On to Panamá City

This is our last transit in the Pacific Ocean. It was a 45-mile trip to the La Playita marina at … More

Vista Mar Marina

We are staying for a week at Vista Mar Marina near the small town of San Carlos. We are about … More

To Vista Mar Marina

We left Benao just after 5PM on December 28.  With the waining daylight, we were able to visually navigate away … More

Benao, PA

This is a little bay that provides very little protection, but it’s the last and best stop before Punta Mala. … More

Bahía Naranjo, PA

We departed Bahía Honda just after 7AM on the day after Christmas to get to Isla Cebaco, about 5 hours … More

Bahía Honda

Merry Christmas! Everyone stops at Bahía Honda. We were here for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. There was one another … More

Islas Secas, PA

We exited Boca Chica shortly after our check-in.  Timing was good.  The tides were high, so the reefs were low.  … More

Boca Chica, PA

Boca Chica is a little tiny town in the middle of nowhere and surrounded by about 100 islands. BC is … More

Hola Panamá!

Our first night in Panamá was at a roadstead anchorage rather than in a nice protected bay. Several other boats … More

Golfito, CR

This is our last stop in Costa Rica before we head to Panamá, so we are staying in Fish Hook … More

Drake Bay, CR

It’s said that Sir Francis Drake used this nice little protected bay to work on his ship before plundering a … More

Punto Quepos, CR

Punto Quepos and Biensanz beach are about a mile or so south of the $200/night Quepos marina. Marinas are expensive … More

Bahía Herradura, CR

In keeping with our short sail theme, our next stop was only 21 miles across the Golfo de Nicoya. We … More

Bahía Ballena, CR

We did a day transit, about 41 nm, from Sámara to Bahia Ballena. We like not sailing overnight. There’s to … More

Tamarindo, CR stopover

We motorsailed from Marina Papagayo to Bahía Tamarindo.  ww have no intent to visit the beach – just a rest … More

Marina Papagayo, CR

We successfully transited the five or six miles from Playas del Coco to Marina Papagayo. This marina is located in … More

Playas del Coco, CR

The little town of Coco was our next stop and our official port of entry into Costa Rica. We were … More

Nicaragua Tour Day!

We had a long one-day tour from our marina to El Viejo and León to see a couple churches and … More