Mogu Mogu
12 September 2011
New Dad is partially awake and at work
Friday, we left the anchorage in Panama City and motor sailed south to the Las Perlas islands. We left two days after Kokomo because we needed to finish business with the Canal Authority and change the engine oil and transmission oil. In the "it's a small world" category we met an American mechanic who works in PV Mexico but was in the Volvo Penta dealer in Panama for a conference. It turns out he is the mechanic who had worked on Lovely Lady and who had been asked via email to comment on our problem with engine previously. He gave us a couple of tips and a new service bulletin for the transmission.
We arrived just before dark on Friday at Mogu Mogu supposedly the site of the TV "Survivor" realty game show. One of the cruisers we met at Mogu Mogu said it had been set up the previous week.
As fans of the show we know, Survivor Pamana was several years ago, but they may set it up to encourage tourists. Water is warm and clear and snorkeling is very good.
We plan to explore several more islands and stay out here until just before we fly home to see baby Elizabeth.
No internet in the islands so this is posted by the new Dad.