03/29/2012, Amador, Panama City
There is a schedule of cruiser events in Panama City. There are three anchrages -- Balboa Yacht Club (always full), La Playita and Los Briscos. We are in La Playita on theCanal side of the Amador causeway. It seems impossible to get into Flamico Marina -- the only real marina here. It is full with local pleasure fishing boats.
Mondays there is a get togetherat Balboa Yacht Club. Tuesday is lunch and ice cream at a Columbian restaurant in Amador. Thursday evening is Pizza in Amador.
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03/26/2012, Panama City
We are anchored near the Ccanal exit in the Pacific Ocean at about 3:00 AM Saturday morning. Here we are enjoying being anchored and the cool breezes.
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03/24/2012, Pedro Miguel Lock
We had to wait for the other two boat two hours before entering Pedro Miguel Locks at about 11:30 PM. On Mira Flores Lake just before Mira Flores Lake -- while still rafted -- our fan belt disintegrated. We fixed it in record time.
We were at La Playita anchorage about 3:00 AM
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03/23/2012, Colon to Panama City, Panama
On March 23 we transited the Panama Canal in Catharpin blue -- after doing it four other times on other boats (two this year, two last year).
We had four additional crew from Shelter Bay MArina.
It wa a non-stop transit with arrival in the middle of the night at La Playita in Panama City. The trip is only about 50 miles.
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03/23/2012, Colon to Panama City, Panama
On March 23 we transited the Panama Canal in Catharpin blue -- after doing it four other times on other boats (two this year, two last year).
We had four additional crew from Shelter Bay MArina.
It wa a non-stop transit with arrival in the middle of the night at La Playita in Panama City. The trip is only about 50 miles.
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