St. Vincent behind us and Panama before us.

We arrived at St. Vincent at 2:30pm on Monday, got all the stuff we
needed to get, topped up the water tanks, washed the boat down and went
to the nearest little beach bar for a burger, fries and a beer. We then
went back to the boat and tried to do some internet. Not much luck in
that department. Listening to the night sounds on land when you have
been at sea for some time make a deep impression. We saw some bats,
fireflies etc coming out to play, and enjoyed a thousand other little
sounds, even a few dogs barking in the distance as the twilight zone was
setting in.

The beautiful Caribbean islands are slowly growing smaller as we bid
them farewell and set a course due west towards Panama. Our weather
guru, my mom, sent us the latest updates and looks like we are in for
some strong conditions, all from behind. We could do the 1200nm in six
days under such conditions and thus expect to arrive at Panama on
27-28/02/12. This next leg will require fast and safe running tactics,
and the crew once again learn a new level of understanding and respect
for the ocean, in this case the Caribbean Sea. These are the things that
thrills us and also keeps us humble, focused and aware.

'Staunch' is a good expression to describe our boat.From the old French
'estanche' meaning watertight. A vessel which had no leaks was described
as staunch. Hence firm, reliable. So yes, our boat is strong, her crew
is strong and soon we will meet weather that will test us.

Our position is just off St.Vincent, heading straight west. Have a swell
day.

Captain Paul