What's it like to live in Bastimentos, Panama?

I LIVED IN THE TOWN OF "OLD BANK", BASTIMENTOS FOR 5 YEARS.  IT IS TRULY ONE OF THE LAST TRUE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS THAT REMAINS TRUE TO IT'S ROOTS. MOST LOCALS CAME OVER FROM THE WEST INDIES AND JAMAICA TO WORK THE BANANA INDUSTRY IN THE EARLY DAYS. ENGLISH IS THE FIRST LANGUAGE AND THEIR OWN LOCAL DIALECT IS CALLED "GURI GURI"  IT'S ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON A COLLISION COURSE...MUSIC IS KING IN OLD BANK AND THERE IS ALWAYS SOME BOB...

I LIVED IN THE TOWN OF "OLD BANK", BASTIMENTOS FOR 5 YEARS.  IT IS TRULY ONE OF THE LAST TRUE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS THAT REMAINS TRUE TO IT'S ROOTS. MOST LOCALS CAME OVER FROM THE WEST INDIES AND JAMAICA TO WORK THE BANANA INDUSTRY IN THE EARLY DAYS. ENGLISH IS THE FIRST LANGUAGE AND THEIR OWN LOCAL DIALECT IS CALLED "GURI GURI"  IT'S ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON A COLLISION COURSE...MUSIC IS KING IN OLD BANK AND THERE IS ALWAYS SOME BOB MARLEY FLOATING AROUND . IN THE MIDDLE PART OF THE ISLAND IS "RED FROG" BEACH WITH VILLAS AND OTHER FORMS OF LIVING QUARTERS...THERE ARE QUITE A FEW HOMES SCATTERED ON THE SIDE FACING ISLA SOLARTE.  ON THE SOUTH END ARE BEAUTIFUL WHITE SANDY BEACHES AND THERE ARE A FEW HOMES THERE...IN OTHER WORDS, BASTIMENTOS HAS A LOT OF DIFFERENT LIVING OPTIONS.