After our adventurous white-water rafting excursion, I was more than ready to take off my wet clothes and get cozy in a warm bed.
We had made arrangements to stay at Villa Marita that night, a family-owned and operated lodge set atop a Boquete hilltop a couple of miles from downtown. I knew from its website that the grounds were beautiful, but unfortunately we didn’t get to appreciate them much upon check-in since the afternoon rains had set in.
Ana, the daughter, showed us to our room, which turned out to be her family’s original home, whose first floor was converted into an apartment. We had a huge bedroom and bath, a sitting area, and a covered porch for $66.
The only concern was that the house was all wood, meaning greater potential for creepy, crawly critters. I was almost too tired to care about what bedmates I might have that night, although the memory of Reggie was still fresh.
After a day spent battling the Chiriqui River, we were starved, so we drove back into town and ate at Pizzeria La Volcánica. We chowed down on an extra large pizza with mushrooms and a side order of patacones for $13.75. The price was right, the pizza was edible, and the patacones were delicious.
For dessert, we strolled over to Choko Chettas, whose sign kept catching our eye each time we drove up and down main street. Its modern décor and feel made me feel like I had just stepped into a Miami restaurant. We ordered two skewers of strawberries and brownies covered in milk chocolate, which cost us $6.00.
The girls kindly wrapped them so we could take them back to Villa Marita.
We awoke early the next morning to guess what? No creepy crawlies! Yay! We dressed and packed because we had to meet at 7:45 a.m. downtown for our next adventure – gliding through the tree tops on a canopy tour!
But before we left we headed down to the registration building to have some free coffee and hot chocolate, check email, and savor the surrounding sights. The morning sun highlighted the lodge’s beautiful gardens, which were in full bloom and we tried to capture a photo of two doves that came to rest on the porch awning, but t that exact second our camera wouldn’t corporate.
Villa Marita offers a buffet breakfast for a small fee, but we weren’t able to take advantage of it since we had a schedule to keep.
As Wes went off to start the car, I snapped a few last photos of the property’s caged toucans when Ana’s father introduced himself to me and explained that one particular toucan usually rests on his shoulder as he walks the grounds. He also has many greenhouses on the property, that Ana said he would certainly give us a tour of, but we just didn’t have the time.
That is one place I would go back to if to do nothing more than to sit on the big porch and take in the mountainous panorama.
We had made arrangements to stay at Villa Marita that night, a family-owned and operated lodge set atop a Boquete hilltop a couple of miles from downtown. I knew from its website that the grounds were beautiful, but unfortunately we didn’t get to appreciate them much upon check-in since the afternoon rains had set in.
Ana, the daughter, showed us to our room, which turned out to be her family’s original home, whose first floor was converted into an apartment. We had a huge bedroom and bath, a sitting area, and a covered porch for $66.
The only concern was that the house was all wood, meaning greater potential for creepy, crawly critters. I was almost too tired to care about what bedmates I might have that night, although the memory of Reggie was still fresh.
After a day spent battling the Chiriqui River, we were starved, so we drove back into town and ate at Pizzeria La Volcánica. We chowed down on an extra large pizza with mushrooms and a side order of patacones for $13.75. The price was right, the pizza was edible, and the patacones were delicious.
For dessert, we strolled over to Choko Chettas, whose sign kept catching our eye each time we drove up and down main street. Its modern décor and feel made me feel like I had just stepped into a Miami restaurant. We ordered two skewers of strawberries and brownies covered in milk chocolate, which cost us $6.00.
The girls kindly wrapped them so we could take them back to Villa Marita.
We awoke early the next morning to guess what? No creepy crawlies! Yay! We dressed and packed because we had to meet at 7:45 a.m. downtown for our next adventure – gliding through the tree tops on a canopy tour!
But before we left we headed down to the registration building to have some free coffee and hot chocolate, check email, and savor the surrounding sights. The morning sun highlighted the lodge’s beautiful gardens, which were in full bloom and we tried to capture a photo of two doves that came to rest on the porch awning, but t that exact second our camera wouldn’t corporate.
Villa Marita offers a buffet breakfast for a small fee, but we weren’t able to take advantage of it since we had a schedule to keep.
As Wes went off to start the car, I snapped a few last photos of the property’s caged toucans when Ana’s father introduced himself to me and explained that one particular toucan usually rests on his shoulder as he walks the grounds. He also has many greenhouses on the property, that Ana said he would certainly give us a tour of, but we just didn’t have the time.
That is one place I would go back to if to do nothing more than to sit on the big porch and take in the mountainous panorama.
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