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We were ready to head to the staging area for the transit today and received a call from our Agent around noon to let us know that we were being bumped from the transit schedule. We happen to be here … Continued

Well actually tomorrow March 14th but we wanted you to open the post. We are scheduled to begin the transit tomorrow beginning at 3:45 p.m. We will enter the Gatun locks around 5:00 p.m then will anchor in Gatun Lake … Continued

Rush 2112 Okay I have been planning this for years. Not the trip to Bogotá mind you but the use of the song “Train to Bangkok” where it starts with the verse “we just touched down in Bogotá “ yes … Continued

The Spanish Lake For 200 years the Spanish ruled the seas. South America was theirs. The trade routes, islands, minerals and resources.  The Caribbean Sea was known as Spain’s lake. The epicenter of the western hemisphere was the city of … Continued

This ain’t no island… When we pulled up to Colombia I expected what I had been getting. Beaches, bars and palm trees. This was different, a continent? Who pulls up to one of those? Not most people. Cruisers go for … Continued

Fear mongering So for 18 months since we left Florida I knew that we would end up heading west from the Caribbean and that meant the dreaded passage between Aruba and Colombia. It has been legendary just how rough this … Continued

Go west young man So the kids left us in Curacao and Thanksgiving was over. Our trip wasn’t! We had to haul the boat to fix a problem with the saildrive and then make it to Aruba for a day … Continued

Let’s break it down Sometimes I break a word in half to see what it means. Let’s do it. “Thanks” “Giving” There couldn’t be a better word. We like Thanksgiving because we have a lot to be thankful for and … Continued

It’s the destination stupid… Making a passage no matter how small is always a thrill. You plan for weeks, you think about the route, the weather, the boat, the crew and on and on. In fact I was so immersed … Continued

Nelly I am not going to lie. Well…only a little. Even though we had sailed, motored, swam, limped, trekked and pushed our yacht all the way from Florida to Grenada I was actually a bit nervous for this trip. I … Continued