Sunday we woke and enjoyed the views that looked out over the countryside all the way to the ocean. We met the animals, one dog and two cats and had a light breakfast. Dr. Fernandez, the head of the lab that does all of the stem cell work, has a place in Boquete and had invited us to come by for a visit so we called him and he gave us directions to his place. Dr. Fernandez' place was a coffee farm that had been in his family for over one-hundred years and they had a grand home that was built in the 1930's. I felt like I was walking into a museum when I stepped into the house. We talked and learned about coffee and the history of Boquete coffee then walked the grounds around the property. Dr. Fernandez' father and mother still live in the house. His mother was away but his father was a delight and had great stories to tell. The farm was nestled in the back of a canyon and had grown quite large over the years employing about a hundred workers at the peak of picking season.
After that wonderful visit we went into town had a late lunch then drove though Valle Escondido, the gated community that actually put Boquete on the radar and started the boom of gringos migrating there to live. It is a nice community with a nine hole golf course, but I'm more of a country girl and would prefer the coffee farm to the association dues.
We spent the rest of the day relaxing at our friend's hacienda. The visit would be terribly short but it was a restful respite from the big city.
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