Note: Christi normally writes the blog posts, however, since this is a boat technical post, Eric has authored this one. Tuesday, February 25: We rolled out of bed at 0400 and did all the last minute things we always do … Continue reading →
Getting Ready to Depart Panama
Sunrise on Sunday February 23 When we arrived in Shelter Bay Marina on January 19th, we’d expected to move on in the first few days of February. However, the weather has been uncooperative, so we’ve stayed about 3-weeks longer than … Continue reading →
More Exploring the Ruins of Ft. Sherman
On Saturday, February 22, the sun was about to peek over the horizon when the giant black cloud to the left blew in front of it and blocked the sunrise completely. This morning, the water was still not working. The … Continue reading →
Breakfast at Rume and Lying Low at Shelter Bay Marina
Sunrise on Thursday February 20 The day that we’d gotten pizza and gelato, we’d stopped by the three bakeries to see what they stocked. We’d gotten a loaf of bread from the one called Rume. It turned out to be … Continue reading →
Portobelo, Colon Province, Colombia
Thanks to cloud cover, the sun itself was not visible on Wednesday, February 19, but it was still a colorful sunrise. We decided to keep the car for another day to go to the town of Portobelo, which was about … Continue reading →
Running Errands in Panama City
The half-full moon was visible in dawn’s glow on Tuesday, February 18 While the marina was nice, it was isolated. Getting out was expensive, and given that Colon was a notoriously dangerous city, there weren’t many safe places to go … Continue reading →
Keith’s Perspective on Our Trip to San Diego and Return to Shelter Bay Marina/Le point de vue de Keith sur notre voyage à San Diego et notre retour à Shelter Bay Marina
San Diego was really fun. I got my braces off, and we visited friends and family. It was weird being back in San Diego, especially the part where we couldn’t go to the boat. We took a red eye back to … Continue reading →
Pizza, Gelato and Protestors
On Saturday, February 15, Christi decided to take a video of the sunrise so everyone could hear all the different birds in the marina: We went for a walk along the jungle loop. We usually see coatis, but there were … Continue reading →
The Agua Clara Locks Visitor’s Center
There was no visible sunrise on Thursday, February 13. The day started with a power outage. It lasted less than an hour, and there was another outage later in the day that only lasted for a few minutes. On the … Continue reading →
Nature Walk in Ft. Sherman
The sunrise on Tuesday, February 11 again looked like there was a fire in the sky that was giving off a lot of smoke. Tuesday was another quiet day. We’ve found another downside to being right in front of the … Continue reading →
