After our month of Colombia, we were ready to get the move on. We found two very small weather windows, small breaks in the 40 knot winds and 20 foot seas. Our first short passage took about 6 hours. Not very long but the seas were still quite large leaving us with a salty sail.
We arrived in a small vacation town. This spot was home to amazing winds for windsurfing, kitesurfing, and overall any water sports. We spent the next there too, waiting for the seas to die down again.
When Poseidon calmed his inners we took off again. This passage took a little longer, we had two overnights so Lucy and I took our 10pm-1am shifts.
We finally made it to our destination of the small islands off the coast of Panama, the San Blas. These islands were some of the most beautiful and untouched places I’ve ever seen. Each island housed one family and about a hundred palm trees. The indigenous people made hand carved canoes, and came to visit your boat offerening fresh fruits, seafood, and artwork.
These people and islands are known for their gorgeous works called Molas. The molas are pieces of art that are hand sewn full of color and texture. They can take from two days up to half a year. They are all so unique and different, it makes it hard to choose!
We only spent two days in these islands, due to weather. However, we do want to head back before we, *drum roll please* CROSS THE PANAMA CANAL!!! We are heading to the Pacific ocean on the 25 of January and we couldn’t be more excited. Stay tuned to hear our adventures!
More soon,
Heidi