Sam and I have been a bit under the weather for the past week. We have had a low grade something and motivation to do anything but watch movies and lay in bed has taken over. We are on the up-side of it and are planning to go to Panama city on Monday. We have some provisioning and shopping to do for our charter which is coming on the 19th, and I need to get some racor filters and some new fins for Sam.
After our charter Sam is going back to the states for 2-3 weeks and I’m going to get a bunch of boat projects done while she is gone, assuming I don’t have any more charter work. If anyone is a good sander and wants to trade some time on Splendid for work let me know. I need to fair (sand) the toe rail and the part of the hull where we glassed it up. I also need to take out the chain plates out and do some work. There is a fiberglass base that used to be flush with the wood decks but now sits about a quarter inch off the deck. I need to pull the chain plates and grind the base flush with the deck, replace the plates and 5200 them in so they don’t leek. I need someone, maybe 2 people to work 4-5 hours a day for about a week. I don’t work in the afternoons as it is hot and my work day is from about 7 to 1pm at the latest. The rest of the day is for fishing or snorkeling.
I’m amazed at how many of the boats that were here 5 years ago are still here. I keep bumping into friends, it’s nice.
I’m in the process of stripping and varnishing the cockpit table and need to get a coat of varnish on this morning. I’m also making an awning for the foredeck out of the old staysail. I want to be able to keep the forward hatch open during rain and have shade for our morning yoga and afternoon snoozes in the hammock. It will also act as an extra rain catcher.
As soon as we get back from Panama City I want to get back to the San Blas. I’m going to try and get a cellular modem in Panama so I can upload pictures & logs from the San Blas. The cellular is all pre-paid here and you can get unlimited internet through the cellular carrier for $15 a month, it’s a pretty good deal I think. The service in the San Blas is spotty and slow but doable.
It’s so nice to be back here:)
Cheers from Splendid.
Sail far and live slowly.
Alex
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i invented the hammock….you are a lucky man…signed cpt hammock
who is the cell carrier there? vodaphone?
Gary, tell mavis I ran into Marcos at Abernathy today, we exchanged numbers.
Hi guys I posted a quick video of installing my mack pack, IT”S AWSOME!!!! I really do love it and it makes life much easier. I think you can see it here on the right side of the screen here.
Sam and I are in Panama city. We went out last night for a romantic dinner at my favorite restaurant (The wine bar) and went out to a micro brewery for a few beers and a game of pool. We are heading back to splendid soon and I want to get back to the san blas around the end of the week.
Cheers from Panama.
justin and julie now have jenavievve-8 pounds—tried to get in touch with guinna-no luck-100 degrees and more today-brutal weather-glad your feeling better
ALEX …..SALMON BITE IS ON ….WORKING DAILY…WENT TO HAWAII TO BUY A BOAT, BUT IT WAS JUNK…..RETURNING IN SEPT TO TRY TO SET US UP TO WINTER THERE AND FISH PART TIME…..50′ STEEL KETCH HERE FOR 35K, BUT IT IS 3 YEARS TO SOON FOR US….ULTRA SOUND WAS GOOD AND IT APEARS TO BE A GREAT DEAL ON A BIG BOAT. MARCOS ALREADY TOLD US HE SAW YOU. HE MAY BE COMMING HERE TO VISIT THE MOVE HERE OR HAWAII…………………….G
Wow, here is a BIG THANK YOU for that video!!!! I have watched it 5 times, you two look and sound really great, I can’t get my eyes off the ilands in the back ground either. It does look beautiful, even in just short glimpses.
Please keep them comming, Thanks Again, Dean
3 days till the business closes, 19 till we cut the lines !! I cannot even describe how it feels :)
Peace, Love and Maple Syrup