Hammer Head Sharks, a Scorpion, and a Snake.

Friday April 9th

Last full day of vacation. We’ll pack up tonight for an early departure from the house Saturday Morning back to Panama City – expecting about a four hour drive with a 6:55pm departure out of Tocumen, direct into Dulles.

Up early this morning to check out the fishermen’s’ catch. Wow, plenty of gross unidentifiable fish, some warm water lobsters, and hammerhead sharks.

While everyone was out at the water’s edge with low tide and the fish net, Lee and Chris found a dying critter in the house. A scorpion. They snapped a photo with Jackie’s camera, with hopes to keep this as a secret so everyone could sleep tonight. Not so much luck. Jackie viewed all of her photos shortly after lunch and stumbled upon the scorpion shot. Nooooo. All got to see and all were quite anxious about the find. So much for the secret so the women could sleep at night.

Chris worked on the car to put the wheel well back together; Looks as good as new except for the cut and scratch on the front of the bumper.

Instead of venturing out to Pedasi or Iguana Island as originally discussed (an hours’ trip,) we opted for a short 3km ride up the road just a bit past the the public beach area. Big waves, lots of shells, and not a soul to be found. Clark has been redeemed – plenty of shells as he suggested the first time. Sun is so hot, even after applying 50 SPF, there was still a little bit of sunburn.

Came home to a homemade meal of pasta and sauce, carrots, cucumbers and more in an attempt to empty the fridge. Some lounging, napping, a few drinks, and a photo with Caretaker (Hilbert). 4:30 was the time for a final swim and dinner at Rincon del Faro. We came home to pack and finish the evening with a campfire that the kids had prepared yesterday. CJ will report into ScoutMaster Jeff on his fire building effort. We had ice cream for some desert at the house as we collected our thoughts with a sigh and the realization that vacation is over. That’s it…