Monday, March 3 — After being in the jungle at Shelter Bay marina for over a month, we were used to waking up to a cacophony of chirping birds. This morning, there were chirping birds, but they were overshadowed by … Continue reading →
Welcome to Port Antonio, Portland Parish, Jamaica
Sunday, March 2 — Tonight was a rare astronomical event — a seven planet alignment, with several of the plants visible to the naked eye. But sadly, the seas were too uncomfortable for us to even consider sitting outside to … Continue reading →
Keith’s Perspective on Sites Around Ft. Sherman/Le point de vue de Keith sur les sites autour de Fort Sherman
This week has been interesting. Saturday we went to an old Spanish fort. It was destroyed and rebuilt three times! It was really hot that day, and I wanted to go back pretty soon. Cette semaine était intéressante. Samedi on … Continue reading →
Sir Henry Morgan, the Infamous Privateer
During our circumnavigation, Christi used to write histories for all the countries we visited. Given that legacy, we felt it was appropriate to publish Keith’s school assignment on Henry Morgan, as Morgan altered the course of history for both Panama … Continue reading →
Colon, Panama to Port Antonio, Jamaica, Days 1 – 4
Tuesday, February 25, continued… After bypassing the battery protect device, and having Zeus set to 60% max load (~100 amps at cruising RPM), it was time to do some testing. First, Eric ensured switching to emergency power would work. He … Continue reading →
ARCO Zeus Endangering Critical Failure
Note: Christi normally writes the blog posts, however, since this is a boat technical post, Eric has authored this one. Tuesday, February 25: We rolled out of bed at 0400 and did all the last minute things we always do … Continue reading →
Getting Ready to Depart Panama
Sunrise on Sunday February 23 When we arrived in Shelter Bay Marina on January 19th, we’d expected to move on in the first few days of February. However, the weather has been uncooperative, so we’ve stayed about 3-weeks longer than … Continue reading →
More Exploring the Ruins of Ft. Sherman
On Saturday, February 22, the sun was about to peek over the horizon when the giant black cloud to the left blew in front of it and blocked the sunrise completely. This morning, the water was still not working. The … Continue reading →
Breakfast at Rume and Lying Low at Shelter Bay Marina
Sunrise on Thursday February 20 The day that we’d gotten pizza and gelato, we’d stopped by the three bakeries to see what they stocked. We’d gotten a loaf of bread from the one called Rume. It turned out to be … Continue reading →
Portobelo, Colon Province, Colombia
Thanks to cloud cover, the sun itself was not visible on Wednesday, February 19, but it was still a colorful sunrise. We decided to keep the car for another day to go to the town of Portobelo, which was about … Continue reading →
