Panama to Costa Rica

With repairs completed, spares and provisions stowed, we finally departed the La Playita anchorage outside of Panama City February 2nd to head north.  We first made another tour of the Las Perlas Islands because they were on the way. We anchored a…

Panama to Costa Rica

With repairs completed, spares and provisions stowed, we finally departed the La Playita anchorage outside of Panama City February 2nd to head north.  We first made another tour of the Las Perlas Islands because they were on the way. We anchored a…

Me and my Da.

Dearly.When I was quite small my parents split, acrimoniously as many do, and my father buggered off to Ireland with someone. I remember missing him terribly and learning a taste for anger at the separation which was to endure through and impact upon m…

Me and my Da.

Dearly.When I was quite small my parents split, acrimoniously as many do, and my father buggered off to Ireland with someone. I remember missing him terribly and learning a taste for anger at the separation which was to endure through and impact upon m…

TUGUDTUBTRU

Part I HopetownWe had our good friends Joanie and Dieter join us for a bit of island living and easy adventure. Our plans were to depart Boat Harbor the day they arrived and travel to Hopetown. We need a high tide to enter the Hopetown harbour which wa…

Kingston

Life in Kingston (Continued…)

Cruising and Photography

As you regular readers know, I take a lot of photographs while cruising.  I also took a lot of photographs while simply living aboard.  I guess I just take a lot of photographs.  I took the advice a photographer friend once gave me, that…

Last week in Marathon – more new friends and old friends too

Well since our last posting we have been having a wonderful time.  Erwin got an invitation from Steve to go back out on his mom’s boat to go fishing.  There were 4 guys and they caught black fin tuna but they were really a long way out i…

Last week in Marathon – more new friends and old friends too

Well since our last posting we have been having a wonderful time.  Erwin got an invitation from Steve to go back out on his mom’s boat to go fishing.  There were 4 guys and they caught black fin tuna but they were really a long way out i…

Inhaling Teak dust

Now that I finally have decent internet with the addition of an Air Card I thought I was pretty special that I could work from the boat today.  (Lately I have been using desk space in the yard so I could access the internet).  After hours of hearing sanding noise and inhaling teak dust I … Continue reading »