The Panama Experience - part two

Sunrise as we head for the canal

As we were on our way back from our trip yesterday, I suggested to Nick we had a quick freshen-up and then take the shuttle bus into Panama City. It looked amazing and as per normal, I wanted to max out our time. We didn’t have to be back on the ship until 10pm, so we could see Panama at night. Awesome. “Let’s see how we feel when we get back” I am learning that what that actually meant was “are you utterly bonkers woman, all I’m good for is a lie down in a darkened room.” After several days of not being terribly hungry, it felt like yesterday I was hoovering up everything going. I think the heat and sheer sensory overload seem to do something to the brain that advises time-out is needed and you end up a bit weirded out. Sure enough, when we got back to the ship, even I was in agreement that the thought of going out into Panama City was indeed, a bonkers idea. Dinner was nothing to write home about (oh and here I am writing home about it) followed by a quiet night in. So much for my bright ideas of going out on the razz in the big City.

The Panama experience - part one

Tassels in a coach!

Even though we had been to the Glass House for the wine tasting we couldn’t stay away and we had a pre-dinner glass of pop before heading down to the restaurant. Having fallen asleep at least twice on my book, we turned in around 9:30 with the alarm set for 6:30am. It was going to be a big day!