The first scheduled beach clean up in quite some time is on Wednesday January 30, 2008. The communities of Macca Bite and Salt Creek have been asked to participate for the day cleaning up Zapatilla 2. Zapatilla 2 is the island with the station for the ANAM employees. We are thrilled to participate in this clean up. We have scheduled to take our employees, children and guests to the island for the day. Ourselves, our employees and children and the other members of the community will assist the ANAM employees as directed. Our guests will participate to the extent they choose to do so. We hope that this is the first of many regularly scheduled clean ups.

This process helps to have the entire community involved in protecting its natural resources for the well-being of the community and the area's tourism.

Tags: Bastimentos National Marine Park, Beach, Bocas del Toro

This morning it is a beautiful sunny day with clear blue skies, bright white clouds and a slight breeze. Great conditions for a morning kayak through the mangroves. The bright sunshine makes it easier to check out the sea life from the vantage point of your kayak. The bird life in the mangroves is on display to be checked out from an angle that is just about impossible to reach using any other mode of transportation.

When you have had enough adventure for the morning, you can turn around and paddle back to the dock.

All of this adventure is within eyesight of the lodge. So you can return for lunch and some hammock time before you head out again for a different adventure in the afternoon. Snorkeling perhaps?

Tags: Kayak, Ocean, Birding, Bocas del Toro

This is a video of some dolphins here in Bocas del Toro, Panama. What is it about dolphins that makes us all want to relax?

Tags: Bocas del Toro, Relax, Ocean, Dolphin