April 9th

The next day, we took a boat trip to an isolated island, some 5km away, where we snorkeled, seeing more beautiful coral reefs and colourful fish. Luckily, we did not stay here for very long as the hot sun and warm water were quite intense for our Canadian winter skin. We returned to El Porvenir and had a leisurely lunch. After lunch we were picked up by boat to be taken to another, bigger Kuna Yala village where we would spend the rest of the afternoon and evening.


exploring some islands

When we arrived in the larger Kuna Yala village we were warmly greeted and shown to the room we would spend the night. After settling in, we were given a tour of the island by one of the Chiefs. Then we sat with some of the locals, sharing as much information as we possibly could given the language barrier. They speak their own language and learn Spanish in the school.


staying with the Kuna Yala

Speaking English is something that they have learned on their own or going to school on the mainland. One of the Chiefs talked about his son, who goes to school in Toronto. The Chief was going to visit his son in Toronto in May for the third time. He was looking forward to visiting, Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec during his time in Canada. We have supper on this island and were pleasantly surprised to have homemade mashed potatoes, not rice, with our delicious fish.


buying molas