Monthly Archives: August 2013

Early in the morning while it was still dark, I woke up to a smooth ride and the engines were switched off. I knew we were sailing well, so I got up on deck to find out that we were sailing downwind with the spinnaker and cruising at about five knots. It was really nice … Continue reading »

This is the big day. We are off to the San Blas Islands! We had to top up the boat’s water and fuel stocks in the morning and then went to the supermarket to get some last minute supplies and use the internet for the last time to download the latest emails and weather information … Continue reading »

Friday morning we woke up just before the crack of dawn in hope that there would be less traffic surrounding the marina so that Coen could climb up the mast without being thrown around like a cowboy trying to hold on to a bull. We established the day before that we had a new problem … Continue reading »