Time for the annual haulout of Ithaka. This is our chance to check out all the system, fix what we (more…) read more

Work is proceeding rapidly on the new Panama Canal, referred to as the “Third Set of Locks.” Why a new (more…) read more

It’s Murphy’s Law of Boating that it’s always at inopportune times that things go wrong. We were en route from (more…) read more

You can put a boot/cast on the Captain, but you can’t keep the Captain from the sea! We set off (more…) read more

I inadvertently have done some in-depth, up close and personal, research on medical care in Panamá. After returning from a (more…) read more

My daughter, Christine, along with any other Disneyland fans out there, would respond that The Happiest Place on Earth is (more…) read more

Destination: the San Blas Islands. An archipelago of nearly 400 small islands and cays lying northeast of the Panamá coast, (more…) read more

Those of you who know me understand that my passion is paddling my OC-1 (one-man outrigger canoe). However, these are (more…) read more

Well, yesterday was a big day. We made the transit through the Panama Canal, from Balboa to Colon (south to (more…) read more

We spent the day at a very small island near Isla Coiba (which itself is a huge national park off (more…) read more