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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

We landed at a well-regarded little bay on Costa Rica’s Nicoya peninsula. The bay has surfing on the north side … More

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

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

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

We anchored in a beautiful calm Santa Elena bay last night after a 25-hour motor/sail. In the last five miles, … More

We heard about a little bar down the Road from the Marina called Bada Boom. Well, with a name like … More

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

There are plenty of chickens and dogs to help you wake up around sunrise, not to mention the plethora of … More

Before we left Mexico, we had to check out with the Port Captain, Imigration, and Navy. Once they left the … More

We were very fortunate to stay at Marina Chiapus where we reconnected with old friends and made new ones. There … More

One of the younger crew on SV JP organized an outing to a go cart track in Tapachula. What a … More

We have been spending our last several days in Tapachula getting the boat and ourselves ready to head out of … More