AUGUST 17,
2014
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ROD'S NEW LEAD LINE |
Our sail to
Portobelo was uneventful. We left Porvenir along with Island Fever,
anchors were up and we were on our way by 6:15 AM. The only
navigation instruments we have aboard are the hand held GPS, our
trusty compass and paper charts. After 12 hours on the water we
turned into Portobelo and were anchored by 4:45. Because we have no
depth gauge Rod made a lead line, a weight on a line marked every 5
ft to test the water depth for an anchor spot. He took the dinghy
out with the GPS and the lead line testing the water we were soon
anchored in 35ft of water. The next morning we made a quick trip
into town to find all the power out and no internet. We have decided
to wait until Wednesday to take a bus into Colon and begin the
process of finding replacement parts. High on the list is the
refrigerator compressor and controller and the inverter/charger.
The process
of replacing systems is daunting. Our first month in the waters of
Panama were beautiful and relaxing. We had settled into a daily
routine that any cruiser would envy. It could be months before we
have It's Perfect back in order. Until then remembering the sweet
slow days of cruising the San Blas will keep us moving forward once
again.
This sounds like navigation straight from a Horatio Hornblower adventure. Good luck, we're keeping our fingers crossed for you. - Bob
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