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On Sunday morning, I set off for Islas San Blas in the Kuna Yala area. The path led straight through the Panamanian rainforest and was a challenge in terms of color perception. The Kunas are an indigenous population and are almost autonomous, with their own border control (and their own language, which wasn't always easy :D)

From the harbor, we traveled over an hour by sea until we finally arrived at Chichime, which was also the most beautiful island for me. From my hut, I could directly see the sea, the food was delicious, and the people were very kind. The islands also had the bonus of two dogs that lived there and constantly wanted to be petted.

We took a trip to a natural pool, which is basically a natural basin in the middle of the sea where you can stand. And also to a shipwreck that was fully covered in corals (even alive ones).

The bottom line is that I could get used to lying in a hammock for days with this view.

If it weren't for my trauma from last night. Unaware, I went to my room after dinner and turned on the light. I turned around and stared at a pair of eyes (actually only one, but it's more dramatic) including a body and legs, looking at me from a hole at the entrance (yes, she looked at me). After standing in shock for 10 minutes and firmly believing that the tarantula was going to kill me at night, I went to seek help and someone closed the hole. It didn't help that I stared at the hole for another two hours and could hardly sleep.

So conclusion number 2 is that concrete is great, closed doors are great, and air conditioning is great too. The fact that I survived the night does not improve my opinion of spiders. It's especially funny when you're traveling with people and there's a spider enthusiast who comments in the morning, "Wow, I would have loved to see it." 🙃

So there is (almost) nothing that can ruin the feeling of falling asleep to the sound of the sea. And now it's off to Costa Rica 🌊