January 12th to 14th, 2013
We left Bocas del Toro on Saturday afternoon and dropped anchor off San Andrés on Monday morning. We sailed through two nights and one full day.
Daily Archives: January 14, 2013
A walk in the jungle
January 7th, 2012, Salt Creek Community, Isla Bastimentos, Bocas del Toro, Panama
Pete, Tony and I took the dinghy, with its malfunctioning outboard, up Salt Creek to visit the Ngöbe Indian Community. We most certainly took paddles (and used them). The dinghy motor has only one speed — fast. (Requires a “neutral drop” to start.) Travelling at a constant but high speed gave the twisty trip up the mangrove-lined creek the distinct feel of a video game.
Bocas Town, Panama for the Holidays
December 24th, 2012 to January 1st, 2013
I haven’t written anything yet about Bocas del Toro, Panama. Unfortunately, it is the rainy, buggy season here, and that has coloured our impression of the place.