Got off to a fairly late start, with no breakfast or coffee.\u00a0 Fairly boring ride through flat agricultural land;\u00a0 both of us complained of being sleepy and tired.\u00a0 Stopped for lunch at a roadside bar, and continued on until finally breaking out at the start of the Bridge of the America’s,\u00a0 a very picturesque and beautiful entrance to the city of Panama.\u00a0 We wandered briefly in the confusion and traffic of this large and spread out city, and then lucked out by stumbling into a very commercial and government district with dozens of hotels, seemingly on every corner.<\/p>\n
We checked a few hotels, and picked one that seemed reasonable.\u00a0 We felt lucky to have found a place so easily.\u00a0 The hotel had a pool, which we both made good use of, and found good food for dinner.\u00a0 We made an early night of it.<\/p>\n
As of today, I have been on the road for 58 days, and have logged 7,000+ miles since leaving Michigan.\u00a0 Arriving in Panama City is really a major milestone on this long ride south;\u00a0 it may not be half-way in terms of time or distance, but it does represent the end of the first phase of this journey.\u00a0 We will rest here, get geared up and re-equipped for the next leg of this fantastic adventure.\u00a0 We both have\u00a0the same enthusiasm and determination that we started with, and are excited to\u00a0have made it this far\u00a0safely.\u00a0 We have to keep reminding ourselves (and each other) where we actually are, because sometimes it seems unreal even to us!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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