06/25/2012, Bocas del Toro
Last Friday night we were entertained by our friends off S/V Rocinante (Larry & Vickie) and their guest Joe. We started out with happy hour drinks and then had a delicious BBQ chicken dinner at the Bocas Marina Bar & Grill. Vickie played her flute and sang, Joe played his guitar and sang, Larry played his guitar, harmonica and sang. Denny and I passed out percussion instruWements to the crowd that Vickie brought. We all sang along and had a great time!
We are moving into a slip today at the Bocas Marina for probably a month. Denny will have more to say on this.....
Becky
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Anxious to hear the "rest of the story". All is quiet at Delin Docks, and school is FINALLY out for summer!
06/23/2012, Bocas del Toro
The above photo is of Larry in Bocas Town. We toured the area as you will see in the video below.
Some history of Bocas:
Bocas del Toro is located in the NW corner of Panama, about 30 miles from the Costa Rican border. Bocas is booming, rapidly becoming the country's main tourist destination. This delightful cruising ground is made up of two big bays called Bahia Almirante and Laguna de Ciriqui, with eight major islands, 51 cays and over 200 minor islets.
Christopher Columbus discovered Bocas del Toro on his 4th and final voyage. He was awed by this region's beauty as much as today's viositors still are. A great wave of immigrants came into the Bocas area during the 19th century, including many black slaves from the US.
The end of the 19th century marked the beginning of the banana industry. Still today, bananas make up over 80% of Panama's exports.
Becky
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06/22/2012, Bocas del Toro
The above photo is S/V Rocinante. This was a great sail to Bocas del Toro.
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06/21/2012, Laguna de Bluefield
This was one of our stops. It was a nice and protected anchorage.
These were some women that came to our boat. I gave them magazines and nail polish, boy did they light up and was very thankful!
This was taken at sunset. S/V Rocinante with Laguna de Bluefield in the background
Below is a short video of our trip to Laguna de Bluefield.
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06/19/2012, Laguna de Bluefield
After a relaxing sail up the coast Kokomo and Rocinante are anchored side by side in a pristine little bay that could remind you of the Puget Sound if not for the dug out canoes and out houses that hang over the water. Last night we had dinner on Kokomo with Rocinante and played a little music to finish the night. thanks to Vicky I was enticed to bring my guitar out and join Larry and Joe. for me it was a lesson that will help me improve my skills. For the people living on the beach it was a few hours of music entertainment as the to pros exchanged songs and all within ear shot got an unexpected concert. we all had fun and soon retired as a new day of travel will come with sunrise. Lobster, fish, brownies and music.
Life truly is good on Kokomo
Denny
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If you two get a chance, perhaps you could drop us a note with any tips you might have regarding adding videos to the blog. I am having a terrible time with it! Thanks Tom
06/15/2012, Portobelo
This is Fort San Fernando. Below is a short video.
We are off this morning for Bocas del Toro. It should take 24 hours to get there.
Becky
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