Well my last week has been out of the ordinary. I’ve been driving a big fancy SUV (Ford Everest), eating at restaurants, shopping, and having a ball.
I took Sandra (Momma D) to see some beach front property and we ended up doing some real four wheeling through some pretty deep mud…, too much fun! 
Sandra thinks I drive too fast and screamed “we gonna’ die” a few times, we had lots of laughs. The funniest thing to me was when we were driving to my friend Jim & heather’s property for his birthday party. We had a few cocktails before the party and Sandra had an epiphany. She looked at me quite seriously, shrouded in realization and said…, “I like tequila the best”!
The picture was taken from the balcony of my friend Binnie’s house. Sandra is an acting teacher and owns Dorsey Studios & Theatre for the performing arts www.dorseystudios.com , too cool :) Sandra, your a great lady, thanks for visiting!
The second picture is of my friend Jim (left) and the other of Heather at her awesome “Piggie” mud oven, great place to cook pizzas!!! I have good friends here in Panama :)
For the majority of the time Sandra stayed with Binnie here in Puerto Lindo. Binnie 
has a really spectacular home over looking the bay with a few guest houses that are very comfortable with kitchens, satellite TV, and air conditioning.
After that we stayed in a very nice hotel on the Panama Canal watching the ships pass from the balcony. Momma D spoiled me a bit and bought me a really nice hour massage at the hotel. My back feels so much better. This is one of the things I miss about having a steady income stream, some of the luxury items :)
Speaking of which If I have any Yogis reading who are interested in a charter and 
can get me on a better tract with my yoga your welcome to visit, I like barter :)
I must say I found the amount of television I watched poisons. It was in many of the restaurants , malls, and hotel rooms. When I had command of the remote I would always end up on MTV, the discovery channel, national geographic, or the travel channel. Fox & CNN and for the birds. If “ignorance is bliss”, I hope to become more ignorant to the atrocities being committed in the world. I don’t want this “programming” (news?) poisoning my soul. I much prefer the sound of wind, water, the jungle, or music.
In spite of the television I feel refreshed and ready to get back to focusing on my beautiful little ship. Its a big week coming up. I’ll be painting the name “Splendid” on the stern, re-installing the stanchions aft of the cockpit along with the solar panels, netting, and non-skid. I also need to install the deck hardware and hand rails. Within two weeks I should have everything aft of the cockpit done!!!!!!
After that I will focus mid-ship port & starboard, and then throw some more paint on the bow. I will be stocking up on supplies with the last of my funds and heading to San Bas to avoid the northers that turn Puerto Lindo into a lee shore in October/November.
The question that keeps rolling around in my head is, will I be able 
to go voyaging in March? I don’t get stresses about it anymore as I know I will follow the path I’m meant to but I do find the idea exciting! There is so much to see in the world and I really do want to see as much as I can.
Well guys, I’m really happy to be home and need to get to work :)
Well I just updated the blog. I was going to just paint over a stencil for “Splendid” but it didn’t work so well. I used it as an outline, took it off and had to hand paint the rest. Its a bit rough & crooked but it suits me and I like it :-)
Cheers.
Sail far & live slowly!
alex