We have decided to hang out here in Boquete, for about a month...We have been thinking that somewhere in Panama we would try to stop for a bit, and either work or volunteer somewhere. By staying in one place we will save a little money by not paying for traveling expenses every couple of days, and getting a deal on a place to stay. Plus, it's nice to unpack for a bit! We rented a little cabina right across the driveway from the cool hostel we were staying at. It is a pretty good setup for us!!
On our second or third day here we visited Paradise Gardens, and garden and wildlife refuge started by an English couple that retired here in Panama...After some time, they started taking on all sorts of rescue animals and trying to rehabilitate them. Three years later, they have a beautiful garden, bird aviaries that contain beautiful tropical birds, different monkeys and other animals. I am not doing the place justice in my inadequate description, but when we went for a visit we absolutely loved the place. We stopped back to ask if they could use our help, and we are now volunteers there!!! It is so fun!! We go there in the afternoons and give people tours and tell them about the animals, or do various other things to help out around the place...The other day I sawed down an orange tree (a first for me!) and put the branches in the animal cages for them to play with. We get to play with all the animals, and start to try to hand feed some of the rescued babies. What is so cool about this place is that it is just run on donations, and the retirement pension of the couple that started it! I think it will be a fun way to spend some time here, hanging out with animals and trying to learn all the plants that they have. Here is a picture of me with Precious, a Hyacinth Macaw. I have never seen a bird like this before, she is absolutely beautiful!
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