Quick Update Tuesday 11th March. Shelter Bay Marina, Panama

Tashi Delek
Mike & Carol Kefford
Tue 11 Mar 2014 20:56

09:22.045N 079:57.03W

 

Fairly easy 20 miles from Portobello to Shelter Bay Marina even though there were at least 46 ships in the area.  Most were anchored though so it was just a question of spotting the odd one that was on the move and keeping an eye on that.

 

Quite a fun ride through the surf of the breakwater and then the flat calm of the harbour area which we skirted to reach the marina.  It is still all very familiar from when we were here five years ago with Duncan and Ria and we are thrilled to now be here on Tashi Delek.  Our trip through the canal and on to Galapagos with Duncan and Ria was Carol's first offshore passage and it was during that trip that we decided that we really wanted to go further than the Caribbean.

 

A lot of form filling and admin to do now but we have engaged an agent to help with that and he is due this afternoon.  Lots of work to do to get us and the boat ready so we need to crack on.