. It was dubbed, but I liked that for the Spanish practice. Because it was a cartoon, Laurie could easily understand it even though she does not speak Spanish.
