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Friday January 6th
Daisy was rocking and rolling so much all she needed was a set of drums. Strong winds seem to have taken over from the rain, but at least we have plenty of sunshine. This bay is definitely not a calm one, I was so giddy I could barely stand up; it was like being on a fairground ride but one that I couldn’t get off. I spent most of the day lying down, every time I stood up I felt drunk, and NO I hadn’t been drinking. Waves of nausea came and went as I attempted to maneuver my way around the boat; I couldn’t read because of the nausea, I was bordering on mindless boredom.
I managed with some effort to make a delicious Nicoise Salad for lunch, which we ate up on deck, but I had to return to my horizontal position as soon as I’d finished eating, even lying down I was constantly having to tense my body against the continuous movement, it’s not enjoyable at all, and I find myself dreaming of being back alongside at the marina, where everything is still. Bob on the other hand is thoroughly enjoying his time here, and even getting lots of jobs done, he’s fixed all the hatches so we have no more leaks, and he’s spending hours relaxing and reading his book, something he rarely does.
One thing I’ve come to notice out here are the flocks of birds that congregate at dusk. I first noticed it when we were at Bocas Marina, each night right around sunset the Egrets would gather in huge numbers, all in the same tree. Then at Portobello I noticed them again; also the Pelicans had a particular tree on the waters edge which they would return to in large numbers each evening. Tonight here in the bay Bob called me to come and look at a flock of birds flying overhead towards isle Grande, we watched through the binoculars and saw that they were the most magnificent Macaws, large and so brightly colored, blue, red orange, as dusk approached more joined the flock gathering in the trees around the little island, it was wonderful to watch. I always thought birds like, Egrets, Pelicans and Macaws were mostly solitary, I’ve usually seen them flying or fishing alone, rarely have I seen them with more than one of their own kind, so to see them as a huge flock was enough (for a while at least) for me to forget my dizzy spells and nausea (state of mind again!). Tomorrow we plan to go to the island around dusk and see if we can get a closer look, maybe I can get some photographs.
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| Panama Green Parrot Photo by Heather Morgan |
