Happy Christmas from Las Perlas
Blue Sky's Voyage
George & Michael
Thu 24 Dec 2009 20:54
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Hello Friends
"8:25.74N
78:51.33W"
We managed some pre-Christmas shopping in
Panama City and also enjoyed a day sightseeing in the Casco Viejo and along the
breakwater with our friend Edwin.
On Sunday, we travelled down as planned to
the Pearl Islands, south-east of Panama City in the Gulf of Panama. Andy and
John on 'Happy Spirit' warned us that these are a very pleasant place to spend
time and they certainly weren't wrong. The charts are sketchy to say the least
and even the pilot book misses out whole islands, so our navigation was made
with great caution but we anchored safely for some swimming and tideline
exploration and foraging.
Since Blue Sky had been treated to a new
sound system in Panama City and we were anchored far away from anyone, Michael's
birthday went very well and also quite noisily.
We've now moved to the eastern side of the
group and are anchored between the largest island 'Isla del Rey' and 'Espiritu
Santo' a small island with great beaches. Anyway you can see that on
googleearth.
We're meeting up with 'Tumshi' again
tomorrow and having Christmas lunch together on Blue Sky. We may be missing out
on traditional winter weather, but as this shot shows, we're managing well
enough.... Actually it's 36.5 deg C in the shade at 1600 hrs.
 You can cut across the island just left
of Blue Sky to another even more lovely cove like beach on the other side, which
has soft golden sand and whole balsa trunks washed up. We thought we might take
a few chunks for whittling.
We hope all our friends are having a great
Christmas and we wish you the best for a prosperous and healthy
2010.
George, Michael, Matt and Alex
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