As foreshadowed, Enjoy will be transiting back from the Pacific to the Caribbean side of Panama via the Panama Canal tomorrow and maybe Monday. Our good friends, Lisa and Ken Karsten will be our line handlers, along with a professional … Continue reading Going through the Panama Canal Sunday (tomorrow)!
Abort Abort! Since we enjoyed the 10 mile Golfito hike to the Rainforest Mountain Reserve last time we were here, we invited cruiser friends Ian and Mary (MV Aegis) and Laura (SV Carinthian) to join us again. This time, we … Continue reading Last Days in Costa Rica
First, what did we do the past 4+ months? After packing up Enjoy 4.5 months ago, we traveled to the US, Scotland, England, France and Israel! We visited friends we’ve met sailing (SV English Sally and SV Gladan), family and … Continue reading Big News!
Which are we? I haven’t posted much, because in comparision to many of our peer boats, I see us as Go Slow versus Go Go. We know folks that left 5 years ago, finished a circumnavigation, and sold their boats. … Continue reading Go Go versus Go Slow?
How to sew hatch covers for your boat Continue reading Patterns for Lewmar 10, 40 & 60 hatch covers
Why one eye? I actually only have one fully working eye right now, as I returned to the US to have my fourth and final cataract surgery. In 2015, I had premium lens implanted (Technis multifocal IOLs) and while the … Continue reading Just call me Pirate Captain Ninja
Heat stroke So, we overdid it. We caught six fish (black skipjack tuna and Pacific bonito) the other day. We kept three that day and were able to return three successfully to their habitats. But, I paid with heat stroke … Continue reading Modified fishing program
Antipoaching @Earthrace and attack dog We spent an evening chatting onboard with Captain Pete Bethune, Josh, and the rest of the crew on @earthrace. A friend made in Las Perlas, Ev (S/V Hanoah) had told us about a boat she … Continue reading Costa Rica: Part II
2 hours to check out of Panama and get booster shots! Golfito, Banana Bay Marina Recently, every port we come to, we are accompanied by pods of dolphins, both spotted and grey. From Panama, our first stop in Costa Rica … Continue reading Costa Rica: Part I
