San Blas to ??

            Mercy sakes!  It is amazing how fast time flies when you are having fun!!  So much fun!

            About the time of the last post (before the pictures), we went on a land excursion to do some major provisioning.  Jan, Darrell, and I went to Panama City via pick-up truck and stayed in a place called Cruisers Casa overnight.  We had lists made and we all hit the pavement to get the jobs done.  Several dollars and many bags later, we returned to the two boats and were well stocked.  The scenery leaving Kuna Yala was beautiful!  Panama City was ….. well a big city with all the things in a big city.  Cruisers Casa was clean, convenient, well priced and comfortable. 

            We enjoyed many more days in the beautiful waters of the San Blas.  We were disappointed to learn that our dear friends, Dan and Stephanie could not swing the trip down to visit us again this year.  Darrell was able to spear a few lion fish and we caught some other fish on our fishing poles – THANK YOU, Wayne and Jason for my light tackle pole that has caught several and made it very fun to do so!!!  Ann has honed her skills at bread making since there are very few places to buy loaves of bread.  The internet access problems were solved and we have stayed in contact better with friends and family.  Roxy has enjoyed once or twice daily walks on the islands and swims on sandy beaches.  It is a place not to be missed and we will definitely be back here someday!

            We were able to spend some more time with Tiger Lilly – a boat we met last year in Grenada.  They are getting ready to go thru the Panama Canal and on to circumnavigate the globe.  They have been trying to talk us into going with them – LOL!  Thanks, Tom and Lilly, for all the good times and laughs!

            With April drawing to a close and the hurricane season approaching, we had some decisions to make.  Where do we spend the months when hurricanes threaten?  Rio Dulce, Guatemala or Key Largo?  Much discussion and hours agonizing over the decision, we have FINALLY reached our decision – always subject to change – HA.  We are going to head north to the Keys and try and get jobs for the summer diving season.   We hope to spend the next several years (only God knows how many) getting our boat ready to do an around the world cruise. 

            But in the meantime, we will enjoy being closer to our family and friends, replenish the cruising kitty, do many things we dream of to the boat, and perhaps learn some more skills.  These two years have taken us through some beautiful countries and taught us about many cultures.  We have grown in our sailing skills and broadened our “comfort” zones.  Stay tuned for the “next” chapter!