As we arrived at the dock with the water taxi, we were a bit surprised to see a sea lion lying on a bench, where normally the tourists wait for their fast ferry. He did not seem to be afraid or bothered by all the people who wanted to take a picture of him. The same...
After the rough Caribbean Sea comes the peaceful Pacific. That’s also the way it was for us, at least on our day trip to Las Perlas, a group of islands in the Gulf of Panama. There we met our friends from Pelizeno, Raftkin, La Cigale and Dol’Selene. In the...
Blue water sailors on the barefoot route will eventually pass the 40nm of the Panama Canal. This gigantic structure was built over 100 years ago controlled by the American. Since a few years the extension for larger freighters is open. In addition to the military...
In order to sail to San Blas we were waiting three weeks in Bonaire and Curacao for an ideal weather window. From January to April the trade winds are rather strong in the Caribbean Sea. Especially off the coast of Colombia there is the infamous washing machine with...
Our time on the Windward Islands came to an end and we left for the ABC Islands: Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao. They belong to the Netherlands Antilles and are located only 30 miles north of Venezuela. After three days of sailing we reached Bonaire, a top destination for...
