Cleared for Takeoff
25 February 2010 | Shelter Bay Marina, Panama
Ready for Transit
February 25
Roast chickens are aboard along with non-fuzzy bread. Four one hundred and twenty five foot 7/8" lines and six tires came on this afternoon. Michael & Barbara are in the quarter berth and we are all virtually asleep at 2100 after a few adult beverages and dinner.
Checking account is way lighter, but transit payment has been made and zarpe is in hand for passage all the way to Galapagos.
Should go into first lock around 1700, but times apparently change minute by minute. If watching grass grow gets you all giggly, watch the Gatun locks tomorrow and Miraflores locks Saturday on: http://www.pancanal.com/eng/photo/camera-java.html. Will try to send a time update when more is known.
Jack