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Day 3, a little morning snorkeling.

Sleeping over water for night three

This is the most inhabited island we visited. We had a nice afternoon tour around the town and learned how the island was governed, how family-units worked, and played with a lot of excited children. The Kuna on this island are really good at basketball.

Tour over, playing-with-children chaos ensues.

Post-rain morning light

A peek into the grade school that was right next to our hostel. The students learn Spanish alongside their native Kuna.

Day 4, both boats racing for Colombia!

Panananian army ship and police boats; this was our first stop of the day, customs. We had to lay all our bags out in rows, and a drug dog took a healthy sniff of all our luggage.

That mound (usually) hosts a Panamanian and Colombian flag, marking passage to a new country and new continent!

I was excited.

Second stop, Sapzurro for lunch and a swim. The Colombian immigration office in Capurganá (another 45 minutes by boat) did not open until 3pm, so we had some time to kill before heading to immigration.

Our rides to immigration

We stayed in Capurganá one night, enjoying a goodbye dinner with our fellow travelers (about 25 in total) and our guides before heading south to Medellín the next day. This cat was at our hostel; mostly black but donning stripes as he walked in different light, he was perhaps the most beautiful cat I have ever seen. I forgot his real name, but I called him Bowie because of his different sized pupils.

And we’re in South America!