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This IS the place!

17 February 2011 | San Blas Islands, Panama
Mark
We decided that Miryadup was not all that enchanting and given that it was overcast this morning and we had to travel one of the next three days, we decided to make it today. After looking at all the options, I chose a zig-zag course of about 15 nm. that took us from Mirayadup to Garnirguinnitdup, a deserted island just N of Nargana and Corizon de Jesus. The zig-zag was required because we had to move one level out in the system of reefs that run parrallel to the mainland in most of San Blas. It also was needed if we wanted to sail as the wind (as always) was from the NE and so we went ESE, NNW, ESE as we jogged outside a set of reefs. Easier to do than explain. We had a beautiful sail and as we were sailing, the sun came out and it was just lovely! This beautiful island is surrounded by reef except for a small tongue of brilliant green water over a sandy bottom. That, of course, is where we anchored. We are having a real problem with the roller furler on the genoa wrapping the halyard and jamming, so of it is calm tomorrow, I'll go up the mast and see what the problem is. (The rigger who inspected our mast and rigging before we left Bocas was supposed to look at and fix it, but obviously forgot.) As we entered the anchorage (no other boats in sight), we both had a feeling of deja vu', but we couldn't agree which island it was. Was it the one that we worked in close to shore and anchored, was it the rolly one where waves wrapped around the end of the reef, or was it the one where we got all the conch? As we got closer in, it didn't look like the one to try to get in as close to shore as possible, so we anchored in about 15' over beautiful sand (watching the anchor hit and the chain play out). Later I looked up our old log of the San Blas and this is the “lots of conch” cay. So, I guess we'll have to go looking for them! Before doing that, Deb made a Key Lime pie for desert and I epoxied the foot pedals and seats in place in kayak. Now we are getting ready to go conch hunting.
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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
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