After a couple of days at our secluded W. Holandes Cay anchorage, we moved about 10 miles to The Swimming … More
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San Blas Islands
We left Shelter Bay Marina and headed to Green Turtle Cay Marina about 7 hours away. There wasn’t a lot … More
Birthday visit from Mary’s sister
The first order of business was to clear out the aft cabin so Patty would have a place to sleep. … More
Walk to Fort San Lorenzo
We saw Fort San Lorenzo on the hill overlooking our anchorage in the Chagre s River a few weeks back. … More
Green Acres Cacao Farm
Cacao farm you say? Yes chocolate! The only day we could take the tour this week was yesterday. We had … More
Massage in the Jungle
We are currently at Red Frog Marina which is associated with the Red Frog Resort. Yes, “resort” means they have … More
Back to Projects
Now that we are settled a bit, and while Dave is healing, we are doing some smaller projects. What are … More
Shelter Bay Marina
What a nice marina. Great people come here from all over the world. It is amazing. We might have to … More
Panamá Canal
Our day started at 0245. That is 2:45 in the morning! We needed to meet our four line handlers at … More
Mary’s Reflection
When we started this crazy sailing adventure, we said we would go under the Golden Gate Bridge, turn left, wait … More
Sloth Alert!
There is a small nature center near our marina that has sloths! We had to go see them. We saw … More
El Valle de Anton
About an hour away by bus, is a quaint village El Valle. Cruiser friends of ours told us it was … More
Vista Mar Area
One of the first tasks we needed take care of was grocery shopping. We started walking on the beach to … More
Sámara, CR
We landed at a well-regarded little bay on Costa Rica’s Nicoya peninsula. The bay has surfing on the north side … More
On to Costa Rica
We anchored in a beautiful calm Santa Elena bay last night after a 25-hour motor/sail. In the last five miles, … More
Hanging in Aserradores, NI
We heard about a little bar down the Road from the Marina called Bada Boom. Well, with a name like … More
Passage from Mexico to Nicaragua
Before we left Mexico, we had to check out with the Port Captain, Imigration, and Navy. Once they left the … More
Thanksgiving Cruiser Style
We were very fortunate to stay at Marina Chiapus where we reconnected with old friends and made new ones. There … More
Speed Racer!
One of the younger crew on SV JP organized an outing to a go cart track in Tapachula. What a … More
Checking off Projects
After the running rigging was done and windex was installed, Dave conneced all the electronics. Voila, everything works! Next up, … More