by GWTAdmin | Mar 16, 2015 | cruising provisioning, galapagos, wildlife
Sea lions love hanging out on the public benchesin the Galapagos. This one was curious about myTipu’s Chai “vessel.”Gasp! Not sure this is allowed for a self-proclaimed Pacific Northwesterner, but periodically, I get burned out on coffee.... by GWTAdmin | Mar 14, 2015 | cruising activities, cruising destinations, galapagos, tortoise. tortoise breeding center, wildlife
Just when you’re sure those silly tortoise caricatures are a figmentof the artist’s imagination — this is the real deal!“It’s not easy for giant tortoises to mate!”The females usually try to escape from mating but the largest males manage to... by GWTAdmin | Mar 13, 2015 | cruiser humor, cruiser life, galapagos, Panama, passage making, pearson 365 sailboat, wildlife
Pannel s—er, makes his ungainly getawayafter doing the deed on our solar panel.“Birds are the wildflowers of the sea,” one sailing adventure book opined. Indeed, on a long open ocean passage, they do provide some much needed visual variety.We were on our... by GWTAdmin | Feb 22, 2015 | cruising destinations, cruising preparation, Flamingo Marina Panama City, La Playita, Las Perlas, Panama, Taboga Panama, wildlife
This photo’s for Jodi of Blue Pelican. Snapped him whenI was kayaking too close to his Panama City roost.“All that’s left is refilling our diesel and water tank. As long as we leave by noon no problem making it Las Perlas.” Famous last words.When... by GWTAdmin | Feb 4, 2015 | Bocas del Toro Panama, cruiser activities, cruiser destinations, escudo de veraguas, golfo des mosquito stops between bocas del toro and colon, hiking, meeting locals, wildlife
This calm spot on Escudo de Veraguas was a pleasant walk though too farfor a finicky dinghy motor.”Where would you suggest we go next?” I asked Kirk, the Bocas Yacht Services yard manager, the yard where our mast was being pulled. “Escudo de... by GWTAdmin | Jan 31, 2015 | cruiser destinations, cruiser humor, Fort San Lorenzo, Panama, passage making, pearson 365 sailboat, Rio Chagres, wildlife
Fort San Lorenzo above the Rio Chagres entrance is not that hard o find when you know what to look for, and where.“Rio Chagres” came in answer to the question, “What’s between Bocas [del Toro] and Shelter Bay Marina, Colon?” Those who’ve sailed there get all...