Starting a new blog (but more to be added here)

Tregoning — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:31:00 +0100

You may have noticed that the title to this blog has changed…just as our plans did for last year. Since we did not mak...

A fantastic Canal transit

Tregoning — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:14:00 +0100

More details later but we had a marvelous transit through the Panama Canal and we are now moored at the Balboa Yacht Club, Panama City.&am...

Crossing a day earlier than expected

Tregoning — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:51:00 +0100

I thought that I would have a relaxed evening getting the blog up to date but we just found out a few hours ago that we are to go through the Panam...

Starting the Canal Transit paper shuffle

Tregoning — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:41:00 +0100

Due to higher seas and stronger winds, we left Bocas del Toro a day later than originally planned on Thursday January 14th. We had an exc...

Back on Tregoning again

Tregoning — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:31:00 +0100

Happy New Year!

We hope that 2010 starts as well for you as it has for us. Finishing 2009, ...

Holiday fun in the Pacific Northwest

Tregoning — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:21:00 +0100

Tregoning is enjoying a well deserved rest at Red Frog Marina near Bocas Del Toro while we are romping around in the Pacifi...

Holidays and hotels

Tregoning — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:11:00 +0100

Thanksgiving lunch at the Calypso Cantina was a treat! &l...

Of drums, draggers, and drama

Tregoning — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:01:00 +0100

To our USA readers, Happy Thanksgiving! ...

Returning to Bocas…"Take 2"

Tregoning — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:51:00 +0100

We enjoyed several good meals at the restaurant while at Shelter Bay Marina because we wer...

Frustratingly behind schedule

Tregoning — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:41:00 +0100

Despite the cloudy weather, we left Linton in high spirits at 5:45 am on Sunday morning (Nov 8^th).&l...

Smugly ahead of schedule

Tregoning — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:41:00 +0100

The winds for our three-day passage to Bocas were forecast to be “light and variable” so as we pulled u...

More delights of the Kuna Yala reefs

Tregoning — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:41:00 +0100

On Friday morning (Nov 6^th) we left the Eastern Holandes and returned to the Western Holandes There ...

A recalcitrant auto-pilot

Tregoning — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:41:00 +0100

With our zarpe in hand a day earlier than expected and with suitable weather for our return to Bocas forecast to start on S...

Permission to leave

Tregoning — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:41:00 +0100

Once we had left the Coco Bandero Cays we reluctantly had to accept that we were starting our return journey to Bocas del T...

Missing some friends but catching others

Tregoning — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:41:00 +0100

After Dan and Kathy left us at the Coco Bandero Cays, we stayed there another five nights.

The ending of a wonderful era

Tregoning — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:11:00 +0100

On Thursday (Oct 29^th), six months and six days after we first met on Hamburger Beach, Georgetown, i...

Rain and a close strike

Tregoning — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:41:00 +0100

With the Río Diablo and other streams carrying muddy water from the mainland, the snorkeling visibility around Y...

The Kuna Yala World Series

Tregoning — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:41:00 +0100

Having been 18 days since we had had the opportunity to buy any fresh groceries, many weeks since we had got gas for the di...

Pot-luck by The Swimming Pool

Tregoning — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:41:00 +0200

It takes some practice to be able to pronounce with any confidence the Kuna names for their islands, such as the island of ...

Night-time re-anchoring 101

Tregoning — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:41:00 +0200

After the morning of fabulous snorkeling at Western Holandes Cays on Sunday (Oct 18^th), we motored a...

Snorkeling to write home about

Tregoning — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:25:00 +0200

After one final snorkel at Kuanidup, we left late on Friday morning (Oct 16^th) just as the wind pick...

The fine art of molas

Tregoning — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:41:00 +0200

We snorkeled a couple of times on the reefs at West Lemmon Cays before continuing our exploration of some of the less popul...

In Kuna Yala, at last!

Tregoning — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:41:00 +0200

Woohoo! Here we are, at last, in the Kuna Yala (a.k.a San Blas Islands) and everything i...

Seeing some of the good and the bad in paradise

Tregoning — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:41:00 +0200

After enjoying the sights and calm anchorage at Portobelo we had a fun but rigorous sail, in 5-6 ft swells with an addition...

A town famed for Black and Gold

Tregoning — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:57:00 +0200

Portobelo is a small town that reminded me a lot of Port Antonio, Jamaica. With steep hi...

Of forts, locks, and numerous species of bird

Tregoning — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:41:00 +0200

The Río Chagres is our kind of anchorage. For the eight nights that we stayed...

Calm but howling

Tregoning — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:47:00 +0200

Almost exactly a week after we left Bocas del Toro, we gingerly threaded our way into the mouth of the Río Chagr...

The anchorage that’s not

Tregoning — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:41:00 +0200

In retrospect, we perhaps should have opted to make the overnight run straight from Isla Escudo de Veraquas to the shelter ...

A permit to roll

Tregoning — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:41:00 +0200

After several cloudy and blustery days, the sunny, light wind conditions on Thursday morning (Sept 24^th

Living in a fish-bowl

Tregoning — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:41:00 +0200

During a series of heavy rain showers on Tuesday morning (Sept 22^nd), we left the calm anchorage in ...

Calmer waters

Tregoning — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:41:00 +0200

It rained so much during the morning of Monday (Sept 21^st) that I collected a record (for us) of 67 ...

On the move at last

Tregoning — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:41:00 +0200

We finally proved that our anchor had not become cemented into a new coral reef just outside Bocas Yacht Club and Marina by...

When the wait is worthwhile

Tregoning — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:51:00 +0200

It turns out that sometimes patience is rewarded! We had decided to leave Bocas del Toro...

