Unfortunately the night was anything but calm. The wind rose and the boat moved all possible edges from 3am. Upon waking up, everyone was cranky and was eager to leave.
At 11am, after talking with Kelp Fiction, we decide to head to Columbus (100 miles). The weather should stay that way until the weekend. So we therefore decided to redo Escudos Veragas returning to San Blas.
Already, lifting anchor it better. We manage to take almost a direct course towards Colon. The sea is rough and the wind blow a good 15-20 knots during the 21 hours that will last the journey. We will set more than once by the waves will stir and Shaka on all sides by waves and wind.
BUT, no whining. The girls are really good here and nobody is really sick. It is certain that if it was fine and that girls could play on the bridge, it would be shorter, but ... they understand.
So Isa is on watch, dolphins are jumping next to Shaka. Do not say, these dolphins are those most active we have ever seen. They jump repeatedly to make the girls laugh and what a pleasure to see a tiny baby swim near his mother. Alex will speak on his blog and probably will do some research on the Internet since noted a lot of questions to ask Google! As
Shaka has 15 feet shorter than Fiction Kelp, we arrive at the anchorage of Colon 3 hours after them. The entrance to Colon is fairly well - when one is already gone! But for us, arriving in an unknown port, with waves pushing us in the back, a huge ship in front of us coming out of the canal and another that follows us to go to the Canal is rough! As Fred would say: That shit is on! We still made it as big and have returned to sailing. Shaka is tough! She kept us well in safety throughout the trip and is up to our expectations. We
we anchor So in the bottom of Chenail, right next to the Panama Canal! The girls have their eyes wide open, seeing all the huge boats that we entournent.
Tomorrow we leave to the discovery of Columbus, today ON COW!
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