Tec Studio

It was about a year ago, that the Let's Camp store opened, and it became a place to meet and get to know other outdoors people.

It was there where I met Harold and Carlos. And altought I got to knew that Harold was a webmaster and Carlos an architect, I never really deepened into that subject.
Our general conversations where more about what we had in common, trips, camping, rappel, in general passion for adventure.

Anyways, today I was with my sister discussing the possibility of building a beach house, yet we had no idea who to call for this. So I call Carlos, just to test the waters.

I was thinking, this guy works alone, it is probably a small thing, I mean, he never brags about his work, it must be really a thing just to eat.

So he shows up today to my place, with a CD of pictures of a few things he has done.


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Needless to say that I am impress.

And yes Carlos, I had to blog it, I just had to.

BTW;
Carlos Amaya
Club x, Calle 9
Tel/fax: 261-2081
Cel: 6618-3508
carlos@tecstudio.net

The Door Lock.

Today I was shopping for a new door lock.

I was looking for something a little bit more secure than a crappy $10.00 door knob.

I found a Panamanian distributor with some very robust locks for about a hundred dollars (~$100).

I actually tested how the key would fit in my pocket, it was a little bit to big.

1st flu of 2006

It is official, I have a flu.

This is the first flu of the year. Not bad.

But more surprising, is when I think back in time, and I see myself swimming on a lake in Canada, not finding a place to sleep in the Grand Canyon, that night I thought I was going to freeze to death (and I was wearing short pants).
Sleeping barely five hours a day as I was on my road trip tru USA. Probably not eating well enough (I lost over 20 pounds), sleeping on a bench (cold aluminum bench) in the middle of nowhere [hitch hiking] and yet, in all that time, I never got sick.

[Yea this is the trip I never wrote about. ]

So it is obviously not an environmental thing, cause I have been to more extreme situations with no problem.
It is not a food issue, cause I am eating a lot more healthy back in Panama.
It is not a exposure issue, cause in the states, I made over 8k miles on trains, hike, car, buses and planes. I had plenty of opportunities to catch a flu [and in some buses I was riding with the homeless].

So, all I can think of, is that is a psychological flu (way to go Roman, always being out of the box).
And if that is the case, I know exactly why. I know what new business I am starting, that is stealing my calm.

But, we all know who is going to be the winer on this war... the flu will die...

Four days on a panga with Dix Roper.

Sweet adventures opportunities keep pooping up.

This time, Dix Roper, and experienced spearfisher invited me to join one of his trips.

In a nutshell on this trip I saw the dolphins swim next to the boat, and then I joined them in the water.
They where really close to me, I'll say 3 meters.

I swam as fast as I could with my flips, and managed to keep a decent observation distance and see them (four of them) swim in sort of zigzag in front of me. However, apparently dolphins are better swimmers...

On the matter of whales, they are huge (and have such a small eyes).
On a couple of my dives, I actually tough they where under me. Their sing was so clear.
Yet, I raised my head from the water, and saw their splash at least 15 km away.

Driving at 20 nuts with eagle sharp sight on the horizon to detect any chunks of wood (to avoid breaking the boat propeller or to dive around).
Maneuvering the boat, to pickup the divers, sometimes on wild sea conditions.

Working the anchor up, when it got stuck. That is what anchors do, right?

The sight of spectacular islands in the Las Perlas Archipelago.

Resting at the end of a log day, with tha friends, enjoying a meal together.

What an awesome trip.
Is good to be alive.















UPDATE: Here is the article written by Dix Roper.