We are in Portland for part of the summer and fall. But that’s not a good reason for missing blog entries. So I thought I’d present a slightly different view for this entry. Boats from different parts of the Pacific coast and Caribbean. We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the… Continue Reading
Cetacean was supposed to stay at the Royal Jamaica Yacht Club (Kingston, Jamaica) for the 2016 hurricane season. But, upon our arrival at the Royal Jamaican Yacht Club there, we were told no longterm berth or land storage were available for our boat. While we were disappointed, we didn’t have much time to stress about… Continue Reading
By Cptn Ron As we closed on the island of Jamaica Port of Kingston gantry cranes emerged from the mist in the distance. This is the 7th largest port in the world, so we expected heavy ship traffic and would need to be on the lookout for these monsters. From the chart, we could see… Continue Reading
By Judy Odenheimer Sunday, 6/5/16…We left Cartagena’s Club Nautico marina around noon. Spent a long night with strong winds hitting 22 knots, but not into the 30s Chris Parker, our forecaster, had suggested. We lucked out with that because the higher the winds, the rougher the seas. Today the winds clocked south. Wind from behind… Continue Reading
It’s the third day of our return to Cartagena’s Club Nautico marina. We lucked out with the current space tie-up and are actually alongside the dock (rather than bow in with no side ties, see commentary below). Our shorelines are tied to vertical cement columns on starboard; we have one line to port from a… Continue Reading
By Ron O. We’ve been in Cartagena de Indias in Colombia waiting to sail to Kingston, Jamaica. The weather has stopped us, it’s kind of yucky out there so we can’t leave. Inside the bay, though, things have been very pleasant. Go 20 miles offshore and there be dragons. If you are old… Continue Reading
Dinner last night was excellent. A young woman from upstate NY runs a small restaurant/hostel in Sapzurro served us one of the best meals we’ve had in the last two months. Sapzurro has about a few hundred inhabitants. Sapzurro is a small border town in Colombia with no road access. There are some trails… Continue Reading
San Blas Islands, Panama Interesting set of islands. Only have time for a brief update due to limited connectivity. There are 360 islands in this chain spreasd out over 100 miles; where only the Kuna are allowed to live here, but we can sail and anchor here. Most islands have a protective barrier reef around… Continue Reading
We got up at a leisurely 7am for the 10 mile trip to East Holndas Cays from our anchorage at Limmon Cay. A large squall came through the anchorage last night at about 3AM, bringing thick rain drops and wind that filled our heads with its howling. The boat anchor held steady, and it was… Continue Reading
When traveling and especially by boat – our skills in improvisation, invention and patience are constantly exercised and tested. We also need to embrace ambiguity when the paths forward aren’t clear. The boat needed a fair amount of work to become sea-worthy again after a year of hard sailing and seven months sitting in Panama.… Continue Reading