Comments on: Kayaking in La Barqueta http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/12/15/kayaking-in-la-barqueta/ "Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today." - James Dean Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:29:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Chiriquí Chatter » Blog Archive » Feel Like Going For A Dive? http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/12/15/kayaking-in-la-barqueta/#comment-40542 Chiriquí Chatter » Blog Archive » Feel Like Going For A Dive? Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:08:53 +0000 http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/12/15/kayaking-in-la-barqueta/#comment-40542 [...] just received the following email today. Rey was on my previous kayak trip and we talked about going out on other adventures. My mind is game. Who knows? Hey Don [...] [...] just received the following email today. Rey was on my previous kayak trip and we talked about going out on other adventures. My mind is game. Who knows? Hey Don [...]

]]> By: Don Ray http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/12/15/kayaking-in-la-barqueta/#comment-31693 Don Ray Mon, 24 Dec 2007 22:16:30 +0000 http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/12/15/kayaking-in-la-barqueta/#comment-31693 Hi Barbara, Thanks for dropping in and taking the time to leave a comment. I think Jim and I had a great time. I would have had more fun if I hadnt forgotten to cover everything with sunscreen, but it was still fun. Hi Barbara,

Thanks for dropping in and taking the time to leave a comment. I think Jim and I had a great time. I would have had more fun if I hadnt forgotten to cover everything with sunscreen, but it was still fun.

]]> By: Barbara (Jim's sister in NC) http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/12/15/kayaking-in-la-barqueta/#comment-31681 Barbara (Jim's sister in NC) Mon, 24 Dec 2007 18:08:18 +0000 http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/12/15/kayaking-in-la-barqueta/#comment-31681 Hi, Jim sent me the link to your page, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading about his kayak trip. Just so Jim knows: I went kayaking this past spring in Wilmington, NC. All of us got wet, but Thomas was the only one who managed to turn his kayak over - twice. It was early April, sunny but not overly warm, and the water was downright chilly. Merry Christmas from eastern NC! Barbara Hi,
Jim sent me the link to your page, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading about his kayak trip. Just so Jim knows: I went kayaking this past spring in Wilmington, NC. All of us got wet, but Thomas was the only one who managed to turn his kayak over - twice. It was early April, sunny but not overly warm, and the water was downright chilly.

Merry Christmas from eastern NC!
Barbara

]]> By: Don Ray http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/12/15/kayaking-in-la-barqueta/#comment-31663 Don Ray Mon, 24 Dec 2007 13:46:51 +0000 http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/12/15/kayaking-in-la-barqueta/#comment-31663 Hi Jim, Thanks for dropping in. It was a real pleasure meeting you and I hope to do it again some day. Yes, I understand that Ken has avoided all of the Anacondas, at least to this point. Here is hoping you have a wonderful Christmas in Pennsylvania. Hi Jim,

Thanks for dropping in. It was a real pleasure meeting you and I hope to do it again some day.

Yes, I understand that Ken has avoided all of the Anacondas, at least to this point.

Here is hoping you have a wonderful Christmas in Pennsylvania.

]]> By: Jim (tourist from Pa) http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/12/15/kayaking-in-la-barqueta/#comment-31662 Jim (tourist from Pa) Mon, 24 Dec 2007 13:41:34 +0000 http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/12/15/kayaking-in-la-barqueta/#comment-31662 Great Recap of the trip, Don. And I love your daughter's comment about "be the sunscreen!" But you didn't give yourself credit for remembering the mosquito spray--Thanks for letting me use it! You're 100% right about getting wet-My tennis shoes were soaked and took a day in the hot sun to dry out. I guess I thought they'd help protect me from the snakes I imagined were hanging in the trees ready to get me! I couldn't get over how still it was. I live in the country, sort of, and yet it seemed so peaceful on the river. I just hope that panama doesn't get too "Developed", as I feel the Usa has. As Debbie in her comment says, this is the panama we are looking for. Even if you're not much of one for hiking or kayaking, it's just nice to see all the UNdeveloped land as you drive through. By the way, is Ken Still with us, or did one of those 100 foot anacondas he was talking about get him? Great Recap of the trip, Don. And I love your daughter’s comment about “be the sunscreen!” But you didn’t give yourself credit for remembering the mosquito spray–Thanks for letting me use it!
You’re 100% right about getting wet-My tennis shoes were soaked and took a day in the hot sun to dry out. I guess I thought they’d help protect me from the snakes I imagined were hanging in the trees ready to get me!
I couldn’t get over how still it was. I live in the country, sort of, and yet it seemed so peaceful on the river.
I just hope that panama doesn’t get too “Developed”, as I feel the Usa has. As Debbie in her comment says, this is the panama we are looking for. Even if you’re not much of one for hiking or kayaking, it’s just nice to see all the UNdeveloped land as you drive through.
By the way, is Ken Still with us, or did one of those 100 foot anacondas he was talking about get him?

