The variable weather today made everything more dramatic. The most educational experience was our concentrated coffee tour. I learned considerably more about the varieties of beans, some 17 steps to prepare the beans for shipment, the multiple gradations of beans and styles of roasting – who knew!
The drive up to the highlands included sightseeing coffee fincas, their gardens, indigenous workers in action, indigenous housing, raging rivers, washed out roads, huge wate
The little town of Boquete is charming. We lunched by the town’s river and watched the weather go from rain or mist to sunshine and back. The pepper served with the meal was flavorful, but not hot. Oh, I miss chili and jalapenos! It seems that we are now in the Caribbean kitchen.
This normally dry season from 9th latitude to the equator has been suffering wet destruction. One major bridge in Panama is down, Colombia has been under a deluge for several “months” and Venezuela has had big mudslides. I have asked my buddy Chac, the Maya rain god, t
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