Visit with Dad

Last weekend my Dad came to visit me. It was so nice to take time off from living and be a tourist. We saw the canal together and visited Casco Antigua to get some food. The next day I made pancakes for breakfast and we hung out at Ancon Hill and saw the fish market. We also walked around the park at Cinto Costera. Overall it was a great weekend, short as it may have been. For my birthday (celebrated a little early) I got a trip home to visit my family. Thanks Dad!

I have never thought about it before but taking time to be a tourist is great. I may even have to try it when I get back home. It takes away the stress of work and normal life and makes the weekend into a mini vacation. I look forward to trying it when I return the the US.

For now, I had a great weekend with good ol' Dad. There is nothing in this world better than family. Thanks for visiting me :)

 Me and Dad at the Panama Canal. 

 Just a little boat going through this afternoon. 

 This little guy (big guy really) was hanging out at the Pedro Miguel locks. He posed for the picture and as soon as Dad put down the camera, he ran away! How funny! 

 Pretty awesome museum on the causeway. One day I will have to actually go inside. 

View of the city from the island at the end of the causeway. It is a pretty neat city.  

 Watching some folk dance at Diablicos restaurant. Those diablos are kind of scary!

 Just a normal Pancake breakfast with Dad :)

 View from the Canal Administration building. 

 We saw the Canal. No big deal...

 Ancon Hill. The views are awesome. Here is the view of the locks and the old Air Force airport. 

 View of the other side. Casco Antigua and Cinto Costera. 

 All of the ships in line to go through the canal.

 Hello Panama City. 

 All of Panama City. What a view.

 Yeah. We were here. Pretty awesome. 

 This is a Panamanian squirrel bunny.... It looks like a squirrel but doesn't have a tail and is the size of a bunny... Tropical animals.

 The tide went out on these poor fishermen... luckily they got in with their catch of the day before this. 

View of the park. It's a great place to walk and run and exercise.