Bill Uhlman Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Hi, we are on our third trip to Boquete and checking off our list of things we have not yet done. What is the best nearest beach for a day trip? General directions would be helpful. We are not interested in the Bocas Del Toro side. Thanks in advance for your kind advice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundageba Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 With this wind...the beach would be nasty. Blowing sand. Nearest beach is Las Olas. Might be nicer to go to Cangilones just the other side of Gualaca. It is an established park and frequented by families and youngsters. Beautiful swimming hole. Usually pretty peaceful early in the day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Uhlman Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 Thanks for the advice Alison, i have seen the pictures of this place and it looks intriguing. We are used to wind where we come from but the past few days have been brutal so i get that it could be nasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundageba Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Well the wind has let up. Las Olas is at least an hour from here. Beach is much like Daytona....nice for walking the beach. The waves could have some size as a new swell has approached. It's a beach with rips and currents. You can be standing in 3 ft deep water step one step to the right or left and be over your head and swept. Keep that in mind if you are not a good swimmer. if you are a good swimmer ...don't panic...ride out the rip and head back in...don't fight it. You'll be fine. My vote is my first suggestion. Nice easy drive, no traffic, scenic and peaceful Have fun Alison 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, Brundageba said: Well the wind has let up. Las Olas is at least an hour from here. Beach is much like Daytona....nice for walking the beach. The waves could have some size as a new swell has approached. It's a beach with rips and currents. You can be standing in 3 ft deep water step one step to the right or left and be over your head and swept. Keep that in mind if you are not a good swimmer. if you are a good swimmer ...don't panic...ride out the rip and head back in...don't fight it. You'll be fine. My vote is my first suggestion. Nice easy drive, no traffic, scenic and peaceful Have fun Alison There is a yellow flag caution at Playa Barqueta today for "strong waves and the presence of marine agents" What would they mean by marine agents, Alison? Sea snakes? Jellyfish? Saltwater crocs? Edited February 12, 2017 by Keith Woolford 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundageba Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Locals call it "mal agua". Heavy wind, big surf and jellyfish make for pieces of jellyfish tentacles in the water. If you tend to be allergic to stings you can come out with rash and hives. I saw that a couple of weeks ago at Santa Catalina. The guy swore the place he was staying had bed bugs. All of us were getting stung ( I call it mini-annoying stings) . He was wearing a short sleeved surf shirt. Only place he had the hives/rash was his arms neck and some on the legs. ...places he was exposed to the ocean water surface. If it was bed bugs, he'd have the bites on his back, belly hips and legs. Nope....mal agua got him..marine agents. ( at least they put up a sign and let you know....like no secret agents here !) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted March 25, 2017 Moderators Share Posted March 25, 2017 For more news about jellyfish in the Bay of Panama, see https://playacommunity.com/panama-articles/nature/6803-jellyfish-blooms-and-upwelling-in-the-bay-of-panama.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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