Big Independence day here

Today is a big day in Panama - their independence from Spain.  There supposedly are parades ALL DAY LONG here.  We believe it - we got downtown around 10 this morning and the parade was already in full swing.  We found a good place to watch the parade under an awning, in case it started raining.  Of course, we forgot our cameras, and after missing several good shots, Guillermo decided to just walk back to our house and get the camera.  It took him 35 minutes to get there and back.  So, here are a few shots now that we had the camera.

This picture is taken in front of the grocery store we shop at all the time - Romero.

This group was marching like in slow motion.

An Indigenous group with a political message.

After watching the parade for about 3 hours, we walked across the bridge to get some lunch.  This is the view from the bridge.

The main plaza in Boquete.  Fixed up very nicely in just the last few days.  The cobbled street you see was just done a few days ago.  We used to drive on it, but it is now a pedestrian zone.  We like that much better.

The dresses of these Indigenous women are so colorful!

This is the last scene we saw as we headed back to our house.  That machine just to the right of center is a mobile ice cream cone machine!

It never did rain once today.  The sun shone down on Panama today for their Independence Day celebration!

At 4pm, we could still hear drums and music going down in the town!