The holiday season is full of gifts.

First gift. MOVING DAY!

Our Australian friends Dave and Vicki lived in a lovely condo in a small complex just across the street from the beach. Turns out, they were leaving on December 1, exactly when we needed a new home. So today, we moved into our 2nd floor three-bedroom lofted condo. We love it. And, naturally, we are wildly relieved to be out of that other place which shall no longer be named.

The rest of the condos here are owned by Panamanians from the city who come spend the occasional weekend here. So, we pretty much have the place to ourselves.

Second gift: TRAVEL DAY!

Coming up on December 5, we are going to visit the States for the first time in nearly a year...