This is how I feel at 7am waiting for the first bus to Panama City. I set an alarm for 5:30 so I have time to drink a pot of tea and make breakfast. I don’t like to rush anywhere and need a good hour of peace in order to face the bus and madness of the city. Every few weeks I end up going to PC for one reason or another. This tip I needed to get a belt for the kubota, an external regulator, see my doctor, and pick up a FedEx that had my Raymarine T2 long linear drive and a gift that my fried Rick sent me (iphone), thanks bro. Rick came for a charter when I was back in the Las Pearlas islands. After her returned home he bought a Bristol Channel Cutter and is doing some cruising now. Also thanks to Buddy and Marty for helping in all of the shipping mayhem. It can be quite difficult getting packages sent to Panama!
Where I’m anchored the bus isn’t usually packed and I can find a seat. That isn’t 
the case for the trip back or from Sabenates or PC. I had to stand for an hour and a half for the second leg of the trip. The good news is it only costs me $5.25 to get to PC.
Everyone I know that has been to India says that I’d love it as it is supposed to be really “off the hook”, and I like life interesting and real.
Anyway I went to my doctor and he hooked me up with some really good antibiotics for a bladder infection, I love getting older! Anyway the pills were 
$7.00 each (10 days) but he had samples. He is a really good guy and I’ve known him for about 5 years. I invited him and his family to join me in the San Blas for a little R&R later in the season. Anyway, i took the first pill in his office and by the time i got to the bus station I was swelling up like a balloon and tearing at my skin until I was bleeding. I’ve never had an allergic reaction to a medication before but WOW, I wont be taking this again any time soon! I gave him a ring on the cell and he told me to walk into the pharmacy and take 50mg of Benadryl. He said if I was starting to have any repertory issues to get back to his office ASAP. I didn’t have a lot of faith in the Benadryl but it worked like a champ. My point is when you travel make some good connections with doctors! I ended 
up spending the night at my friend Rogers house and see the Doc the next morning again for different medication.
In the end it was all worth it because I have AN IPHONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have such a love/hate relationship with technology but i need it to keep the site going. Many of my friends don’t even have computers and I kind of envy them. Electronics are such a bitch to keep healthy on a boat. I love the SKYPE APP. I’m not going to take the iphone off the boat so it doesn’t end up in the water or wet. I have a cheapie phone for that. And when I need to use my little PC to post a log all i do is pull the SIM card from the iphone and stick it in the computer, pretty slick eah?
And to Wally regarding the response on my last blog, your welcome. If you ever need any help with anything please feel free to contact me.
It’s raining cats and dogs right now and I’m going to scrub the deck and take a shower.
Sail far and live slowly.
Alex
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