Panama city the crossroads of the world!!

Anchorage outside Panama canal

Isla Coiba Panama

Haggling for fresh fish, 2 packets of dried milk for 3 Skipjack Tuna

Rolling out tortillas with Rum bottle.........must buy rolling pin when we get to Panama city

Yum Yum Lobster feast.......trying not to remember the tiny screams heard from the pot!

Murder most horrid!!(Chef now called natural born killer)

Bashed and thrashed our way up the Gulf of Panama. Even though we picked the weather tides etc we still had to pound into a headwind, big waves and dodge ALOT of big commercial boat traffic.

Its quite a contrast from the peace and quiet of the islands. We are anchored right by the channel into the Panama canal and can feel the wake off the big container ships and cruiseliners as they lumber past day & night.

Next job is the big shopping trip, we need to buy alot of food and grog to last us through very expensive French Polynesia. It will not be fun transporting all the stuff in the blazing heat and sweltering humidity.