Aye Caramba!

Last night I dreamt I was back in Panama. The dream was so real that I could smell the aroma of fresh Café Duran brewing.

  • The number one site in cyberspace... catch the Chiva
  • A Night in the Tropics
  • Buy Cafe Duran... Diga Cafe Duran... Drink Cafe Duran
  • Fly with me to the old Canal Zone...
  • Check out the great pictures of Panama
  • The General
  • The BHS Class of 1957... GO Bulldogs!
  • The US Navy wants you!
  • Visit the number one wonder in the World... The Panama Canal
  • Hola lo que es bueno de Panama.
  • Pope John Paul II visited Panama in 1983
  • Teddy Roosvelt... Walk Softly but carry a Big Stick.
  • El Puente de Las Americas
  • Cocoli Verses
  • More Cocoli Verses
  • Early United States Navy Recruiting posters
  • Little stories about the Canal Zone and Panama..
  • Welcome y Bien Venido
  • All roads lead to Cocoli...
  • No me digas..
  • Become part of the Panama Canal Museum
  • Battleships and the Panama Canal
  • USS Arizona BB-39
  • Hazy gray and underway...
  • Footprints
  • A Night in the tropics
  • And the sea will grant each man new hope, as sleep brings dreams of home
  • My Name is Panama

My Favorite Web Sites

A Night in the Tropics
Lifeguard is always on duty...
Don't count the years---count the memories...
Did you know that Pope John Paul II visited Panama in 1983...
Sacred Heart Chapel - Ancon, Panama
Okay... lets go sign up...
Scouting in the Canal Zone
Feliz Navidad... Feliz Navidad...
Cocoli... the way it was.
Psst..You got a minute?
J Street Curio... ask for John.
Are you dreaming about Panama again?
Tell That to the Marines!!!
US Marines... Semper FI
The National Ensign and a bit of history...
Official Panama Canal Museum Web Site... Go for it!
Ho-Chi Mamma...Panama Dreaming
Latest news of Panama...
The Drama of the Sea...
Broadside... Just Awesome!!!
Sunday and Holiday Routine...
Deepwater and other things...
United States Navy Chief...
USS Chief MCM-14...
Water Survival...
GO Bulldogs!!!
Que te pasa?
Captain America...
Happy Birthday to you...
Retirement of the SS Cristobal...
Hibiscus a tropical beauty...
Blessed Father Michael McGivney... a saint for our times.
Iowa Class Battleships... the end of an era
The Old Navy as I remembered it...
My Tin Cans as I knew them...
Now Hear This...Liberty Call...Liberty Call...
SS Panama... a dream of a ship!
Ginups... what a delicious little green fruit!
Crab apples... eating good in the neighborhood.
Un Raspao bien fria...
Agua de Tamarindo bien fria...
Rene Barbier... a great spirit... a great wine from a primier winery
Thoughts to ponder late at night...
Truths to live by...
Happy Halloween!!!
Shalom... Peace be with you.
In the skies over Panama...
In Spanish for all my friends in Panama...
Mano de Piedra
Ruben Blades on Concert
The Tailor Of Panama...
So, where do you go from here?
Leprechauns in Panama...
Coach Vince Lombardi and BHS...
Looking back... to the design change of the Panama Canal...
Selected highlights of the Panama Canal
The land of the coconut tree
Cocoli and the 3rd Set of Locks
Harley-Davidson Motorcycles... a true American Legend
Goldens in the old Canal Zone...
Rubber Ducky you are the one
Rainy Pavements Beneath My Feet...
Cuando caliente el sol...
Lacona the home of the African Tulip Tree
Eating good in the neighborhood...
A message from the Gipper...
God speaks to all of us...
Angels are our friends...
Chasing iguanas in Panama...
Fun in the sun...
Night falls like a curtain in Panama
Map of the Old Canal Zone
OLD GLORY...
A Sailor's Life...
Iowa Class Battleships...
US Navy Core Values
Sergeant Major Daniel Joseph Daly, USMC
A Memo From God
Cocoli... where the living was easy.
Leaf Cutter Ants beneath our feet...
My Panama the land of enchantment
Life is a Beach
No me digas...
Rule Numero Uno (Rule #1)Cucarachas are everywhere...
Did you know that cucarachas break wind every 15 minutes?
Lafitt Pincay... the winningest jockey in horse racing
