We took another day trip on Monday this time to Las Lajas a beach area about 2 hours or so from Boquete and southeast of David. Driving we decided to take a friends advice and drive on the road to Caldera area and not driving in David with so much traffic. Another beautiful drive on a sunny day the smell of the country air is invigorating I just breathed it all in why not I wasn’t driving though I did on the way back. The road is much better than the road to David hardly any if any potholes the map directions were easy to follow which is a big plus when you do not the country that well.
I had read Las Lajas has not developed as much as Las Olas. There is just one community development getting started in the area and it is not close to the
playa we visited. When making the turn into Playa Las Lajas it is an eight-mile gravel road drive until the beach appears. Upon arriving there are a few places like La Spiaza Hostel with shacks for whatever your comfort level is, Panamax has one room cabins, then there is a new place Playa Las Lajas Beach Resort. One of the owners Scot Arnold showed us around, it was modern, clean, and each room had a private bath unlike the other two. The resort is on the ocean and has a restaurant and bar. The eating area is outside as most places around here are. Unfortunately, they do not have a website but take my word for it is a great place to stay. The two owners are from the U.S. north of San Francisco they take turns spending time at their new business. Their business is just taking off and on the day we arrived; even though the Resort was not open for business, Scot Arnold very graciously showed us around.
We had lunch at one of the outdoor palapa (palm thatched roofed) restaurants along the beach. Lane had “filete de pescado empanizado” translation breaded fish filet and very delicious, I order a fried whole fish and disappointed fore it was over cooked and dry. However, my pina colada drink was very good. The owners had three or four “Pericos” Parakeets walking around. Pericos are all over Panama and fly around in large groups and making a lot of jibber-jabber noise. In Boquete,
they come back during the rainy season since it is warmer and humid. During the summer in Boquete - January to May - it does not rain as much just a little of the Barareque and is cooler and windy a description of the how windy it becomes think Chicago. So when visiting during the summer months bring a jacket or sweater. Very few people wear shorts or cutoffs because of the chill. One morning this week it was 59 F and stayed cool in the 60s the rest of the day, normally it is in the 70s. Along the pacific, it is a different story, very warm with a comfortable tropical breeze.
Upon returning to Boquete that afternoon, it felt great getting away from the heat of La Lajas - so see we live in the best of both worlds - it was as if the air-conditioner had been turned on to just the right temperature
.
I had read Las Lajas has not developed as much as Las Olas. There is just one community development getting started in the area and it is not close to the
playa we visited. When making the turn into Playa Las Lajas it is an eight-mile gravel road drive until the beach appears. Upon arriving there are a few places like La Spiaza Hostel with shacks for whatever your comfort level is, Panamax has one room cabins, then there is a new place Playa Las Lajas Beach Resort. One of the owners Scot Arnold showed us around, it was modern, clean, and each room had a private bath unlike the other two. The resort is on the ocean and has a restaurant and bar. The eating area is outside as most places around here are. Unfortunately, they do not have a website but take my word for it is a great place to stay. The two owners are from the U.S. north of San Francisco they take turns spending time at their new business. Their business is just taking off and on the day we arrived; even though the Resort was not open for business, Scot Arnold very graciously showed us around.We had lunch at one of the outdoor palapa (palm thatched roofed) restaurants along the beach. Lane had “filete de pescado empanizado” translation breaded fish filet and very delicious, I order a fried whole fish and disappointed fore it was over cooked and dry. However, my pina colada drink was very good. The owners had three or four “Pericos” Parakeets walking around. Pericos are all over Panama and fly around in large groups and making a lot of jibber-jabber noise. In Boquete,
they come back during the rainy season since it is warmer and humid. During the summer in Boquete - January to May - it does not rain as much just a little of the Barareque and is cooler and windy a description of the how windy it becomes think Chicago. So when visiting during the summer months bring a jacket or sweater. Very few people wear shorts or cutoffs because of the chill. One morning this week it was 59 F and stayed cool in the 60s the rest of the day, normally it is in the 70s. Along the pacific, it is a different story, very warm with a comfortable tropical breeze.Upon returning to Boquete that afternoon, it felt great getting away from the heat of La Lajas - so see we live in the best of both worlds - it was as if the air-conditioner had been turned on to just the right temperature
. 
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