Archive for November, 2008
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
Back to Colon: Canal Transit Prep
Our last month in the San Blas has been quite eventful. We’re now safely tied to a dock where finally I feel like we can sleep soundly without having to worry about the anchor. We have experienced a lot of unsettled weather over the past weeks, with lots of strong squalls, huge swells, and some [...]
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Thursday, November 13th, 2008
Some photos of our journey to Kuna Yala
Chris and I are currently anchored in Nargana. It’s a small little outpost of an island where the Colombian traders arrive in their skows filled with goods to be distributed throughout the comarca. The guidebooks make it out like it’s a horrible place, but we beg to differ. The island is much more western than [...]
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Monday, November 3rd, 2008
Nalunega
The large swathes of black clouds have finally given way to a little sun, and tonight the stars, the Southern Cross in particular, dominates the night sky. One of the fishermen, Nestor, who’s been quite insistent on us visiting came around again today, so we took him up on his offer. Turns out he’s one [...]
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Saturday, November 1st, 2008
Wichubhuala
Lightening, lightening…and mucho wind. Every night for the past week has been on edge. I love sailing, but the last few nights have brought up all kinds of emotions. Dragging anchors are not fun. Also our weather guy, Chris Parker, says there is a chance of a low forming here in SW Caribbean. Scary. We’ve [...]