Archive for September, 2008
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
Colon
Made it to Colon. We’re docked in Shelter Bay Marina at the moment. An uneventful sail: there was very little wind and the seas were like glass, until of course once we got to the dock, then the wind picked up to 15 knots pushing us into the concrete. Luckily there were other people around [...]
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Monday, September 29th, 2008
Gas for Two Bait Fish?
Day two and three: still anchored at Escudo de Veraguas. We’re rocking and rolling around quite a bit. This anchorage doesn’t offer the greatest protection, especially with the wind coming out of the west as it is at the moment. This wind direction is a bit unusual for the SW Caribbean, where typically the E-NE [...]
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Saturday, September 27th, 2008
Radio Blogcast
We spent a couple of days anchored out at Zapatilla Cays. These two cays lie on the other side of Bastimentos and were recently turned into a marine park. A single ranger patrols the cays, and collects a small fee, $10.00, for visiting or anchoring. We had the entire cay to ourselves for two days. [...]
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Monday, September 22nd, 2008
Banana Central
We’ve been on the hook for a few days, checking out our batteries and making sure everything is in working order. All systems seem to be a-ok. We’re ready to take to the sea tomorrow morning. We made another trip to Changuinola to get that required signature for our mariner’s visa, which we have to [...]
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Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
Vegetables, as in Produce
Well, it looks like we’re finally ready to shove off from the dock again. If truth be told, we needed this downtime to regroup, and de-stress. Maybe we stayed here a little too long, but I’d rather that than be in a hurry. We’re definitely not in a hurry to get anywhere, and it’s awesome [...]
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Monday, September 15th, 2008
Anxious to Go
I’m suspicious when things are too easy. (Side note: Chris says it was easy for me, not so much for him. “That engine room is like a cramped sauna,” he says.) The return line was installed, lines were bled, and the engine started after which it purred like a kitten. In fact, it sounds even [...]
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Friday, September 12th, 2008
Super Efficiency
I love it when things turn out the way they’re supposed to. Our part arrived just as promised. If anyone is in Panama and needs volvo engine parts, call the Volvo Penta dealer in Panama City and talk to Gilberto. He was prompt, professional (actually emailed us, and text messaged us!) and wasn’t expensive –certainly, [...]
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Sunday, September 7th, 2008
Bye tikiroa!
Here are a couple of photos of Adam and Jenn, who have just finished fixing up a Wharram catamaran. They’ve been working on this cat for a year, and she looks awesome. Finally, they can start surfing instead of sanding and painting in the 150% humidity. We hope to catch up with these guys in [...]
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Monday, September 1st, 2008
Mantenimiento
We’re in maintenance mode right at the moment, but it seems as though the more stuff we fix, the more things we break. Yesterday, we changed the pre-filter and the fuel filter on the starboard engine, everything seemed to be progressing until we had to bleed the lines and start up the engine. To bleed [...]