]]> By: Don Ray http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/12/15/kayaking-in-la-barqueta/#comment-31230 Don Ray Sun, 16 Dec 2007 16:24:27 +0000 http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/12/15/kayaking-in-la-barqueta/#comment-31230 Hi Charlotte, Put the rod back in your hands. You only live once. You have obviously had your share of adventures yourself. Hi Charlotte,

Put the rod back in your hands. You only live once. You have obviously had your share of adventures yourself.

]]> By: Charlotte http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/12/15/kayaking-in-la-barqueta/#comment-31220 Charlotte Sun, 16 Dec 2007 15:01:49 +0000 http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/12/15/kayaking-in-la-barqueta/#comment-31220 We enjoyed your adventure. This is the life we lived in PA and FL. - independent fishing and not the Sport Fishing...but for us it is not easy to find here in Panama. As a little girl, my dad put a fishing rod in my hand when I was 2 yrs. old and I have fished a lifetime, until moving to Panama. When everyone was quitting at sunset, my husband and I fly-fished the Delaware River for brown and rainbow trout. This included being chased by a bear w/cubs and wild raccoon (babies) at our feet, hooking on to a muskrat that swam up the riff, got out of the water and ran up the hill at 3AM. Needless to say, you cannot see at that time you did not use light. The guys from Outdoor Life Magazine were the ones that quit when they should have started, their fancy "Match the Hatch" fly tying on the river, etc.. we really miss fishing and hopefully will get more information and meet someone that enjoys our lifestyle that includes crabbing. We cannot buy blue crabs (would rather catch ourselfes) and had access to lobster tails, but they are now out of business. There are so many good things here in Panama but there was so much eliminated from our lifestyle. I am 65 & my husband is 72 but when my husband mentions "I would like to take my wife" silence follows. I am sure comments on this will follow, hopefully, for the better so we can get the rods back in our hands and do what we love the best. We enjoyed your adventure. This is the life we lived in PA and FL. - independent fishing and not the Sport Fishing…but for us it is not easy to find here in Panama. As a little girl, my dad put a fishing rod in my hand when I was 2 yrs. old and I have fished a lifetime, until moving to Panama. When everyone was quitting at sunset, my husband and I fly-fished the Delaware River for brown and rainbow trout. This included being chased by a bear w/cubs and wild raccoon (babies) at our feet, hooking on to a muskrat that swam up the riff, got out of the water and ran up the hill at 3AM. Needless to say, you cannot see at that time you did not use light. The guys from Outdoor Life Magazine were the ones that quit when they should have started, their fancy “Match the Hatch” fly tying on the river, etc.. we really miss fishing and hopefully will get more information and meet someone that enjoys our lifestyle that includes crabbing. We cannot buy blue crabs (would rather catch ourselfes) and had access to lobster tails, but they are now out of business. There are so many good things here in Panama but there was so much eliminated from our lifestyle. I am 65 & my husband is 72 but when my husband mentions “I would like to take my wife” silence follows. I am sure comments on this will follow, hopefully, for the better so we can get the rods back in our hands and do what we love the best.

]]> By: Don Ray http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/12/15/kayaking-in-la-barqueta/#comment-31229 Don Ray Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:25:24 +0000 http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/12/15/kayaking-in-la-barqueta/#comment-31229 Hi Kim. I know, I know. I forgot, I forgot. I will do better, I will do better. I will invest. Hi Kim. I know, I know. I forgot, I forgot. I will do better, I will do better.

I will invest.

]]> By: Kim http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/12/15/kayaking-in-la-barqueta/#comment-31217 Kim Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:24:32 +0000 http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/12/15/kayaking-in-la-barqueta/#comment-31217 Great photos! Looks like an awesome trip, but Dad!!! You once had red hair and you're covered in freckles...I remember on a hot Texas day you once went out to get the newspaper and came back in the house with 3rd degree burns! SUNSCREEN! SUNSCREEN! SUNSCREEN!! Invest in it, use it, BE the sunscreen, dad! Great photos! Looks like an awesome trip, but Dad!!! You once had red hair and you’re covered in freckles…I remember on a hot Texas day you once went out to get the newspaper and came back in the house with 3rd degree burns! SUNSCREEN! SUNSCREEN! SUNSCREEN!! Invest in it, use it, BE the sunscreen, dad!

]]> By: Don Ray http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/12/15/kayaking-in-la-barqueta/#comment-31213 Don Ray Sun, 16 Dec 2007 13:11:08 +0000 http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/12/15/kayaking-in-la-barqueta/#comment-31213 Hi Debbie. You can buy kayaks in David. I think that Rey has several that he sometimes uses to take folks out. At least he would be worth calling. I understand that there are bass in the these streams. I think fishing is supposed to be good, but I am not a fisherman. However, until the other day, I wasn't a kayaker either :) . Hi Debbie. You can buy kayaks in David. I think that Rey has several that he sometimes uses to take folks out. At least he would be worth calling.

I understand that there are bass in the these streams. I think fishing is supposed to be good, but I am not a fisherman. However, until the other day, I wasn’t a kayaker either :) .

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