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In February 2013 we got Pitufa ready for the Pacific in Panama City. We replaced dodgy equipment that had been damaged by a lightning strike in the San Blas, ordered lots of spare parts and filled up Pitufa with provisions. Then we explored the Pacific side of the Darién, its rivers and rainforests in the South of Panama.

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1/50: New pet in the choppy anchorage Las Brisas, Panama City
2/50: Old radar and antennas gone.
3/50: Holes for the new radar
4/50: Provisioning chaos
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6/50: Isla Iguana in the Golfo de San Miguel
7/50: Approaching Rio Cucunati in the early morning.
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9/50: Sewing the zipper back onto the lazybag
10/50: Preparing the dinghy for yet another patch.
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13/50: Pitufa in the Rio Cucunati
14/50: Farm house (finca)
15/50: Canoe landing of a finca in the Rio Cucunati. At low water this dries out completely.
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18/50: Crab-eating racoon / Krabbenwaschbaer
19/50: Pitufa in the Rio Sucio
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21/50: Before and after polishing
22/50: Canoe landing of the village Cana Blanca, Rio Sucio.
23/50: Doubtful development aid. Logging under the disguise of road construction.
24/50: Happy children and dogs in the village Cana Blanca.
25/50: Traditional houses
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27/50: Mending the fishing nets
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29/50: Finally basil grows again in our garden.
30/50: And grass in Leeloo's garden.
31/50: Leaving the Rio Sucio
32/50: Fisherman in the choppy Golfo de San Miguel
33/50: Approaching Bahia Pinas after a nightsail.
34/50: Bahia Pinas
35/50: Villagers selling their handicraft
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37/50: Sundowner
38/50: Airstrip in Puerto Pinas. Some forest clearing in the background.
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42/50: Puerto Pinas
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46/50: Bahia Pinas seen from the Tropic Star Lodge
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48/50: A walk through the jungle to Playa Blanca
49/50: The box of the new radar...
50/50: Six months in Panama proved to be too long for our self-made flag. It's time to leave.