The floating Docs Panga arrives at the villageFloating Doctors August 23, 2012Portobelo, PanamaOnce in a great while, an extraordinary human being comes along and changes lives. I grew up with tales of Dr. Albert Schweitzer. Late…
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Help in Baja
August 11, 2012Portobelo, PanamaPunta Cono (courstey Baja Nomad)HELP is needed to rescue a family and their sailboat, beached in Baja….We may be thousands of miles away but the cruising community is a vast network. This call for help came acros…
PIRACY
August 8, 2012Portobelo, PANAMAPiracy is alive and well in the Caribbean. On August 30th, Capt. Cliff Vaughs lost his ship The Amistad to a crew of well-organized pirates. I am posting here his report to the American Embassy.Portobelo Bay: …
Security: Bocas Attack
July 8, 2012 – Portobelo (Panama)Violent attacks on boats… you think it’s not really going to happen, not to anyone you know, and certainly not to you. And then, one morning, you hear the report on the VHF or the SSB… as we did this morni…
Strike One
Portobelo July 5, 2012 Portobelo (Panama)Why have I been so silent for so long? For one, we don’t have Internet on board (at least, not until tomorrow when we’re getting a long-awaited Digicel MiFi hotspot router) and t…
Bocas del Toro
Sunny Boy having a good time at Ron Azul Bocas del Toro, PanamaFriday, May 25, 2012 09°20.04 N – 082°14.50WWhat happens in Bocas, stays in Bocas! There is so much to do here! Mostly, party. Good food (Ultimo Refugio, The…
The Hobbies
Fishermen at anchorAfter a 2-month hiatus, it’s about time I picked-up this blog again! I’m back on the boat (in Panama) while our California family starts their long road to partial recovery. To Ace, Strength, brother; to all of …
Lats & Atts
March 30th, 2012Huntington Beach, CACheck out the April issue of LATITUDES & ATTITUDES magazine. DOMINO is the featured boat with lots of pictures. We like!http://www.seafaring.com/magazine/subscriptionDept/index.phpOn an other note… …
Stormy Weather
Coming from the southeastMarch 8, 2012Mangrove Bight (Guanaja – Honduras)16º30.191 N 85º52.143WAs eager as we may be to move south and get to Panama’s San Blas Islands, we must respect the nasty weather conditions. If the last 2 weeks have been d…
Guanaja: Green
March 2, 2012 (Happy 21st Birthday to our grandson Asa!)Mangrove Bight- splendid anchorage at the e of the volcanoMangrove Bight(Guanaja – Honduras) 16º30.191 N – 85º52.143WThe Gulf of Honduras is living up to its infamous reputation: we are …
