We’d been dock-bound in Shelter Bay for a couple of weeks.  We needed to get out and explore this little…

As a diversion from our early morning routine, we went on a walk in the woods in search of monkeys.…

We are enjoying our stay in Shelter Bay. We really were not planning to be here a month. It’s probably…

Now that we are settled a bit, and while Dave is healing, we are doing some smaller projects. What are…

What a nice marina. Great people come here from all over the world. It is amazing. We might have to…

Our day started at 0245. That is 2:45 in the morning!  We needed to meet our four line handlers at…

When we started this crazy sailing adventure, we said we would go under the Golden Gate Bridge, turn left, wait…

There is a small nature center near our marina that has sloths! We had to go see them. We saw…

The Transit The whole canal transit is about 45 miles and should take 10 to 12 hours.   We will start…

I guess we zipped through the Pacific side of Central America pretty fast. We met one cruising couple who spent…

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

About an hour away by bus, is a quaint village El Valle. Cruiser friends of ours told us it was…

We took care of a few maintenance items just like we are supposed to when enjoying easy living in a…

One of the first tasks we needed take care of was grocery shopping. We started walking on the beach to…

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

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

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

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

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