Day 5 Monday

Today was our sightseeing day and WOW, what sights we did see! We took small boats out of Portobelo, a small town on the Caribbean that was a Spanish colonial port city and is straight out of "Pirates of the Caribbean". Lot's of history, including being sacked by Captain Henry Morgan and Francis Drake, because it was used as the main port in taking silver out of Central America. There are a couple of old forts there complete with canons. The boat ride took us out to Playa Francesa (French beach) on the outer coast. It was one beautiful place complete with mountains, rainforest, clear water-and we had the entire beach to ourselves to explore. We enjoyed snorkeling and beach combing. We also were blessed to finally see a sloth sleeping in a tree right near the beach. Incredible! Later, we went into downtown Panama City for shopping and dinner in the French Quarter of the city. We dined outside near a famous square. What a beautiful evening and awesome way to conclude our last night in Panama. Home tomorrow. Pray for safe travels.