Today we got up at 6, left Sapzurro at 8, reached Puerto Obaldia at 9.30 (dolphins accompanied us into the bay!), but then our timetable was considerably slowed down by Panamanian officials. The lady at immigration could neither spell nor calculate, but compensated with being unfriendly. The guys at the harbourmaster’s office were fun, but had to fill in a dozen forms with a very… Continue reading »
2012
06
Sep
2012
03
Sep
Cruising the San Blas Islands
Off the coast of Panama lies the Comarca de Kuna Yala, an autonomous region where the indigenous group of the Kuna live according to their traditions and culture, successfully avoiding the “blessings” of the western civilization. There are 365 islands (1 for each day of the year) so we’ll take some time exploring them
2012
02
Sep
Good bye Sapzurro
yesterday we got out all things from the saloon cupboard to reach the huge compartment full of cans and other long-lasting provisioning underneath. Checking our stock revealed that many delicacies need to be eaten before they expire, so we just had to buy some veggies, fruit and eggs from our veggie-lady Marta here in Sapzurro to be prepared for the next weeks of cruising. We’re… Continue reading »