4/19/2010 BOCAS DEL TORO

STARFISH UNDER 4' OF CARIBBEAN WATER

This morning we awoke to find two guys in a little dugout wishing to relieve us of $10.00 for anchoring off their island. Some kind of scam but “worth the price of admission”, for sure. I can only hope that all our anchorages could be this lovely! Reuben snorkeled off for a quick view of the reef before we hauled up anchor at 8:45 and headed for Bocas del Toro.


Our second day in the Caribbean was hot and windless with totally calm seas. These seas have many more shallow reefs and shoals that you must be aware of. We scraped bottom (just a tad) as we were pulling into Bocas Yacht Club and Marina. We also found no channel markers or buoys, even though all the charts showed that they existed. Tough navigating!

VIEW FROM QUEST

The view from the marina is charming and colorful. We pulled right up to the fuel dock and got that chore done and are now docked with power (air-conditioning) and water—so nice. The little bar/restaurant here is having “tackos” (tacos) as reported by neighboring boater. We are there for sure!!!

FUEL DOCK

MARINA OFFICE

CANTINA FOR TACOS

IS THIS PERFECT, OR WHAT??

Another quick fact for the record. Quest traveled 420 nm further East from Portland, Oregon to the Panama Canal than she traveled South. Figure that one!!!