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Easy day.

11 March 2010 | Naranja Abajo
Mark
Wednesday, 10 March. In the morning, the bay was like glass. Over the time that it took me to make coffee, the boat made a lazy 360* on its anchor (actually on the kellet – we just sort of rotate around the kellet which is straight down from the bridle). After breakfast we went ashore. We were able to stock up on a few items we needed (including limes, finally!), get diesel, get rid of trash, and – of course – buy a few more things from the Kuna. Deb got some painted feathers for Capt. Ron & Cindy as well as other gifts and a mola bag for herself. Back at the boat, we ate lunch and then weighed anchor and sailed for Naranja. The wind was predicted to be 10-15 from E to SE. What we had was 10 or less from NW. Oh well, close hauled we made 3-4 knots, but we only had 12 nm to go, so we enjoyed the gentle ride. The seas were nearly flat. Naranja Abajo is a strange little island that has a spit of coral at its S end that one must sail around and then anchor behind. After anchoring, we took the dinghy in. You can walk in ankle deep water out to the edge of the reef over dead coral and grass. At the edge, the waves break (gently today as there was little wind) and it drops precipitously. And the coral looked very live and healthy. Might have been good to snorkel the outside, but it was 5:00 and the gin & tonics (with lime!) were beckoning. Tomorrow we are supposed to have 10-15 from SE again, but we'll have to wait and see. We have a short day and a long day planned, so we can do whatever the weather dictates.
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Vessel Name: Always & All Ways
Vessel Make/Model: Fountaine-Pajot Belize 43
Hailing Port: Hancock, NH, USA
Crew: Mark & Deb Parker
About: Mark, an ER doc, retired 10/08 to become a sea gypsy. Deb, an educator, has been retired since 5/07 and was equally anxious to leave the cold of New England far behind
Extra: We now have a hurricane season home in Bocas del Toro, Panama. We still plan on spending many months cruising every year.
Always & All Ways's Photos - Main
In the Spring of 2016, we sailed from Bocas del Toro, Panama, to Cuba and back with stops at the Albuquerque Cays, Providencia, and the Cayman Islands. We cruised the South coast of Cuba some and then left the boat for some inland excursions.
20 Photos
Created 8 March 2018
Cruise of Albuquerque Cays and Providencia, Columbia
19 Photos
Created 12 June 2013
Pictures from our 2012 cruise from Bocas del Toro, Panama, to the Bay Islands of Honduras and back. Posted each time we have internet
2 Photos | 7 Sub-Albums
Created 28 March 2012
Pictures of our home at Discovery Bay, Isla Solarte, Bocas del Toro, Panama. More (older) can be found in Discovery Bay album.
49 Photos | 1 Sub-Album
Created 5 August 2010
Pictures of our recent trip to the San Blas Islands of Panama with friends Ron & Cynde
58 Photos | 3 Sub-Albums
Created 29 April 2010
Pics from the month we spent at some of the out of the way places in the Bahamas, May 2009.
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Created 22 June 2009
Birds, animals, etc. that we have seen along the way
14 Photos
Created 11 April 2009
Pictures of some of the improvements we have made over the past few months
37 Photos
Created 11 April 2009
Pictures from Rio Dulce
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Created 11 April 2009
Pictures from our travels
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Created 11 April 2009