San Blas Islands
Salamander
Sun 18 Apr 2010 03:31
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Panama sits shrouded in cloud to our right and we
are anchored off an island surronded by a sandy beach and then a
coral reef. No lights , no tv arials, the Kuna live a trradional life as they
have for many centuries, their boats are dugouts (tlhough a small number are
enhanced by outboard engine) and no one is allowered to marry
outside of the tribe and still live in the islands.
  We are visiting just a few of the several 100
islands of which just one elected to join the mainland (by bridge) and have a
more modern life style.
A typical day for us is to take the tender to an
uninhabited island and then snorkel (twice a day) - the rest of our time is
spent relaxing. apologies for not managing to fit in the tails of the spotted
ray and shark in pictures below - but they were to big for the viewfinder
at 9 feet and 7 feet long! We see sunfish each dive and get checked out by
barracuada as well.
     The Kuna are happy waving and smiling without the
constant hand out of eastern carribbean. There is a BBQ island where everyone
goes to cook fish when it is too big for their family and then all can join in.
Really beautiful islands.
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