Category: Stopover
19 Oct 2022
Stopover

In Aruba, we...

Weathered a tropical depression, which quickly became tropical storm Julia after passing us and became hurricane force as it approached the coast of Nicaragua. Our friend Ryan, who...  Continue reading
17 Oct 2022
Sailing Stopover

A hell of a day in Aruba

Aruba, and in particular Oranjestad, wasn't really our scene. Catering mostly to huge cruise ships and tourists arriving by plane, it was expensive, very Americanized and the cultu...  Continue reading
12 Oct 2022
Land Looking back Stopover

Looking back on Cartagena, Colombia

Looking back, I think we loved Colombia. People were friendly, helpful and curious in general. The historic town of Cartagena was marvelous of colors and history, the rest of the t...  Continue reading
9 Oct 2022
Boatwork Stopover

Boat projects in Cartagena

Here you go for the glamor. Some say "cruising is just fixing boats in exotic locations", I let you make up your own mind...  Continue reading
18 Sep 2022
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Our first 10 days in Cartagena

August 10 - Day 1: Behind the gate We had arrived in Manzanillo Marina Club, Cartagena, early in the morning, literally exhausted by our trip from Panama and in particular the last...  Continue reading
20 Aug 2022
Social Stopover

The “Swimming pool” anchorage

We knew we had to go to the Hollandes cayes, one of the island groups in San Blas which has the reputation to be the cruising paradise: clear turquoise water year-round (when some ...  Continue reading
12 Aug 2022
Stopover

Nargana

We heard a lot about the village and island of Nargana, from the first time we went to San Blas a few months ago. A young man, José, working to clean his family's island of Banedup...  Continue reading