Jacaranda Journey

with SV Windarra who are heading to Chile

Beautiful sunset at sea

The paddle steers the boat with just the wind

Automated Identification System helps us navegate

Our anchorage was around the other side away from the village

Just outside of Panama City

That's a lot of red blips!!

Called the "Dubai of the Americas"

The buildings disappearing in the downpour

We almost disappeared in the rain (Photo: Nancy Jones)

Dangerous Dinghy Dock

The dangerous dinghy dock at Las Brisas anchorage

La Playita is another anchorage good in north winds; but the speeding pilot boats mean you can get pooped at anchor.

High priced option

Festooned for Christmas

Afternoon downpour at Albrook Mall

Las Brisas and La Playita in the lower left corner, BYC at center left near the bridge

At the Pacific entrance to the Canal

This is the entrance to the Canal from the Pacific side - BYC is to the right

Moorings in front of the Bridge of the Americas which is the Panama Canal entrance

Walkway from the shore to the office and water taxi

Jacaranda is dwarfed by a freighter

Another wall of color sliding past us into the Panama Canal

Ship exiting the Canal

Bringing provisions to the freighters

Bringing back lots of stuff to the US

Surrealist painter and art professor, friend of Linda's from the Florence Academy of Art, Italy

by Carrie Ann Baade

The large rail is the empty one on the left

Tying into the rail to lift Jacaranda out of the water for bottom paint

Chuck, Linda, Sandino and Jacaranda with new bottom paint

Jacaranda back in the water after our haulout