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.
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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.
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We safely return to Panama and decide on our next steps as the season for sailing south has come to a close.
Continue reading “Our Odyssey through the Panama Canal (Part 1)”We made it… To Ecuador
You might remember how excited we were to sail to South America. Well, we made it to Ecuador. Not one of our planned destinations and a rather rough experience.
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We sail into Panama fighting the wind to get to Panama City and visit several beautiful little islands on the way.
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