Panama Canal Transit

🇬🇧 Panama Canal crossing – 18th February Crossing from the Atlantic into the Pacific was a big step for us on our circumnavigation. We were quite excited beforehand! We took our friends Irene and Peter from SV Zapoli and Kirsten from SV Pijama Republic along for the journey through the Panama Canal. 3 locks up, …

Boat Jobs

🇬🇧 Boat jobs It’s been a busy couple of weeks at Shelter Bay Marina. To name but a few of the activities:• Rigg check• Engine service• Fixing the wobbly Outremer chair for the tiller• Repairing the bathroom door for the second time• Cleaning underwater hull (full disclosure: we had a diver come to do this …

Fort San Lorenzo

🇬🇧 Fort San Lorenzo We couldn’t leave Rio Chagres without a visit to the Fort San Lorenzo at the mouth of the river. This was built in 1598 to protect the entrance to the Rio Chagres, the main route to the Americas, of crucial importance to the Spanish conquistadores. The fort was under almost constant …

Canbombia – San Blas

🇬🇧 Heavenly days in Canbombia We spent a few beautiful days in the anchorage of the ridiculously pittoresque island of Canbombia. The days were filled with school/ playing at the beach and in the water/sundowners with buddy boats Miles Away @milesaway2022and Cinnamon @five_go_to_sea. Life was so perfect here that I somehow „didn’t find time“ for …

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🇬🇧 Green Island, San Blas Just as we were really running short of fruit and vegetables, a Kuna supply boat stopped by today in our new anchorage off Green Island. They had everything you could wish for! Everything seems to cost 2 USD a pound – makes for easy calculation. We gave the boy a …