Lately most side streets you pass in Bocas Town have a mini fruit stand selling pineapple, papaya, mango, melon, watermelon, oranges and banana and all at a really good price! They also sell fresh veggies! It is hard to buy a blender in town as a lot of people have discovered the taste of these fruit drink mixed together make a great healthy drink called a "batida" meaning "whipped" or batido meaning...
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Great news! Bocas Del Toro archipelago has just reported 0 cases of COVID 19. The government reports that it has been successful in it's vacs program, and that has helped turn the tables on the pandemic. November is the month that there are 5 major holidays with multi vacation days and very little in the way of government gets done. This month festive crowds from...
Paradise! We all want it, when you get it, what do you do with it? Sometimes in the tropics you have to do some trade offs. My wife and I, both sailors on different boats and times, were well equipped to live this Caribbean life. as we understand the term "less is more" in the way of your living conditions. You might have to tradeoff something for another something. You have to have a plan. My...
Bocas has lost two favorite well respected sons. Andy Crawford , a long time Bocas resident from Texas passed recently. An accomplished musician with percussion instruments as well as mastering the steel drum, he will be greatly missed on the vibrant local Bocas music scene. He was also a surfer always riding the waves on Isla Carenero Point..On September 9th over 60 boaters, SUPers , kayakers and...
Current Update:UPDATE MARCH 1 2021Beaches are open, border is open, airports are open , restaurants are open, curfew is 5am until 10pm. Quite a few tourist are here ! Requiremants are face masks and COVID certified test are required for travelers.Get out of the cold and come down here and come enjoy the tropics!!! Past conditions no longer in effect.A curfew is in place for the holidays, All beaches...
April 2020: To me, Bocas Town looks and feels like it did 20 years ago. Peaceful, few cars, fewer boats, only a few businesses open. The Panamanian government has done a good job of taking serious measures to ward off the virus from coming to our islands. The borders and airports are closed. The only people here in Bocas are residents. All tourist have traveled back to their countries a month ago. If...
Here is the highlights of the 2020 Regatta. Special thanks to Latitude 38 Publication 2020 The Beauty of the Bocas Regatta By Christine Weaver | February 21, 2020 | Bocas del Toro, Panama | 3 Cruiser and Latitude 38 contributor Louis Kruk checked in from Panama with a report and photos from the Bocas del Toro Regatta, hosted by Bocas Marina on February 15. The Bocas del Toro is located on...
Every year in November Bocas Town has its weekend recognition celebration. All schools of all ages participate in the marching parades and they do a fair amount of practicing We all know this as practice starts a couple of months before hand. It is a fun two days as little drummers play in step with their little drum majors. The big bands march to popular music you will recognize. The marching bands start...
The first Sunday of October every year for the past 14 years, Bocas beaches plays host to the most popular social event of the year with the Chili Challenge . 7 to 10 chili teams compete for bragging rights for their chili. Team Showmanship is also is a category that teams dress for and design their booths for a certain crazy theme. For the last 3 years, Skulley’s Beach Bar has played host to the...
Many people ask us “how do you go about living the island dream?” How do make that life changing move? My business partner Sumayyah has been here since 1998 and I (JB) have been here since 2003. We always answer that question with “You gotta just do it” No over analyzing or procrastinating. You just get your affairs in order as quickly as possible. At 50, I realized the stress of running a...