Just a day in the life… 6:30 am – Wake up. Start running through the list of what needs to be done this morning. 7:00 am – Call the Admeasurer’s office. When asked if we have lines and fenders ready … Continue reading
I counted 42 ships at anchor, all waiting to transit the Panama Canal. This is *not* an anchorage you’d want to come in to at night! ***** Just as you’d expect (being a karma-observing slightly-superstitious sailor), after all that worrying … Continue reading
Cabin fever is officially setting in! 🙂 We’ve been on Brio for 5 days, mostly in this very windy little bay called ‘Benao’, and the effects are starting to show… For example, we now break in to spontaneous wind-themed song… … Continue reading
We have been so lucky with our stops in Panama — each one’s been better than the last! It was a short trip to the Islas Secas from where we were, so we decided to tow the dinghy rather than … Continue reading
No, but really — how come I didn’t know paradise was in Panama?? We made the short little hop to Panama (109-mile trips are now classified as ‘hops’), around a blustery point and into a little cluster of scruffy looking … Continue reading