Seabiscuit an American Legend
Lets Roll...
EIDES ET VERITAS
Casablanca 1942
The Naked Jungle
Cafe Duran... el mejor cafe del mundo
Singing in the Rain...
Moving on...
Escape to a Tropical Paradise...
My Mother Was Right
General George Patton
Escape to Panama...
Angels are everywhere... Thank God
Well, Pilgrim...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
San Jose Church in Casco Viejo
Night time in the old Canal Zone
Leprechauns in Panama
Happy Saint Patrick's Day
Saint Patrick's Day in Panama
The Road Not Taken
Firefighters in Panama
Fire Safety in the Old Canal Zone
La Bruja Road Challenge!!!
Panama the land of milk and honey
The Official History of the USS Ancon AGC-4
A Pictorial History of the USS ANCON AGC-4
Fly with me to the old Canal Zone
Collection of CZ Images
The General
El Puente de las Americas
Mi Pollera... Mi Pollera...
BHS Class of 1957
BHS Plaque a Senior Class Gift
Open letter to BHS Class of 1999...
The Legend of the Prom Queen
Once upon a time...
Your Destiny awaits you...
BHS Class of 1958
Wolfman Jack... Mercy!
Vamos a La Cantina
Rawhide...
Okie Dokie...
Boogie Woogie Bugler Boy of Company B
Hammocks in the Old Navy
US Marines in Panama
Teddy Roosevelt
Colonel Teddy Roosevelt
President Teddy Roosevelt Slept at the Tivoli Hotel
Cafe Duran... Que bueno es!
Footprints
Panama Canal
Come Fly Air Panama
Manana... Manana is good enough for me
Another Day in Panama is like another Day in Paradise
Observing the skies...
Elvis Presley
Let's take a sentimental journey back to Panama
Lo que si es bueno de Panama
Teddy Roosevelt... Walk Softly but carry a Big Stick.
A closer Look at the Panama Canal
Selected memories of the Old Canal Zone
USS Vogelgesang DD-862
Join the United States Navy and accelerate your life!
USS New Jersey
History of the song Anchors Aweigh
Navy Chief
More about the Navy Chief
The Mighty A - USS Ancon ACG-4
USS Missouri BB-63
The United States Navy and the Panama Canal
US Navy as a career
USS Arizona BB-39
USS Manley DD-940 in Panama waters...
Arizona Memorial
My Navy
Selected Navy Sayings
Going in Harms Way
Dec. 7, 1941
Early United States Navy Recruiting and some fabulous pictures of refueling at sea
USS Manley DD-940
Little stories about the Canal Zone and Panama
Remembering the Old Tivoli Hotel
No me digas...
Cocoli Verses
More Cocoli Verses
Welcome y Bien Venido
My Cocoli
Be part of the Panama Canal Museum
Battleships and the Panama Canal
The Mighty Battlewagons
Hazy gray and underway
And the sea will grant each man new hope, as sleep brings dreams of home
My name is Panama
Cocoli Boys and Girls List
US Naval Station Rodman
Do you need a bathing suit?
Buy Cafe Duran... the best coffee in the world
Eso si es mi Cocoli
Escape to Cocoli
Que pasa...Mon
Parada.... Yo dije parada!!!
El Siglo
Romance is in the air at the commissary
Let's Go Home!

Aye Caramba! Andale... if you expect to get to Cocoli anytime soon! Yes, here comes the Chiva the adventure is just begining. Let's explore a lost paradise at the crossroads of world commerce in the heart of the universe. This enchanting land where magic is at your fingertips is only a few hours south of Miami by air. I plan to give you a preview of what it was to have had the good fortunate to have been born in Panama and spend all my early years in the old Canal Zone. Yes, Welcome to my corner of the world. Our first stop is Cocoli… the best little Navy Town Site in all of the old Canal Zone. Take it easy or as the natives say, "Dale suave, Mon" but if you must run then get the lead out before the Chiva pulls away from the curb. Aye caramba! We missed that Chiva but not to worry there will be another one coming along in a few minutes. So Enjoy your visit... If there are any questions or comments feel free to E-Mail Me… I will try to answer them manana. God bless you and yours… And you all come back now… you hear? Hasta la vista and Buena Suerte! May the Force be with you…

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