Bonnie Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Chiriqui Life's new masthead is a great addition, giving the site a vibrancy heretofore missing. Thanks, Bud and Marcelyn. And thanks to Larry Wilkinson for the lovely photograph. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Admin_01 Posted July 13, 2016 Administrators Share Posted July 13, 2016 Thanks Bonnie. We have had some private comments of positive feedback as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John R Hampton Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Larry is an outstanding photographer - - - we're fortunate to have him here in Boquete. Here's his website: http://larrywilkinsonphotography.zenfolio.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoSailors Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Great Job on the new Mast Head and for selecting Larry. His work is excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 (edited) It's a very positive enhancement to the page, imo. Edited July 14, 2016 by Keith Woolford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacAssist Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 A mi me gusta esta photo, gracias, Larry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted May 13, 2017 Moderators Share Posted May 13, 2017 Thank you MacAssist. We will relay your kind words to Larry. It was the management's intention to periodically change out the masthead photo. Boquete is blessed with many outstanding photographers, and there certainly is a lot of good scenery. However, we have simply been too busy just keeping up with the daily website maintenance duties to change the masthead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted December 13, 2017 Moderators Share Posted December 13, 2017 In an unrelated set of events, one of Boquete's most senior expat residents provided some interesting historical information about the Isla Ventana area, which is the area depicted in our masthead photo that was posted in the summer of 2016. I refer to Price Peterson. With his permission, I am quoting some comments from a recent email received from Price. Quote Dear Bud, Just took a close look at your opening CL photo of a view looking toward Ventanas. The house on the shore used to belong to the Tribaldos family and years ago our family enjoyed several lazy weekends there with Eddy, Marcella, and family. Curiously, the catamaran in the foreground is almost exactly where our 30' sloop, M'Lady, was anchored. At 5 am, Dec. 21, 1989, a local yokel of the Battallion de Dignidad and his son rowed out to the only Gringo target for miles, and lobbed two hand grenades into the hull. Sank like the proverbial rock. This was the action in Boca Chica the morning of 'Just Cause'. The next time you are in Boca Chica, if you look around, you will find a TV antenna mounted on a tall aluminum pole. That was our mast, and the rest still lies beneath the catamaran. Also worth noting that the wad-able waters around Ventanas used to have some great oysters. Parenthetically, for those who might be interested in more information about Operation Just Cause, here is a link to the Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_invasion_of_Panama. There is no reference that I could find to M'Lady in this Wikipedia article, but it does mention the "Dignity Battalions". Thank you to Price for sharing this piece of history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penny Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 (edited) The Dignity Battalion was popularly referred to as the "Ding Bats". Edited December 14, 2017 by Penny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanecito Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Another source of information about the invasion is the documentary "The Panama Deception." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted December 14, 2017 Moderators Share Posted December 14, 2017 6 hours ago, Lanecito said: Another source of information about the invasion is the documentary "The Panama Deception." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Panama_Deception https://www.amazon.com/Panama-Deception-Elizabeth-Montgomery/dp/B000KJU1K0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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