May 10, 2005 - Isla de Providencia, Colombia

Almost there...

After a five day sail from Isla Mujeres, we´re a two day sail away from Portobello, Panama. We stopped here to fix the roller furler that decided to move six feet to the right of where it´s supposed to be (which is at the tip of the bow, because it has a headsail attached to it) in the middle of the first night´s sail. Thankfully, we were able to keep things under control. Jim did a great job of quickly securing the furler so we could pull the sail down and attach a halyard to the bow to keep from losing the mast. We made it here safely and are enjoying the beauty and friendly atmosphere on this very Caribbean island. Temporarily, that is. We´ll be leaving for Panama within the next couple of days.

posted by Mahi at 4:19 PM  

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