After our canal transit we were relieved to be done, but we had zero time to relax. It was time to get to work. In the one month we could afford in the marina we had quite a lot of projects to complete. First up: Taking out the old Yanmar. 3QM30. This started out smooth, … Continue reading A month of work and no play
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The Panama Canal
The Process as of October/ November 2016: We e-mailed the information listed below with the Subject: Handline Vessel "Name of Vessel" Northbound (Southbound) Transit Request, to OPTC-ARP@pancanal.com Attached in the email was a copy of our documentation, copies of all (official, not your line handlers ) crew passport and the 4405-i-registration form. Follow this link for … Continue reading The Panama Canal
Panama City
Well we did not do too much exploring in the big city. Funny, over a month was spent in the anchorage, and we have no idea what we did for that about of time. We went out on the town one evening with Jöurn and Dianna from Scooby II. We had a great night out … Continue reading Panama City
Good Bye Costa Rica, Hello Panama!
After the loss of Benita, Jon and I only spent one more week in the Biesanz anchorage. We headed off for Drakes bay on August 14th, there was no wind so we motored, which seems like the theme for Costa Rica. I guess that warning from the catamaran we chatted with off the Mexican/ Guatemala … Continue reading Good Bye Costa Rica, Hello Panama!
Remembering Benita
It's hard to believe it was only 4 months ago that we picked up a flea infested, eye balls infected 4 week old tiny calico kitty. Jon and I poured our hearts into nursing the little fluff ball back to health. We enjoyed watching her grow and start to eat food on her own. We … Continue reading Remembering Benita
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