Los Hermanos

My brother Patrick has decided to join me on this adventure.  He speaks Spanish, has a wonderful personality and is an overall great guy.  I'm excited, he's excited, we now begin the mutual planning process.

We talked on the phone earlier tonight, and decided that the best way to move forward would be a collaboration on the scope of the trip.  There is more in the universe than we will ever be able to experience, and while we want to see and hear it all, we cannot.  So, Patrick and I are going to do some research, propose packages back and forth, and from those broad ideas hone in on the trip that we think will best suit our desires.

An example package:

(Panama)
Boquete - Birdwatching at Finca Lerida, and rainforest hiking
Chiriqui - Volcan Buru national park
Ciudad de Panama - gastronomical tourism, check out the locks, meet up with Isabel's friends
Colon - Chagres national park, Portobelo national park
Pedasi - work on an organic farm for a few weeks doing odd jobs.