Second day in Bocas

Hello------------------------------Well, after waking on the second day here in Bocas Del Toro, Panama. We ate a small breakfast then continued back to our hotel where there was a taxi waiting to take us to our destination of the day, Boca Del Drago (plya = beach.) Our forty minute taxi ride was a little unsettling because the guy did not speak any English and we were told we were going to a beach. This one lane, mostly dirt, road was very bumpy and did not show many signs that we were heading to a beach. The thoughts that crossed my mind during the trip was (the movie hostel) that he could be taking us anywhere, but I was just paranoid. We eventually arrived at the beach where Morgan and I were the only two tourist there. It was very secluded and away from the other hustle and bustle of the island. We got a chance to relax in the hammocks and enjoy the views. Once a boat showed up with more tourist we bummed two snorkel sets off the boat driver for $3.00. While snorkeling we saw a Small stingray as well as many colorful fish, in the meantime a handful of tourist arrived which keep the only restaurant steady as well as a few purchasers at the only gift hut. We asked the taxi driver to come back to the beach at 2:00pm to pick us up and to where we made our way back to the hotel for showers and power naps. This nap proved to be uncomfortable as I had gotten some sun on the previous day and the air condition was cut off for the afternoon (only works in the evenings.) After waking we went to a local restaurant right on the water and had a Mexican burger...Mmmmmm good. As we sat there eating a Storm started to roll in and we could see its every move which was amazing. I love thunder storms. Once again getting back to the hotel be proceeded to turn the TV back on which has stayed on CNN the entire duration of our trip. ---------------------------We got the chance to watch Sarah Palin and Joe Biden square off at Washington University. I believe that being in a different country at this critical point in American history gives us an many advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantage of not being able to vote our mind because to have an absentee ballet outside the US has been said is too much paperwork, and would prove frivolous. As well as not being in the country if something were to happen to the AIR industry (financial) and them not being able to provide services because of the financial binds to which every American is feeling. One more disadvantage is that we see how the American economy effects the worlds economy through the Latin American countries as well as having to deal with the fact that we are Americans living abroad during these astronomical changes in our World and Government as we know/knew it. The few advantages we have is that we do get the outsider view, having this view and then coming back to the United States of America I will know how important it is to be financially secure and live within my means. After a year of living here for the Lord, he has shown me that I can get by with very little, everything else was just wants and desires that in the grand schema of things are NOT necessity, yet temptations to go further into debt. Also an advantage of being here is that I know how much I will make this year and that will not change based on what Washington does. Though very little it may be, I get by and know that I will be OK until August 2009. One more pro from being here is that I will have a world view that our Republican VP pick may not have. Well with what ever happens in the United States while we are gone I hope that It will bring back the Pride and the feelings that we once felt in America. In the past decade I feel that in the Phrase ¨Proud to be an American¨, ¨American¨ has been gone down in value just like the value of the dollar. If we as a country can regain what it means to be a free country and give more power to the people then the value of ¨being an American¨will grow as well as our since of pride, maybe even the value of the dollar as well. ------------------------Moving on from this....we are about to board a boat to Changinola to which we will then go to the boarder of Costa Rica @ Sixaola. Then take a MEP bus which will take us right into Limon Center. After that we plan on picking up a few groceries and then heading back to the ¨Hatch¨(see LOST second season). Hopefully we will be able to make it to MaribuCaribe for some Internet on Monday or Tuesday (or Both). That is when I will be able to post some of the Glamor Shots that we have taken on our expedition to Bocas del Toro. LOVE AND MISS YOUALLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!! Your Missionary ROMAN DANIEL BRADY