The Pacific chapter begins
Zepher
Chris & Lyn Darch
Thu 17 Apr 2008 23:38
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08.54:52N
79.31:59W
" The Pacific chapter begins"
17/04/08
At last we are free of Colon , we transited to the
upper lakes last night , we picked up the pilot at 20:00 and were rafted
alongside him for the up locking , having done it two nights previously to this
we were well versed in the technique of avoiding wall collisions ! we got
to the lake at 01:00 the next morning , dropped off the pilot and had to anchor
because all the mooring buoys were occupied .. 21m of water we dumped the whole
lot over the side and had a peaceful few hrs sleep , at 5 o/c were up and
about waiting for the pilot vessel to bring out the new pilot he arrived at
6:30 and we were on the road again through Banana cut and then into the main
channel , we arrived at the first set of down locks and transited to the lower
locks by 14:00 , dropped of the pilot and went to anchor between two islands on
the tip of Balboa , we were all completely knackerd and after a tidy up and
shower we are hitting the hay early ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
The tired but glade to be on the Pacific side
crew ..
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