Navigating Reefs
27 January 2015 | East Lemmons, Kuna Yala
Winds 20, skies blue
Our friends, Mike and Gloria, from Respite helped us sort out our handheld shortwave radio today, and surprisingly we were able to listen to some of the SW Caribbean Cruisers Net, and then a bit later to the Panama Connections Net, both of which broadcast weather and other items of interest to cruisers in Kuna Yala and beyond.
Then Mike and I decided to take a dinghy over to Elefante where a Cruiser’s Swap Meet was being held. The trip over was about two miles, but through passages between a number of shallow reefs. We had good light, and we made it over to the island in good shape, passing by Dog Island and a wreck that divers and snorklers can explore.
The reefs are difficult to see, and the trip gave us new respect for the Kunas who are able to navigate the reefs even in the dark.