Rain in Panama

After the whirlwind of graduation, moving, a small bought of tonsillitis and some fun-filled days in Tequesta, FL, I´m not quite sue I have been the most exciting travel companion for my sister thus far. But Maryanne has understood and tolerated a few laid back days and nights in Panama City. I can´t say that I have fallen in love with the city. It is quite large and busy, with a couple of interesting blocks that make up the "Antique Quarters" and extremely colorful and creatively painted buses driving throughout (my favorite was the bus covered in Star Was scenes, focusing on Yoda).
Leaving the city for the day, Maryanne and ferried out to la Isle de Tobago, a charming and very abandoned island village with some very nice and isolated beaches. After surviving a sudden rainstorm (we wisely came to this country during the rainy season) on the beach under a makeshift shelter of a stolen umbrella, for which we were later chastised, we enjoyed a very relaxing day on the beach.

The previous day Maryanne and I went to the infamous Panama Canal. It´s locks systems were very impressive and huge, but while I would have enjoyed spending only about 20 minutes watching the boats come in, my civil engineering sister was happy staying for hours at the Canal.
During this brief stay in Panama City, I also got my first view of the Pacific Ocean!! Here is the documentation in the 'antique' part of town: