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Around Panama- October 2008

After my spanish clases, I traveled around Panama. First to the Caribbean ocean at Bocas del Toros, then to Panama City for a few days, and then to the remote islands of the San Blas archipelago, home of the Kuna people. The people of Panama are friendly, funny, and helpful, and my spanish lessons helped me get around. I generally prefer mountains to beaches, but I had an unforgetable time...
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The day after I left Boquete, I stayed in a Hostal, and met a couple of travelers who had heard about a turtle release program
The day after I left Boquete, I stayed in a Hostal, and met a couple of travelers who had heard about a turtle release program		 We got up at 4:30am, to be at the beach at dawn to help set the turtles free!
We got up at 4:30am, to be at the beach at dawn to help set the turtles free!		 A very tiny turtle...
A very tiny turtle...
The eggs are collected from the beach where the turtles lay them, and re-buried here where they are protected
The eggs are collected from the beach where the turtles lay them, and re-buried here where they are protected		 Re-burying the turtle eggs collected that morning
Re-burying the turtle eggs collected that morning		 The starting line...
The starting line...
Go! Be free! Grow up and roam the big wide sea!
Go! Be free! Grow up and roam the big wide sea!		 Wait, aren't you headed the wrong way?
Wait, aren't you headed the wrong way?		 Scrambling towards destiny
Scrambling towards destiny
Such a long way for such a little fella
Such a long way for such a little fella		 My friend Rukaya from England and the turtle guy- I never did learn his name
My friend Rukaya from England and the turtle guy- I never did learn his name		 The turtle guy goes running each morning to find nests, and then collects the eggs and releases them when they hatch
The turtle guy goes running each morning to find nests, and then collects the eggs and releases them when they hatch
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