New Year's Eve in Bocas del Toro
Monday, December 31, 2007
What does one expect from New Year's Eve in Bocas?
Well honestly it depends upon your location. For
those people spending the holidays on Isla Colon it
is more of a party and I believe the day is spent in
preparation or in planning for the evening. For those
off the main islands it is a different experience.
For some the outer island experience during the day might include a boat ride to the outer edges of the archipelago for a visit to an indigenous village. Once onsite in the indigenous village there is a hike and an opportunity to learn how the indigenous people spend their days and the different things in the rainforest they use for food and shelter. Then from there another brief boat ride to another indigenous village for a hike to a long stretch of beautiful beaches. Body surfing, beach combing and a variety of other beach activities prevail for the day. Once it is time to make the trip back to the lodge everyone collects their belongings trying only to leave footprints on the sand.
After a delicious dinner full of family and good conversation, the guests can collect at the dock for a small fireworks show to begin the New Year!
Happy 2008 to to you all!
For some the outer island experience during the day might include a boat ride to the outer edges of the archipelago for a visit to an indigenous village. Once onsite in the indigenous village there is a hike and an opportunity to learn how the indigenous people spend their days and the different things in the rainforest they use for food and shelter. Then from there another brief boat ride to another indigenous village for a hike to a long stretch of beautiful beaches. Body surfing, beach combing and a variety of other beach activities prevail for the day. Once it is time to make the trip back to the lodge everyone collects their belongings trying only to leave footprints on the sand.
After a delicious dinner full of family and good conversation, the guests can collect at the dock for a small fireworks show to begin the New Year!
Happy 2008 to to you all!
What's for lunch?
Monday, December 03, 2007
Most of the time when you go on an excursion you are
not thinking about what you are going to be eating
for lunch when you begin the day. We pack a great
lunch for our guests leaving on one of our
excursions. Since we have asked about our guests'
preferences in advance we are familiar with what it
is that they like and try to incorporate those
requests into the to go lunches we prepare each day.
Our lunches usually include a sandwich on freshly made bread, fresh fruit such as watermelon, pineapple and apples, a crispy snack of some kind, homemade cookies (Chocolate Chip, Oatmeal, Peanut Butter, Biscotti, among many others), and then for those who request it a salad or other special item. We have had guests with a variety of allergies or food preferences and we take each of these into consideration as we prepare the meal for those guests each day. We pack all these items into an igloo and have them ready to go for our guests when they get hungry. We also pack an igloo full of sweet rainwater and other beverages to quench your thirst.
So after the first day that people go out on an excursion, I am not at all surprised when at breakfast they ask me, “What’s for lunch?”
Our lunches usually include a sandwich on freshly made bread, fresh fruit such as watermelon, pineapple and apples, a crispy snack of some kind, homemade cookies (Chocolate Chip, Oatmeal, Peanut Butter, Biscotti, among many others), and then for those who request it a salad or other special item. We have had guests with a variety of allergies or food preferences and we take each of these into consideration as we prepare the meal for those guests each day. We pack all these items into an igloo and have them ready to go for our guests when they get hungry. We also pack an igloo full of sweet rainwater and other beverages to quench your thirst.
So after the first day that people go out on an excursion, I am not at all surprised when at breakfast they ask me, “What’s for lunch?”