Visit to Volcan

Thursday, 09. August 2007 by Sharon Brown

I headed to Volcan yesterday and spent the night.  The drive was very easy from here to the edge of David, and then onto Volcan.  The drive is so beautiful...so beautiful.  At different times throughout the drive I felt as though I were in the mid-western part of the U.S., or in a tropical jungle area, or what I imagine Sweden or Switzerland to look like.  It was so lovely to see the beautiful pastures....farmers tending to their property and animals...the horse families running and walking on the rolling, mountainous land, the misty clouds rolling by....  I was trying to soak it all in....and trying to imagine what my family might think of the drive.

I met some wonderful people in Volcan.  They were so helpful in trying to connect me with the right people that may have some rental homes, and told me about the area and the community there.  Volcan is much more rural, and the town is much more spread out than Boquete.  I went to the 6:00pm Mass last night, and met some very sweet people, then went to eat at a wonderful Greek restaurant!  If you’re ever in Volan, definitely stop there to enjoy a very good meal there.  The owner was very kind and knowledgeable about the area, and it was so nice visiting with him.

After only spending one day in Volcan, I decided, and just felt that for now, it was not the place for our family.  I feel that there is more of a community feel in Boquete, and being closer to the city of David is a plus as well.  Volcan is a beautiful town and may cost less to live there for now, but overall.....for this move....I am choosing Boquete for our family.

I am looking at more rental homes today and trying to connect with the other real estate agent I have been working with to show me some others.  It has been a bit of a challenge to coordinate seeing homes here in Boquete.  It just requires a little patience, which I have had the pleasure of working on while I’m here.