Sound Effect, pulled anchor and left for the Kuna Yala on Friday morning at dawn. We needed light to traverse the passage just beyond our anchorage and 9-10 hrs to make the journey and arrive with plenty of daylight to spot corral heads. Unfortunately the wind failed to cooperate; light and on the nose, so we motor sailed the bulk of the distance.
Late morning we heard a clunk as we hit something. Although we keep someone on watch at all times hitting debris is common enough. There is run off from the nearby shore and all the rain of the rainy season. However this time the boat began to vibrate so we slowed, stopped and shifted to reverse which shot some debris out the back. Returning to forward the vibration continued. Stopping once again, I put on snorkel gear and went under the boat to investigate. While I was putting on the gear Connie spotted sharks, but when I came on deck I noticed 4ft white tips. Pretty small so I went in.
They disappeared immediately, but I saw why they were interested in the first place. There was a sack of garbage in a black plastic bag tied around the prop! I know the Hefty people are proud of their product but it took 20 minutes to cut away the plastic wrapped around the prop.
We continued on and anchored off Porvenir as this is the official entry port for the Kuna Yala(San blas) The Kuna Yala is a section of mainland and hundreds of Islands where the indigenous native tribe of Kuna's live. Known as San Blas by the conquering people, the Kuna prefer Kuna Yala Before we could get our anchor down we had two dugout canoes selling the local handicraft called molas, and a fishermen trying to sell fish. We won't have to go shopping the shopping will come to us.

The port captain's office is closed most likely until Monday so we will shift anchorages today most likely and come back Monday.