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				17MAR05 trip Johnson, Keller, Mendez, Dipp & Anguizola  page 2
	Yari with Margarita Smith, the Patriarch of the Smith family in this pueblo.
	The children are absolutely fascinated b Giselle's red hair!  We wonder what might the new styles they would be sporting on our next visits.
	Yari and Teri, checking out the "privey".  Sanitary inspection by the visiting Doctor, no doubt.
	Here's Robert and Gene checking out the fishing nets.  These are used by the locals to catch fish they then sell to the local in-rio market, as well as to the Chiriqui Grande market, which is a major source of their income.
	This sign indicates "made 10 February, 2005".  The other section indicates "Donation by tour North Americans".  This was the second half of the cement walkway to the children's school, majority funding by the generous owner's of "Free Spirit" who toured with us in Jan '05.  The children were the ones behind these accolades in cement, as we were informed by the school teachers.
	The children wanted to show off their school, as an appreciation for the gift of notebooks that allowed them to start school the next day.  They all promised to study hard, and to learn English!
	Gene was demonstrating the fine art of sling shooting.  Out of nearly 10 attempts, he one had hit and 2 near misses.  The count was made by one the boys, who passed the info along.
	The young lad in the dark shirt had obvious knowledge of the weapon, as he had 5 of 6 shots firmly on target, and the 6th one was a glancing blow of the side.
	Everywhere she went, Giselle's hair was THE object of the children's attention.  One young lad told me, "It isn't hot at all!"
	The completed walk way to the school.  Margarita was explaining to Yari, that this final half would allow the children to walk to and from the school in rainy periods, without walking in mud.
	This sector is the original walkway created more than 3 years ago.  The new sector is the culmination of a long wait!
	Departing the pueblo of Mananti Abajo, the memories of these friendly loving people won't soon fade from memory.
	As we departed the Rios, literally thousands of buzzards were flying across the sky.  Sadly, too far for photos, were several vertical spirals of birds as if inside a small tornado.  Examining the Birds of Panama book, Gene discovered it is indeed a natural phenomenon every year at this time, when 1,000s of the buzzards gather in Bocas and a couple other locales in Panama for - yes, you guessed it, a mating ritual.  Now we know why there never seem to be buzzards making out along the roads of Panama!
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