Anastasia - Anchored in Gatun lake

Anchored in Gatun lake

Anastasia

Phil May and Andrea Twigg

Tue 24 Jan 2012 03:49

9:15.6N 79:54.7W

After spending the afternoon in "small boat anchorage F" waiting for our turn in the lock, we finally entered the lower chamber of Gatun lock at 7:15 this evening, to the sound of howler monkeys in the trees lining the banks. Immediately before entering the lock we formed rafts of two or three boats. We had a monohull "fender" on each side of us to form our raft.

It was already dark as we slowly moved through the lock. The catamaran rafts were controlled by central skipper using the dual engines, whereas the monohull rafts had to have two people synchronizing engines which was more of a challenge for them.

Each boat had an "advisor" to offer guidance. The advisors are canal employees who do it in their spare time. Our advisor was a lawyer working on the canal who was saving up for his retirement. He showed us pictures of his recent holiday in London and Iceland.

Gatun lake is probably a really nice place most times, but unfortunately right now they are working 24/7 on a third set of locks. There is a steady stream of dumper trucks along the shore close to where we are anchored for the night. We probably won't get much sleep tonight.

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- Doldrums again?
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- Musket Cove
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Sun 24 Jun 10:50
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Mon 18 Jun 05:47
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Mon 11 Jun 22:28
- Waiting for clearance into Fiji
- Through the reefs
Sun 10 Jun 10:50
- Approaching the reefs
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- Equipment problems
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May 2012

Mon 21 May 05:01
- The boat that rocks
Fri 18 May 05:51
- Nearly at Suwarrow
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Sun 13 May 20:56
- The Pareosailor
Thu 10 May 06:19
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- Raiatea
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- Huahine island tour
Sun 6 May 19:51
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Thu 3 May 08:30
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- Tahiti island tour
- The ARC get-together
Wed 25 Apr 20:51
- Papeete yacht quay
Tue 24 Apr 08:26
- Getting some chores done
Sun 22 Apr 08:47
- We are now in Tahiti
Fri 20 Apr 09:34
- Rangiroa
Sun 15 Apr 07:46
- Tonight's dinner was industrial waste
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Fri 13 Apr 03:14
- Slower and slower we go
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- Half way to the Tuamotu
Wed 11 Apr 05:10
- En route to the Tuamotu
Tue 10 Apr 06:48
Sun 8 Apr 02:04
- Hakaui waterfall
- The walk to the waterfall at Hakaui
Sat 7 Apr 06:12
Fri 6 Apr 01:50
- Anastasia's snowdome
- Leaving Ua Pou
Thu 5 Apr 22:56
- The beach at Oa Pou
- Galapagos crabs in residence
Tue 3 Apr 19:49

Mar 2012

Sat 31 Mar 09:05
- Peat Smoke have arrived
Wed 28 Mar 22:56
Wed 21 Mar 17:15
- Land Ho!
- Jezebel strikes again
Tue 20 Mar 04:54
- Just one more day
Sun 18 Mar 05:52
- Happy St Patrick's Day
Sat 17 Mar 04:49
- Another starry night
Fri 16 Mar 03:53
- Need more sail
Thu 15 Mar 02:33
- And another one bites the lure
- Two thirds of the way there
Wed 14 Mar 02:01
- Where is the wind?
Mon 12 Mar 23:46
- Half way there
Sun 11 Mar 04:10
- A beautiful night
Sat 10 Mar 06:42
- Good winds but confused seas
Thu 8 Mar 22:55
- The wrong way round the M25
Wed 7 Mar 13:04
- Do flying fish count?
- Sushi for lunch
Mon 5 Mar 20:53
Thu 1 Mar 19:09
- The fish market in Santa Cruz
- Santa Cruz

Feb 2012

Mon 27 Feb 21:45
Thu 23 Feb 04:11
Sun 19 Feb 06:42
- Fuel Fiasco and Firework Fiesta
Fri 17 Feb 17:20
- The trouble with sealions
- San Cristobal
Wed 15 Feb 04:26
- South Pacific dolphins
- Crossing the equator
Tue 14 Feb 13:41
- Squalls and preparations
- Squalls and preparations
Mon 13 Feb 06:01
- A slow day
Sun 12 Feb 04:53
- In the Doldrums
Sat 11 Feb 00:46
- En route to Galapagos
- Picking up the Parasailor
Fri 10 Feb 22:14
- Photos from Islas Canas
Fri 3 Feb 20:13
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Thu 2 Feb 23:12

