July 23,
2014
We weighed
anchor at 6 am, leaving the muddyPortobello harbor heading out into the
Caribbean Sea. The sky was cloudy and the winds were steady at 20
knots. In the first few hours we passed several container ships
coming and going from the canal as we made steady progress East.
By noon the
skies were partly cloudy and the winds that were suppose to be 10
knots were still at 23+ knots. About a mile offshore there was a
line of trash in the water. Because of all the rain on the mainland
there are limbs, trees and all kinds of debris has been washed down
the rivers and into the open water. We decided to stay further
offshore in order stay outside of the trash.
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| TURNING INTO PORVINER |
The day was
uneventful and by 4 pm we could see the islands in the distance. The
skies were hazy and we needed to reach the cut through the reef into
Porvenir before dark. All of these islands are surrounded by reefs
and low water making it hazardous to navigate in poor light. Our
timing was perfect and we turned into the anchorage off Porvenir
about 5:30 and anchored 12 hours after leaving Portobello.
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| BACK IN THE CLEAR BLUE WATER |
After a
long day on the water we sat in the cockpit with drink in hand happy
to be back in clear blue water. We will be here till Sunday when
Ben Vickers arrives for a visit. We plan to sail to Holandes Islands
for a couple of days and then to Dog Island while he is here. Both
great places for snorkeling and walking the beach.
After a
week we will return to Porvenir so Ben can catch his small plane back
into Panama City then back to the Dallas airport. Life here will be
slow and quiet as we spend the next 8 weeks sailing among the
hundreds of islands here in Kuna Yala.
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