An Altere Adventure

My crew slept in. They were sleep deprived when they first flew to this time zone two hours ahead of home. And we had had a busy time the previous two days before disrupting everyone’s normal sleep with an overnight watch schedule.

After a...

My intrepid crew and I set out from Marina Papagayos. We made a last minute trip to Playa de Cocos for more groceries before returning our rental car. Altere had full water and fuel tanks.

We finally had our National Zarpe that gave us...

I was pleased that my brother Doug and his daughter Jane could come and join me in Costa Rica. They had originally planned to sail from El Salvador to Nicaragua with me last spring when COVID19 disrupted our plans. I rented a car to pick them up at the...

Because I am getting close to shipping Altere home, I have begun to think about which projects I should work on here and what I should defer until I am home. Cruising without a depth sounder makes me very uncomfortable. I could do it, but I really like...

Through one of Laurin’s friends we heard about a small town in a coffee growing region closer to the capital San Jose. The friend had a contact for us who ran a BnB and was a chef. He did not have room for us but gave us advice on visiting the town and...

One morning I followed Laurin and Mike in Second Wind out to Bahia Huevos. This peasceful and secluded bay is only about an hour from Marina Papagayos. It is very well protected from all but a westerly wind. The papagayos that blow across the Central...