Panama: Lost and Found Hostel / David

Transportation: To get to the Lost and Found Hostel you take the bus that connects David and Bocas Del Toro. You ask the driver to drop you off at KM 42 ($3.00). They drop you off right before the continental divide. Then you hike up a big ol' hill for about ten minutes.

Lost and Found Hostel: The dorms have bunkbeds stacked 3 stories high fitting about 30 people. A friend described it as "it looks like a 12 year old built it so all his friends could stay together." A walk up the hill goes to the bar which feels like the 12 year old's club house and the common area is a beautiful open deck with fantastic views of volcan Baru and has some fierey sunsets.
Over the past 6 years they've been open, through volunteer work, they've created a trail system down a canyon and along the river making an 8 km loop. It's really fantastic because the first couple days there weren't many people at the hostel so during the hikes you were practically alone.
I went exploring upstream and found a nice waterfall where I skinny dipped and enjoyed being naked for an hour or so hopping up and down the river. (VERY LIBERATING).
 After your hike there are, of course, hammocks, cold ones, and awesome views waiting for you. In the evenings everyone sits and has dinner while watching the clouds roll in and out of the valley in minutes.

Bambu Hostel - David: Everyone tells us there is nothing happening in David....and that my friends seems very accurate. We tried to walk the streets in search of a nice coffee shop or bar but had to settle on 1 of the 3 casinos which are one of the only places you can find a beer.  With that said Bambu Hostel is a nice oasis within the city. It has a pool surrounded by lush plants, a tiki bar, and hammocks. We spent a day here catching up on computer work and relaxing poolside. My only complaint was our open air bambu hut shared a wall with some roosters whom didn't seem to understand when dawn actually occured.