Volleyball and Playa Gorgona

     Yesterday began the STRI volleyball tournament! Interns and employees on our floor at the Naos lab had been practicing together all week, with noticeable improvement. I was really excited for the actual game! We played on Friday evening, and while we weren't horrible, we lost by not a small margin to the other team. Though we lost, we had a lot of fun and since only two games were scheduled that evening, most of the time we were there was spent playing for fun and just passing the ball around.

     Today several of us from "la jaula" (what we call our apartment) went to Playa La Gorgona. It is a black sand beach. The sun was out (as usual), the water was warm, and we played more volleyball! It was much fun. I also swam a lot with my goggles, but the visibility was practically null. We met some Panamanian men (or at least we think they were Panamanian) who gave us a lot of free cheap beer and played volleyball with us for at least an hour or two. Then we wandered around looking for a restaurant and finally filled our starving bellies.

     Tomorrow I hope to go through the canal locks! Apparently this is one of the major attractions of Panama City, not surprisingly. I should remember my camera then so I can post real photos.

Hasta luego!

La Playa Gorgona. Add some trash and this is exactly what it looked like there today.