Lodging and living expenses in Panama City, Panama
 
Date Lodging Food Taxis   Photocopies/ Phone calls Misc shipping expenses Entertain/ Purchases Total
30-Sep-08 $0.00 $8.00 $2.00 $0.90 $8.00 $18.90
1-Oct $0.00 $16.00 $4.80 $20.80
2-Oct $0.00 $4.50 $2.60 $4.00 $11.10
3-Oct $25.00 $12.10 $2.00 $39.10 Vehicle placed in container
4-Oct $25.00 $14.25 $4.00 $0.90 $4.00 $48.15
5-Oct $25.00 $19.20 $19.00 $16.00 $79.20 Ship departs Panama
6-Oct $0.00 $9.50 $18.00   $1.80     $29.30
Totals $75.00 $83.55 $43.00 $12.10 $4.90 $28.00 $246.55
$89.90 Total on day vehicle placed in container
Note:  To save money, we slept in our Volkswagen in a relatively secure neighborhood the first 2 nights in town, the 3rd night was at our friends house, 
the last night we slept at the airport.  Our food averaged $11.93 per day for 2 people.  Typical costs for lodging and food are probably higher.
Lodging and living expenses while waiting for release of vehicle in Guayaquil, Ecuador
Date Lodging Food Taxi to/from Allianz Taxi to/from/ within Port Photocopies/ Phone calls Laundry Entertain/ Purchases Total
7-Oct-08 $25.00 $10.30 $9.00 $3.70 $48.00
8-Oct $25.00 $10.33 $2.35 $1.50 $39.18 Ship arrives Guayaquil
9-Oct $20.00 $7.40 $8.00 $7.65 $43.05
10-Oct $20.00 $9.75   $29.75
11-Oct $20.00 $3.90   $23.90
12-Oct $20.00 $10.40 $38.50 $68.90
13-Oct $20.00 $9.80 $24.80 $54.60
14-Oct $20.00 $9.80 $9.00 $0.25   $39.05
15-Oct $20.00 $10.50 $1.30 $4.00 $9.00 $44.80
16-Oct $20.00 $19.00 $9.50 $6.00 $1.45 $55.95
17-Oct $20.00 $5.60   $8.00 $1.30   $6.00 $40.90 Vehicle removed from container
Totals $230.00 $106.78 $26.50 $23.00 $6.65 $4.00 $91.15 $488.08