heut nachdem fiete und klaus in porvenir abgeflogen sind, tuckerten wir nach carti und und ankerten vor der mündung des carti river. dort bin ich mit nem kanu den fluss hoch und hab tom und tini abgeholt, die dort mit dem jeep von panama durch den dschungel hingekommen sind. zur zeit ist die strecke gut befahrbar im gegensatz zum herbst, als noch reihenweise jepps umkippten auf dieser tour. zum segeln wars heute nicht so toll, weil der wind zu doll und aus einer blöden richtung kam, so haben wir uns ein einsames kleines inselchen ausgesucht, die jolle ins wasser getan und den strand dort bevölkert. es verspricht ein wunderbarer sonnenuntergang zu werden und das schreit nach: sundowner!!!!! wir lassens uns gut gehen und das aber richtig! L

on friday the new guests, steini and friends from berlin came on board in el porvenir. for the following 2 days we had to do some overhauls and repairs. in the meantime everybody visited the kuna indian village nalunega island and we caught a little shark and had a great dinner this. yesterday we sailed from porvenir with a nice little breeze to coco bandero where we dropped anchor in the afternoon and still had time for some snorkeling and swimming. today everybody is enjoying the paradise islands beaches, snorkeling and now we start to do a nice barbecue with fish and different things...

Now we are since 4 days in Portobelo, a nice bay, one our by car away from Colon, the entrance of the Panama-canal. Portobello is a sleepy fishing village and had been a very important goldharbour a long time ago. Also Columbus and S.F Drake throw their hooks in this bay, good sheltert of caribbean swell. We spend these days with shopping for the next group, small but important repairings and test the local bars and restaurants. Tomorrow here will start the Carneval and sure Klausi will have a look and may be more.

In the evenig we will arrive Isla Linton, round 8 miles NE to Portobello, where we will be in two days. Here the rest of the last group will leave the boat, and newbies will come on day 20 from berlin. This is also the reason we don't shuttle between Cartagena and Panama. This group will leave mid of february and than stahlratte will shuttle again for the backpackers.

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