I used to live in this house...Now I've moved to one below.
Not so different. Most of the buildings here are in the old canal-style from when Gamboa was thriving as a town for workers and administrators involved in building the canal.
Right after I moved there were two long shaky earthquakes in three days. A little unsettling since this part of Panama NEVER has earthquakes and I doubt the architecture is made to withstand big ones. Hopefully no more are coming.
On Wednesday, I got off work a little early and went for a two hour hike up the hill behind my house. There is a big canopy tower that the hotel put up there for tourists, and I went up it just as a light rain began to fall. This is the view of most of Gamboa from above. The canal is in the background, and my house is near the bottom.
In the other direction, the Chagres river stretches into the distance.
I tried to find the shortcut home, but it was getting dark and I couldn't see very well. A tree had fallen across part of the path, and as I pushed the foliage aside, something stung me hard. I didn't see who did it, but the sting was ridiculously painful, and my finger is still pretty swollen, two days later, even after Benadryl and lots of ice...On a happier note, here's a photo of Sunshine and me, all sweaty and thrilled after collecting queen ants that had just flown.
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