January 17th, 2010

Spent all day yesterday at Isla Linton. A bit of a rolly anchorage, but very picturesque. The kids went snorkeling or kayaking and Ralph and I tootled around in the dinghy and spent some time trying to sort ourselves out. We are all finding it very crowded aboard and I'm very tired of living around tubs of this and that. We lost every pineapple to the rough seas as they were against the hull and beat themselves to death. Checking all the fruits and veggies is an all day, every day job.

We left bright and early for Kuna Yala (or the San Blas Islands as they used to be called). It was another rough, long day, but at least we got to put up a head sail for most of our trip. We arrived in Porvenir at 3:30. Greg caught, and got to bring aboard, a nice big fish. We think it is a mackerel of some kind. He is preparing a nice ginger soy sauce as I type. This is a beautiful place and we are looking forward to our stay here. We must check in here tomorrow.