After giving up on the island surf camp I only had $8 in my wallet, but did have more than half a tank of fuel. I had no means of communicating with anybody and figured I had about an hour or two of daylight left, although I couldn’t be sure on that because the time zone had changed once more as I crossed into this latest country. I did have a map because I am still that much of a boy scout and figured I could probably figure things out, despite the government’s lack of spending on road signs in Panama.
I pushed on and cannot tell you how delighted I was to find a cash point in a town called Sona, which I will be backtracking though later this week. Dollars are used in Panama so I got a stash out because I didn’t know if I would be able to get anymore in Santa Catalina (you can’t by the way) and I would have to pay for a hotel, food, etc whilst there. Having been caught out by this in Pavones I didn’t want the same issues.
From Sona it was actually quite easy to find Santa Catalina.
I also must compliment Panama on the road surfaces I have experienced so far.
They are better than most in Britain! Two lanes of smooth blacktop.
As an aside here I will recommend ‘Two Lane Blacktop’ which is a cult car movie which starred Dennis Wilson.
Dennis was The Beach Boys’ drummer who was the only one of them who could actually surf.
I rolled into town just after the sun had set and found a café on the shore of the town’s sheltered bay to cool down with a few cold beers as well as a fish supper. I didn’t stay there long though because it was already dark and I wanted to get a place to stay. That task proved more difficult than I was expecting simply because nobody was at home or answering the door. It turned out well though because I have found a great place overlooking the best break in the area, and have secured a private room for three days.
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