I haven’t had a lot of time to blog since I’ve been back. I’ve been so busy with work and getting things in order at the house (got back on Monday and only unpacked on Thursday) that I almost haven’t had time to knit!!! OMG!
The trip was fantastic. We saw a lot of interesting things. (See pics bellow.) I also made a new friend. Her name is Suzanne and it turns out that she knits too. Double OMG. I still think she thought I was crazy ‘cause I knit everywhere. Since when does that bother me? No everyone is as enthusiastic about knitting as I am.
Before leaving, I had Scott wind up one of my balls of Noros for my travelling socks. I was going to bring my knitting on the plane but decided against it at the last minute. What if they had made me ditch my bamboo dpn’s when I went through security? I would have been seriously peed off and would have had nothing to knit with when I got to Panama.
So, instead, I started reading Elizabeth Zimmerman’s Knitter’s Almanac. I finished it on the plane on the way back. Then I picked up Knitting Workshop and finished that yesterday.
I think my favorite part of our trip was, aside from how nice and warm it was, the indigenous tribe, Embera, we visited. They were too cool. Find facts about them here.
The Panama Canal tour was a little (ok, a lot) disappointing. We didn’t see any of the locks, the command centre, a museum or anything. We went out on a boat on the lake (Miraflores Lake) that feeds the Canal and looked for wildlife. We saw some monkeys which was pretty cool. They said we would see some crocodiles (or alligators, I can’t remember which is which) and some sloths. No luck. The whole tour was ok but, not what I was hoping. I wanted to see the locks. We only saw Miraflores Locks from the bus. If only we had stopped at a lookout or something so I could get a decent picture.
We also didn’t go into Panama City except to hit a craft shop (big one) after our Canal tour. It appears to be very bustling there. Aside from the obvious difference in the condition of the roads and the cars, the City looked much like a large city would here with traffic lights and lots of people. If I ever go back, I’ll explore more of the City and its historical portion. I figured Jacob would be bored stiff at that.
The resort and beach were great. The service was a little different than in El Salvador last year. Our room also had an adjoining room with some loud French “mature” people. They didn’t bother me at all except for one night when they decided to invite another “mature” French couple to gather in their room. Man, were they loud! Woke me up four times. The fourth time, I went knocking. I’m not usually that confrontational but, I just couldn’t handle it anymore. Jacob slept through the whole thing.
I also learned a valuable lesson on this trip: always travel with an alarm clock!!! I slept awful all week because I had no idea what time it was.
I got most of my pair of socks done. I only have the toe left on the second. Like I said though, I haven’t had much time to knit. I haven’t touched them since the bus ride to the airport in Panama.
I’ve been working rather on Brian’s mittens. If I wait too long, he won’t need them anymore! Should finish them off tomorrow.
What shall I make now?
