Day 102 to 105 Sailing, Oct 12-15, 2013
The guy I did meet when I was going to Panama City is from Spain and he is on an Around The World trip his name is Marcos Verges Tortras and has a blog:
Marcos is an absolute great guy and has been to a lot of places and has a lot of very interesting stories, please take a look at his site if you can.
Marcos on the Lancha.
We stayed last night on the San Blas Islands had breakfast in the shack. Later on we were taking back to the boat where we did meet the other 16 passengers. Once on board Captain Michel gives his welcome speech and instruction on proper toilet use because this will be of major importance if we wish to arrive without issues.
Then we sailed for about 2hrs to this little group of islands where we could snorkel and swim to the islands and this is also where we will stay for the night, by late afternoon the first Halloween party started amongst the young crowd and that was some party. Us older generation guys were more laid back but we were the one to finish the party.
Me on the Lancha with a big relieve and not believing we actually made it with the bikes.
Day 103 Sailing, Oct 13, 2013
Did some more swimming and got a good sun burn, the sun out here is brutal. We sailed for 1hr to the next group of Islands where the Immigration officials did come on board and we are cleared to leave the country, later that afternoon we are brought by speed boat to the biggest Island for a BBQ meal and of course more party time.
The young crowd in there Halloween costumes.
On board the boat I share a bunk bed cabin with Marcos and it is very warm under the deck because none of the windows are allowed to open. Luckily there is a fan above your head to provide some cooling or it would have been imposable to stay in there.
Day 104 Sailing, Oct 14, 2013
Sailed to the final set of Islands before the big crossing and Marcos giving his thumps up.
Captain Michel gives his speech about how rough the sea can get and safety instruction. The crossing for the Independence usually takes 30hrs but could be in heavy weather an extra day. So time to batten down the hatches and prepare for some excitement, this of course is enough reason for the young crowd to really start a good party inside and that was according to the Captain one for the books. Luckily the sea remained very calm and we had no head winds at all.
Day 105 Sailing, Oct 15, 2013
This morning we are told that this will be the fastest crossing ever and before night fall we will see land. That afternoon the Captain decides to stop the boat since we are making such good time so that we can go swim in the sea once more and get to feel how this is because the water is only 3km deep. Around 5pm we see land and come to port around 9pm, the Captain confirms that the total sailing time was 23hrs and this was his fastest trip ever, the sailing gods were in our favor.
Saying goodbye to the Island.
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