Here we are back in Shelter Bay Panama. We've been walking from the marina up the road through the remains of Fort Sherman and through the jungle toward San Lorenzo. Christmas dinner was hosted by Tom and his family who run the restaurant at Shelter Bay. Although the restaurant was closed, he provided ham, rice and beans and potato salad for about 25 "cruisers". The rest was pot-luck style. Lost Elvis brought cocktail sausages and mustard for dipping, Consort made a lovely tossed salad and others brough yams, coleslaw, bread, corn and carrots. Tom's children helped serve food and drinks.
Since Randy had only 5 days off from ground school at Southern Air, we spent most of our time by the pool, checking our systems and visiting with other boaters. Fortunately, all systems were "go" thanks to our dear friend Gary Last (Pursuit IV) who looked after Lost Elvis while we were gone. The outboard on the dinghy needs servicing but that's minor compared to what could have happened during our long absence.
Since Randy had only 5 days off from ground school at Southern Air, we spent most of our time by the pool, checking our systems and visiting with other boaters. Fortunately, all systems were "go" thanks to our dear friend Gary Last (Pursuit IV) who looked after Lost Elvis while we were gone. The outboard on the dinghy needs servicing but that's minor compared to what could have happened during our long absence.
We met the crew of Lynx (privateer.org) who joined us by the pool for a few cold Balboas and returned the favour with some fine Panamanian cigars.
I'll be back in late January to provision (Panama Supply will do it for you if you don't want to shlep groceries all day) and wait for Randy and Greg Cox to join us for the next leg of our trip toward Florida.
