Monday 01 July – The engine is back on Hibiscus, after 2 months of waiting... with plenty of travel all over Panama to find the right pieces as well as daily visits to the workshop to check out Incarnation's work. This super mechanic is never on time, He comes to work whenever he wants, It is…
Since 03 May we are at anchor in Las Brisas, waiting for the engine parts to arrive in Panama. We have different interlocutors, Oscar and Reyna from Ompesa – Workshop with whom to deal, Fernando from Nat Parts – Importer Perkins, Alfredo and Cidel – them 2 workshops that work respectively…
Saturday 13 April – Departure from Golfito, about fifty meters behind Joëlle and Daniel from Ocean Respect We are in a region and at a time when it is not flat calm, The wind is weak and of random direction. There are 300 miles ahead of us and we will pass a lot…
Tuesday 12 March – Arrival at the anchorage of Golfito opposite the hotel of Samoa del Sur. The Papuans are there. Stress, Insomnia has almost disappeared, The engine is repaired that's what matters despite having no news from the insurance. We celebrate the event at Samoa del Sur restaurant with Papuans, …
Wednesday 23 January – After 12 days stuck in the middle of the Panama Canal, here we are stuck at the Playita ( Panama City)....which is a rolling mooring, polluted and noisy with all the boats of the canal zig zag between the sailboats. Silvio, The expert mandated by the insurance company, comes to see the condition of the engine, Photographs the rooms…
Position: 8 54.45N 79 31.45W the 22 January 2013 around 15:00 (UTC-5) 19 January – Days go by and we are still waiting for an answer from the insurance to get us out of the Canal. A little reminder, 2 Options : for 19000 dollars using a canal tug, for 8000 dollars the insurance expert found…
…. Finally, we believe in it and we "enjoy" this quiet anchorage of Gatun Lake. Every evening we see some sailboats crossing the Canal in one direction or the other... Aperitif or dinner together... Then we see them leave very early the next day wishing us "good luck". Elvir, The pilot who gave us…
Position 9 15.66N 79 54.13W the 11 January 2013 around 18:00 (TU-5) After completing the formalities to pass the Panama Canal and paying dearly, here we are on our way to the Pacific. A canal pilot is with us and we have three more crew members (Philippe de Papou and Richard & Cynthia from…