Saturday 19 April 2014

From Panama to Ecuador.

We left Panama Saturday 5th of April and headed south to Ecuador. After a good passage with fair winds we arrived Saturday 12th April in Bahia de Caraques and are now warped up to the moorings at Puerto Amistad. The boat is now being bedded down for the summer we fly home to Scotland on 24th of April and plan to return September 24th 2014 to continue our cruising.
The big ships at anchorage waiting to go through the Panama Canal.

It was dead calm when we left.

For the first time we flu our asymmetric-spinnaker.





We had fair weather.
S/V Anna at anchorage at Cabo Paasada, Ecuador

I gave him this black beauty!
Carlos and Arioso gave him 2lbs freshly cought scrimps.
We celebrated David's birthday.

2 lbs scrimps
Happy Carlos.


David blowing out the candles on the cake.
Puerto Amistad.

Tuesday 15 April 2014

Visit to the interior Panama river trip and Indian village.3rd March 2014.

The pictures tell the story.
One hour's bus ride to the interior these men met the group us and we went with them in their canoes 1 1/2 hours up river to their village.
The Indians had these long dug-out canoes with out-board engines.
Our man from the jungle.


We were six to eight people in each canoe. The native in front is look-out.

The look-out steers the canoe past rapids and rocks in the shallow river.

We were four canoes going up river.

The young helmsman.

They had to get out and guide the canoe as the water was shallow.

In the jungle.

We walked up  to a waterfall.


Gitte and native in the jungle.

We were greeted at the village by drums  and flute music.

Our lunch was prepared over open fire.

Village house on stilts.

Woman in the village.

Our lunch of fish, plantain and yoca-root.
Woman giving talk about basket-weaving.


Watermelon and oranges was part of our lunch.

Little boy in loin-cloth.


The women are dancing.

Woman with facial tatoos.

Little boy enjoys his coke!

At the village dance.

Men playing drums.


Young girl in pretty  outfit.
Our gruop making our way back to the river.

Man in loin-cloth.





Sleeping sloth.
village house.


The village sha-man telling us about the different plants with medicinal properties.