Portobelo weekend

Panoramic view from the porch.  The island on the right is Isla Grande, a famous tourist spot. 

 This weekend, eight friends and I packed into a beach house on the Caribbean coast. We didn't do much besides cook meals, drink wine, swim, and read books.  And the house was literally 10 ft from the water.  While my friends waded through the coral shoals (and came back pretty cut up from some wave-induced wipeouts), I sat on the porch and read my book.

This is the upclose shot of the brave swimmers.  As I look again at this picture, I can see them gingerly picking their way across the rocks.