Exploring the world on a Vancouver 36
General musings about our life aboard a 36 foot sailboat. Logbook entries from both of us as we explore the world
After ten days of relaxing in Dominican Republic, and waiting out a tropical storm that caused the “largest rainfall event ever” on the island of Hispaniola, we finally receive clearance from the Dominican Armada (Navy) to depart for Puerto Rico. Just like the rest of our Caribbean journey, the winds wouldn’t exactly be in our favor, but we pushed onward nonetheless to reach our intended destination.
Continue reading “Third time is the charm”
We embark on a bouncy 800 nautical mile sail across the Caribbean Sea from Panama to the Dominican Republic with a quick stopover in Colombia to wait for better weather.
Continue reading “Against the Flow – Our Caribbean Crossing”
After four months at Turtle Cay Marina and despite the rainy season still being in full swing, we finally push off the dock and sail towards the San Blas Islands. Puerto Obaldia, the southernmost town on Panama’s Caribbean coast, being our final destination so we can check out of Panama and continue our exploration of the Caribbean.
Continue reading “Cruising the tropical islands of the San Blas archipelago”
After two short sails from Shelter Bay, we arrived in Turtle Cay Marina. There we settled in and got to work ordering parts, upgrading our plumbing and generally enjoying this remote marina on Panama’s Caribbean coast.
Continue reading “A Quiet Paradise Named Turtle Cay”
The pace at which we made our way from the Pacific and through the first set of locks on the Panama Canal was astonishing! But after an early morning start and a long day of motoring, a series of delays kept us moored on Gatun lake for two nights, only a stones-throw from the Atlantic Ocean and our new sailing grounds in the Caribbean. After several false starts and a lot of time on the phone, we finally made our way down the last set of locks and into Shelter Bay Marina.
Continue reading “Arriving in the Caribbean (Part 2)”