While in Boquete, our home was the Boquete Garden Inn. Tom & Raquel stayed there on a previous trip and had a wonderful experience. At the end of last year, this area of Panama received an extraordinary amount of rain, causing the rivers to swell and considerable damage to the homes, businesses and hotels situated along the river. Huge boulders rocks and sand were washed down the mountain by the river waters. Fortunately, the BGI was spared and received only a small amount of damage to their property and walls along the river. It was a different story for another hotel that had only been open for 6 months....it was left hanging by a thread, cracks all throughout the building and well, closed.
The beautiful grounds of the Boquete Garden Inn.
Our suite...the netting, while a lovely touch, was a bit claustrophobic. Lots of windows for light and breezes. Unfortunately, upon our arrival, there was no water. A bit of an accident with a excavating machine and water supply pipe. It came back on a few hours later after the hotel's proprietor sent his work crew to help with fixing the pipe. It didn't last long as by morning, it was back off again.
But how could you be upset about there not being any water when looking out your door were two beautiful rainbows?
Raquel, Tom, Leann & Frank enjoy the first of several Happy Hours in the gazebo.
This was one of a bazillion birds that spend time in the BGI's gardens. We met a couple from Alaska who are avid birdwatchers (and have all the latest birding gizmos) and were amazed at the variety and quantity of the birds there.
While Frank found the hammock, he only had time for a few quick winks before we headed off to explore Boquete. Stay tuned for the next installment of 'Traveling in Boquete'.
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