SV Panta Rhei Retirement Trip

This morning we left the south end of Isla Angel de la Guarda enroute to an anchorage at the south end of Tiburon Island. We had a south west wind most of the passage but it was not enough to sail, just enough to speed the passage under power. Our route takes us between the Midriff Islands, a group of islands that "joins" Baha to the Mainland. The water on the passage and in the anchorages was exceptionally clear. I could see the anchor chain all the way to the bottom in 34 feet of water. Of course we went swimming! We also went ashore and saw turtle nests and trails to and from the water. This is complete wilderness so we are able to see signs of their "event" undisturbed by any human signs. We didn't see the turtles though, just turtle trails.

Before we left, we had a "fish dinner" with Ponderosa (a Grouper that SV Just a Minute" speared and then gave to us). It was a delight that was reminiscent of many others together when we were in Alaska and Canada. Now we are headed apart again...SV Panta Rhei toward Central America and SV Ponderosa home via some as yet undetermined route. We've encouraged them to go via Hawaii and to spend some time there before going on to Alaska...then to Seattle. But we don't know yet what their plan will actually be.

The picture is of a lecture for boats heading toward Central America.