Jan and Rich Aaron have been good friends of my parents for many years. We have spent many a Thanksgiving and Easter together. When they came down to Panama for a two week adventure, it was great to see them. We saw some great animals at both the Smithsonian Museum and the Summit Zoo.
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Dinner at my favorite French restaurant |
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A huge iguana, about 7ft long from tip to tail |
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graceful stingrays smiling at us |
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a 28 year old turtlbe guarding nurse shark babies |
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a gorgeous puma putting on a show for all of the zoo visitors |