16/Aug/2012, Cartagena - Colombia
"Every three weeks a hull needs to be scraped off here in Cartagena" were the words from Alberto, as he finished cleaning our underwater profile. "By comparison in Islas Rosarios it only needs to be cleaned every three months!"
The ratee of fouling is unbelievable, small barnacles that manage to grow significantly in just a few weeks. Vessels that have lain at anchor for a while here are incredibly fouled up.
Our passports are with our agent for clearing out wirth immigration and we'll need a zarpe (permission to depart) from the port captain. Assuming all paperwork is completed we will sail (or maybe motor) tomorrow. En route a stop in Los Islas Rosarios (17M) and Islas San Bernandos (45M)before we depart from Colombian waters and make towards Puerto Obaldia (a further 110M) in Panama...
Remaining Colombian currency now needs to be spent on last minute supplies ...
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... Sue making up a few storage jars with peppers, we expect fresh produce in the San Blas islands to be few and far between...
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...there have been lots of rapidly developing thunderstorms over the past few days. Within an hour sunny blue skies can suddenly be dominated by towering dark clouds. Good for catching rainwater but not so good for recharging batteries from solar power.
Spectacular lightening displays but we'll happily give those a miss once we are out into the islands.
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14/Aug/2012, Cartagena - Colombia
Last days of preparation and stocking up before we depart from Colombia and head towards Panama and the San Blas Islands, within a region otherwise known as Kuna Yala.
We'll be unable to get internet or shop for food and supplies for about 8 weeks so must be fairly self sufficient. Blog updates can be done over the SSB radio and our radio email service...
Piccie shows the anchorage at Cartagena after the passing of another tropical wave... thundery and stormy weather associated...
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...art work painted on walls in the barro of Getsemani in Cartagena...
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Hot humid and much cooler to lose some hair... Fast and Furious with a Grade 5...
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