Category: San Blas, Guna Yala
Finally leaving Panamá
August 14 - October 20, 2023; 10522 nm and 1674 days after departure from La Rochelle. Even when I keep repeating myself... but boy time is flying, ain't it? Five weeks in Europe - gone just like that! Four weeks back in Panamá passed within a wink. Does aging make us feel that time is …
Culo de pollo and chocosana
June 26 - August 13, 2023; 10424 nm and 1606 days after departure from La Rochelle. Funny names for adverse climatological episodes in San Blas. Fortunately in general those episodes are not common but can happen once in a while. At least so it was said in the books. I don't know if we just …
Impressions of our trip back to Guna Yala
The huge calm bay of Cholon Sunsets were always sooooo nice I could even catch the full moon with my new iPhone 💪 Dulce de panela- so yammi mad by a local who passed by; dangerous stuff as you can get addicted it was amazing that this boot was still floating El Capitano needs a …
Sapzurro the hidden gem
May 31 - June 26, 2023; 10347 nm and 1558 days after departure from La Rochelle. Off we were again. The second time we left Cartagena. Who would have thought that a year ago? Certainly not us! Anyhow, we enjoyed Cartagena again very much but after 5 weeks of bustling city life we were ready …
Impressions of our visa run
Coco Banderas and some visitors What a scary experience. Unexpected visitors made me get up fast like a rocket. I was happily sitting on the back of Altimate cleaning some fish. My legs were enjoying the cool water when suddenly a dark something appeared from underneath Altimate. Never ever was I that fast!!! My legs …
Visa run
March 31 - April 27, 2023; 10019 nm and 1498 days after departure from La Rochelle. What does that even mean? Well, I think I already mentioned that El Capitano´s visa was overdue already back in February. So we needed to decide of what to do regarding El Capitano being illegal in Panamá. Due to …
Impressions of party month March
Miriadiadup on our trip to Mariadiadup we caught a beautiful fish (horse-eye jack) we were so happy to be at anchor again our hook just in front of a reef and (I think) Niakalubdur in the right back Mariadiadup Cushla and Altimate in the back Mariadiadup the leaves of this roof looked so soft a …
Partyyyyy
Feb 26 - March 30, 2023; 9725 nm and 1470 days after departure from La Rochelle. Feature image: The birthday kids, me, Deb and Doghan Somehow it was a different vibe at this time of the year in Guna Yala. Many more cruisers were visiting the western islands. Some of them come every year from …
Impressions of Turtle cay marina and Panama City
Some scary belated pics of our new years eve party in front Wolfgang from Steadfast spooky >Heike and El Capitano even some fireworks the nice swedish couple whose names I have forgotten A last stroll at the beach of Bug island /Banedup including beach art palm tree faces conch art that was the "wind wall" …
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