C. Parelius 1967 Journal 37 Panama City, Panama Prov. Rep. of Panama. September 11. Left hotel 5:00 AM (dark) by taxi ($1.00) for Paitilla airport. One way ticket $10.50. plus $5.00 for overweight. (I carried most of the heavy stuff so they didn't weigh it.) Well, of us got in the 6 passenger plane & if we went into the clouds & rain. I flew the plane part way envever though I wound the back out) because the pilot pilot was doing his fingernails & the plane kept turning left till he would lose rep & straighten it out. We flew low enough to see birds but didn't because I spent most of the time worry that the wheels would come off the airplane from the trees we go almost hit. Into fog part of the way. Saw a clear area. Looked like tons of swamp & dense forest. Can't imagine how to collect tree. We dropped off the other passengers at La Palma. While waiting for the plane to leave again, suddenly realized I was now the only ? & the only white. A moment of concern, but the land & water was just so pretty to care. Beautiful trees w/ orange blossoms. The pilot & his one passenger (me) took off for gaviya. I wish he had paid more attention to his plane & less attention to me. He just couldn't understand what I was doing here.