Panama

We had a two week trip to Panama in August, and here are some highlights from the trip.

Casco Viejo - full of ruins, old churches, and European architecture with a touch of Panamanian flair!

Panama Viejo - ruins of what was once Panama city

Miraflores Locks - The Panama Canal

Isla Taboga - an island just off the coast from PC

Panama city views (that is a city bus with Jesus airbrushed on the back)

San Francisco near Santiago

A bus ride from hell...we set off from David to Bocas del Toro in sunny weather ready for a brief 4 1/2 hour ride. About 20 minutes into the trip it started pouring down rain, and about 1 hour into the trip we started through the mountains. There were mudslides, dirt roads, make shift one lane bridges with no guard rails and cliffs on either side, and on we went twisting and turning our stomaches inside out. After about 2 hours, we finally came to a rest stop and the driver said that we were out of the mountains and would have paved roads the remainder of the way...I almost cried.

Once we got to Bocas though it was well worth all the trouble!

We visited a friend of Kelly's from graduate school and his wife while in Bocas del Toro. They own a dive shop, and Aaron was able to dive for the first time, and now he is hooked. (No diving for preggers!) We went kayaking, snorkeling, biking, sunning, and swimming. All in all it was an amazing experience and quite relaxing!

Halfway to Baby!

For those of you who don't know...we are expecting our first baby in January!

We just had our 20 week appointment, and mom and baby are doing great!

The ultrasound is a profile of the head and body (it can be hard to tell!)

Jeonju

For a weekend away, Aaron and I went to Jeonju a city south of Seoul that has a hanok village (traditional Korean village) and plenty of interesting streets including "The Street that is Desired to Walk!"