Newly paved road to Puerto Lindo

They paved the road here just three days ago.  We cycled inland on a winding hilly road on a sunny morning.  We are staying at the Hostel Wunderbar, run by Silvia and Guido; a German couple who settled here two years ago after living aboard a sailboat for 16 years.  They now book passage for travelers like us on sailboats between here and Cartagena, Colombia.  The demand for this service may end if a road is ever built across the Darien Gap to Colombia.

We joined 4 other German-speaking guests on a water taxi ride to Isla Grande for the afternoon.  We snorkeled on a coral reef and hiked up to the top of a lighthouse for great views of the bay and islands.  As I poked my head up into the fresnel light room, my eyes met those of a Black Vulture.  He could have flown in through an open window on the lower level and may have forgotten how to get back out.

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