It’s official…we are living in a retirement home!

Tregoning — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:41:00 +0200

Nope, still no package…so here we are still in Bocas but choosing not to be too bothered by it all.&...

Um...still in Bocas...

Tregoning — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:31:00 +0200

Oh, dear! I spoke too soon in the last post. Sea Star and Wind Song are off having a good time in th...

Preparing to move on...

Tregoning — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:36:00 +0200

Rather to our surprise we find that we have been in Bocas for two months, longer than we have stopped in any one place (inc...

Life and death in the anchorage

Tregoning — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:26:00 +0200

The good news is that there is life in our diesel engine yet. On Wednesday (July 29

Are we in the ‘Hotel California’?

Tregoning — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:16:00 +0200

I think that there is a growing suspicion amongst our group that Bocas del Toro is becoming like the “Hotel Calif...

That which boaters dread

Tregoning — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:06:00 +0200

We departed from David in two groups. Jamie went on an 8 am bus with Dan and Kathy who w...

Of sore muscles, coffee, and bird-songs

Tregoning — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:56:00 +0200

Monday, July 20^th, was Jamie’s 36^th birthday but it ended up not be...

Was it the hike from paradise or hell?

Tregoning — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:46:00 +0200

As had been arranged the day before, a taxi arrived at Finca Lerida promptly at 5:30 am.

Zipping around in the forest canopy

Tregoning — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:36:00 +0200

After a hearty breakfast at the cafeteria next to the hotel, Jamie, Randall and I got a taxi to the bus terminal and boarde...

The hunt continues

Tregoning — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:26:00 +0200

The fairly expensive “scavenger hunt” that characterized the process of checking-in to Panama did not e...

Making the most of the rain

Tregoning — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:16:00 +0200

With Steven’s flight leaving on Monday morning (July 13^th) it was necessary to return from...

Up a river…visiting even more remote villages

Tregoning — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:51:00 +0200

Leaving Laguna Bluefield late on Friday morning (July 10^th) we followed Canal del Tigre and headed s...

Taking another break from Bocas

Tregoning — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:26:00 +0200

Having sorted out our IRS issue (we hope) and some of the other matters rel...

A reminder that these are sailing boats

Tregoning — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:41:00 +0200

On Saturday morning (July 4^th) once the rain had eased up, we followed Sea Star into the fuel dock a...

A visit to the ”Darklands”

Tregoning — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:36:00 +0200

Eddy and Valma returned from David on Tuesday (June 30^th) and after hosting dinner for all of us on ...

Of fast moving money and sloths

Tregoning — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:37:00 +0200

After our return from David, while we mostly worked on domestic chores around the boat, marina, and town, we also had to de...

A spontaneous trip inland

Tregoning — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:27:00 +0200

On Monday morning, Valma and Eddy announced that they were leaving for David (Panama’s second largest city of 124...

Acclimatizing to Bocas del Toro

Tregoning — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:17:00 +0200

As reported at the end of the “Florida to Panama” blog, we finished checking-in to Bocas del Toro and g...

Tregoning arrives in Panama

Tregoning — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:56:00 +0200

(A version of the text of this entry appeared in the Florida to Panama 2009 blog but it is repeated here to include the pho...

An unofficial visit to Nicaragua

Tregoning — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:51:00 +0200

(A version of the text of this entry appeared in the Florida to Panama 2009 blog but it is repeated here to include the pho...

Reunited in Albuquerque

Tregoning — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:47:00 +0200

(A version of the text of this entry appeared in the Florida to Panama 2009 blog but it is repeated here to include the pho...

A brief side-trip to preview Panama

Tregoning — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:34:00 +0200

(A version of this entry appeared near the end of Florida to Panama 2009 but I am only now able to load the photos...

A quick detour to Panama by plane

Tregoning — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:28:00 +0200

(A version of this entry appeared near the end of Florida to Panama 2009 but I am only now able to load the photos...

Panama Caribbean Coast 2009

Starting a new blog (but more to be added here)

A fantastic Canal transit

Crossing a day earlier than expected

Starting the Canal Transit paper shuffle

Back on Tregoning again

Holiday fun in the Pacific Northwest

Holidays and hotels

Of drums, draggers, and drama

Returning to Bocas…"Take 2"

Frustratingly behind schedule

Smugly ahead of schedule

More delights of the Kuna Yala reefs

A recalcitrant auto-pilot

Permission to leave

Missing some friends but catching others

The ending of a wonderful era

Rain and a close strike

The Kuna Yala World Series

Pot-luck by The Swimming Pool

Night-time re-anchoring 101

Snorkeling to write home about

The fine art of molas

In Kuna Yala, at last!

Seeing some of the good and the bad in paradise

A town famed for Black and Gold

Of forts, locks, and numerous species of bird

Calm but howling

The anchorage that’s not

A permit to roll

Living in a fish-bowl

Calmer waters

On the move at last

When the wait is worthwhile

It’s official…we are living in a retirement home!

Um...still in Bocas...

Preparing to move on...

Life and death in the anchorage

Are we in the ‘Hotel California’?

That which boaters dread

Of sore muscles, coffee, and bird-songs

Was it the hike from paradise or hell?

Zipping around in the forest canopy

The hunt continues

Making the most of the rain

Up a river…visiting even more remote villages

Taking another break from Bocas

A reminder that these are sailing boats

A visit to the ”Darklands”

Of fast moving money and sloths

A spontaneous trip inland

Acclimatizing to Bocas del Toro

Tregoning arrives in Panama

An unofficial visit to Nicaragua

Reunited in Albuquerque

A brief side-trip to preview Panama

A quick detour to Panama by plane