Jan 2012

Sun 29 Jan 03:02
- Out at anchor
Thu 26 Jan 03:36
Tue 24 Jan 03:49
- Anchored in Gatun lake
Mon 23 Jan 03:42
- The Panama rain forest
- The Panama canal locks
Sat 21 Jan 00:57
- The entrance to the Panama canal
Fri 20 Jan 16:16
Thu 19 Jan 03:07
- Check-in at Porvenir and the ARC get-together
Mon 16 Jan 23:56
- You can't have too much lobster? (not for reading by Estella's mum)
- Andrea has new shoes
Sat 14 Jan 17:16
- Anchored in San Blas
Fri 13 Jan 23:06
- Nearly at the San Blas Islands
- Poor Parasailor
Thu 12 Jan 00:39
- Nighttime visitors
Tue 10 Jan 17:23
- Serendipity is still with us
- I like the moon
Mon 9 Jan 01:01
- We are on our way
Sun 8 Jan 04:41
- St Lucia tourist board party
- No more days to go
Sat 7 Jan 03:00
- One day to go
Thu 5 Jan 22:03
- Two days to go
Wed 4 Jan 22:49
- Three days to go
Mon 2 Jan 13:55
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Sat 31 Dec 14:21
- And back to St Lucia
Fri 30 Dec 13:08
- A short visit to Martinique
Mon 26 Dec 21:21
- Happy Christmas
Fri 23 Dec 17:00
- Volcanoes of the world #3
- The bat cave moorings
Thu 22 Dec 23:35
- Back in Soufriere bay
- Collecting Daniel from the airport
Wed 21 Dec 21:24
- Anchored in Soufriere bay
Tue 20 Dec 19:15
- Sailing tomorrow
Mon 19 Dec 01:51
- The results are in
Wed 14 Dec 23:08
- The Manager's Cocktail Party
Thu 8 Dec 03:59
- ARC welcome party
Wed 7 Dec 16:22
- We have arrived
Tue 6 Dec 09:47
- To motor or not?
Sat 3 Dec 14:02
- Water water everywhere...
Thu 1 Dec 23:11
- Mid-Atlantic Marmite Mayhem

Nov 2011

Tue 29 Nov 23:00
- Happy Birthday Estella
Mon 28 Nov 19:43
- Half way there
Sun 27 Nov 22:28
- Doctor at Sea
Sat 26 Nov 21:41
Thu 24 Nov 18:09
- Flying fish
Wed 23 Nov 18:30
- Some pictures from the start
- An uneventful night
Tue 22 Nov 19:30
- Day 2 - Dolphins at dusk
Mon 21 Nov 11:56
- One ring to bind them
Sun 20 Nov 08:58
- Start day
Thu 17 Nov 23:45
- Ups and downs
- Wind instruments...
Sun 13 Nov 19:51
- The XXXth great dinghy race
- Andrea cooks
Fri 11 Nov 17:40
- Tree planting at 11:11:11 on 11/11/11
Thu 10 Nov 08:19
- Repel boarders
Wed 9 Nov 23:30
- Dressing the boat
- We can get on and off the boat
Tue 8 Nov 00:52
- Mind the gap
Sat 5 Nov 19:38
- It's official
- Back to Las Palmas
Thu 3 Nov 22:54
- Volcanoes of the world #2
Wed 2 Nov 23:48
- Sailing to Tenerife
Tue 1 Nov 22:51
- LED lights and visitors

Oct 2011

Sun 30 Oct 23:55
- Bertie goes up the mast
Sat 29 Oct 22:55
- Fixing the hydraulics
Fri 28 Oct 21:48
- Sailing without sails
- Running down to Las Palmas
Wed 26 Oct 22:21
Tue 25 Oct 22:53
- Lanzarote
- Bad wind
Sun 23 Oct 01:23
- Massive collection of dolphins
Fri 21 Oct 23:45
- Dodging through fishing fleets
Thu 20 Oct 22:39
- We should be leaving Gibraltar in the morning
Tue 18 Oct 23:04
- Ian and Denise arrive
Mon 17 Oct 13:09
- Arrived in Gibraltar
Sun 16 Oct 16:50
- One for the quiz night
Sat 15 Oct 10:52
- Dolphin show
Thu 13 Oct 23:20
- Anchored in a bay near Ibiza town
- Approaching Ibiza now
Wed 12 Oct 15:46
- We are just passing Menorca now
- Away at last
Mon 10 Oct 22:37
- Why did we bring these mugs?
Sun 9 Oct 22:47
- WD40 to the rescue
Wed 5 Oct 22:11
- Alternators are like kidneys
Tue 4 Oct 23:24
- Nearly away

Sep 2011

Sat 24 Sep 17:25
- Rikku's long visit
Fri 23 Sep 16:58
- However much planning you do...
Wed 21 Sep 23:20
- 11 days until departure
- The beginning