Boco De Torro

The 100 odd mile sail ended up taking us 2 while days, can you beileve that...it was a complete diaster..we had two - two and a half knots of current the whole journey and there were head winds all the way. We were maiking about 3 knots and nailing it flat out under engine.At one stage in the night we went down to 1.7 knots...it was so painfully slow. Of course the winds were not forecast and current this strong was never mentioned in any pilot guide.

A little bird that flew out to Quartermoon and slept on the bbq all night long until sun rise.



We finally arrived and Boco which was definately a cool place but very touristy. There were lots of restarants and bars all on the sea front. We docked up in the marina for the first time in since europe which felt so weird being tied to a pontoon after being at anchor for so long.

We had some good nights out and were gutted when we had to leave because it would of been nice to spent a few weeks there and go round some of the anchorages. Alan and his business partner came and viewed her and speant all bloody weekend on the boat.They were going to buy her for chartering out of their hotel that was being built in Costa Rica. We took them out for a sea trail and it all went well, but i had a really gut feeling about them that they were messing us around. They said they would get back to us to let us know, so we sailed back to Shelter Bay Marina a tadge gutted to do some maintenace and take her out the water....we decided it was time to re spray her as the hull and get her looking tip top

Back in Cartagena

Nights out in Cartagena

Sym with his new ginger hair do, courtesy of Debs



Back in Club Nautico we checked our mail and we had three people wanting to come and view Quartermoon around the same time, so this guy Alan was first so he wanted us to take Quartermoon to Boco Del Torro where he could view her. He made us a good offer and said that he definately wanted her he just needed to check her over and go for a sea trail. We were really chuffed as you can imagine so we planned to do our last backpacker run to Pamana and then sail the two days to the Bocos for them to have a look.

In the meantime in Cartagena, Al proposes to Debs...Congrats you guys.It was brillant, me and Sym winch them up the top of the mast on Quartermoon and then he pops the question, haha...it was so funny, cos debs was not really sure whether she wanted to go up or not and half way up she was saying, oh i dont like it guys,get me down and me and sym were like, no way get on with it...Hilarious really. But she said yes and they live happy ever after where they plan to get married back home next year after their trip.

The Happy Couple....



Debs and Al finally depart and the next day we leave for Panama with a group of five Aussie lads and a American girl.

Another squall with lots rain and thunder and lightening



after a wicked few days we drop them off and head to Bocos...and what a bloody nightmare that turned out to be



The guys bought this sea snail from the Kunas, its was possibly the sickest thing known to man kind. They all had a bit and nearly puked.I wisely opted out