just keep on pushing my loves over the border line

We headed to Puerto Viejo for the weekend for our visa renewal border run.  It was our first time back since our first border runs when we had just moved to Panama.  The town felt different this visit.  Perhaps it's because we feel more settled and happy in our life here in Panama.  When we first moved here, the adjustment was harder than we anticipated.  Three years ago, I think the ease of Puerto Viejo, with its first world amenities and first world appearance messed with our heads.  It said to us, "Are you sure you chose the right place in Central America to move your small family to???"  But this border run felt different.  We are so content and fulfilled by our jungle life by the sea in Bastimentos.  We are finally fully confident in our decisions of living a more unconventional life.  So, perhaps Puerto Viejo has become a little more run down and filled with a bit more shadier people since three years ago or perhaps we are clearly seeing the town for the first time, unclouded by self doubt.   We had a fun weekend but we were ready to get home and relax on our porch and swim in our front yard. There are no doubts now.  We love our little life in our little home by the sea. 

Some Dad and Woody frisbee action in the background. 

There was a good amount of wild life on our hotel grounds which was fun.  We saw quite a few of these beautiful frogs, two different sloths, and a small mammal that Woody described as "the hair of a monkey, face of a rat, and tail of a raccoon."  We looked it up. Below is a picture of it.  Pretty accurate description, Wood Man. 

Fernie knows how to vacation

I took these pictures for Oma.
 Check out those huge Old Man Palms!

Boy Bike!
Woody was super disappointed they didn't have kid bikes to rent.  The main road is pretty dangerous so Conor and I were secretly relieved. It's so much easier when it's out of your control as a parent instead of having to be a soul crushing jerk of a parent to your kid that absolutely loves to ride a bike but doesn't get to very often.  

Girl Bike!

And just a few flashbacks from our other border runs to Puerto Viejo.   Time is so noticeable with little kids!

Baby Tohi in the seat!