It’s what I’m eating and drinking right now while writing this narration. Stayed a few days in Cartagena, a town, especially the old town and district Getsemani, I like very much. Stayed intensively in August, when I was there by plane. Seeing it again and at night was good. It was a good feeling. Beside…

The night was good sailing. Average speed around 6 KN. Since daylight I can see the sea and waves again if looks confused. Two swells are meeting each other at a shallow angle. Therefore MaRe sways a bit left – right. Swell sometimes reaches 2 m. MaRe just lifts her bums and lets the waves…

It’s 0134 MaRe ploughs with an average of 6 KN through the nightly sea. Peak speed was more than 8 KN. Wind waves are still around 50 cm, swell is only about 1.5 m, but not very long yet. Only the genoa is set as AWA is mostly 140 – 150 deg STB. The wind…

Since this morning I’m on my way to Cartagena, Colombia. During the morning hours a very little bit of wind to pull with the genoa about 1 KN additionally. Wind waves were down level 1 and a nice swell was rolling towards MaRe from about 50 deg PRT. Wind went down, genoa is furled up…

At 1730 the anchor was dropped in nice sandy patch of the seabed at about 5 m depth. Pulling back with 1500 RPM, the anchor did not slip at all. A nice sunset behind an island close by at PRT side. To STB corner of about 120 deg, there is a small inhabited island. Distance…

As planned I left the marina at shortly past 0930. Wind is not the best, AWA 40 – 50 deg PRT and AWS 7 – 8 KN STW. This is achieved with the genoa well trimmed gives additional 0.5 – 0.7 KN. As I want to arrive with still bright daylight I don’t want to…

Had today my experience with the absolutely inefficient Panamanian bureaucracy. Unbelievable. Most of the people don’t know what they need to do and many people are sitting around and simply don’t do anything; I even would not be surprised if some of them only came to visit their friends being employed. I needed to go…

Today, at around 1130 h I just ordered a meal in Puerto Lindo, when i got a call from Wikus that he is in Linton Bay Marina. 24 h early than we discussed yesterday on the phone. I rushed back – a bit more than 2 km to walk. He opened engine- saildrive area and…

…until yesterday’s arrival in the bay of Portobelo. When I reduced speed to look for a good spot to drop the anchor, i heard a rattling noise from the PRT engine, the engine & saildrive which was repaired. I was shocked and the happy day was gone. I checked in more detail were the noise…

After final preparations in the morning I left the mooring C-dock No 10 berth at Shelter Bay Marina to move to the fuel station. Fuel station is boat, which provides diesel fuel and oil for commercial vessel and if needed for yachts as well. Refueling had to be done carefully as the nozzle to be…