Heading back to Shelter Bay Marina, we stopped at Green Turtle Cay.  It was a short run and we saw … More

Our next stop in the San Blas Islands was Lemon Cay. We were actually able to sail the 10 miles … More

After a couple of days at our secluded W. Holandes Cay anchorage, we moved about 10 miles to The Swimming … More

We left Shelter Bay Marina and headed to Green Turtle Cay Marina about 7 hours away. There wasn’t a lot … More

The first order of business was to clear out the aft cabin so Patty would have a place to sleep. … More

We saw Fort San Lorenzo on the hill overlooking our anchorage in the Chagre s River a few weeks back.  … More

We volunteered to be line handlers on a friends’ boat that was heading from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific … More

We are back in Shelter Bay.  Not all our time is going to be spent at the pool and the … More

Our trip back to Shelter Bay would be a 20-hour overnight sail.  We cut a few hours off the planned … More

We left the sandy Starfish Beach and headed back to Red Frog to anchor for a couple of nights before … More

Or as it’s also known, Starfish Beach.  This is the first sandy beach we have found or visited within the … More

Cacao farm you say? Yes chocolate! The only day we could take the tour this week was yesterday. We had … More

We have been very lucky to be able to experience this type of lifestyle, and we are on our third … More

We are currently at Red Frog Marina which is associated with the Red Frog Resort. Yes, “resort” means they have … More

We left Playa Azul Sunday right after breakfast.  It was raining, again.  It seems to rain a lot in Panamá, … More

We left Bluefield on a windy morning after spending an hour trying to figure out why our Speed/Wind/Depth/GPS instruments were … More

There are two destinations on this side of Panamá, the San Blas Islands and Bocas del Toro.  Some folks go … More

We completed some boat maintenance and hopefully fixed our steering – there was a popping noise.  Maybe it’s gone.  Hard … More

Shelter Bay is one of those ‘gotta go’ places in the cruising world, particularly since it sits at the Eastern … More

More exciting times in Shelter Bay. The project list includes finding and fixing the noise in the steering, dealing with … More