Moving...

After a couple of weeks relaxing in the San Blas Islands the Crazy Daisy crew (Bob, Ed & Paul) are on the move again. Here’s a paragraph from Bob’s email. We have had a good day, nice weather, a short but good (fast and smooth, blue sky, blue seas) sail from the Hollandes to Porvenir to get our Zarpe to go to Shelterbay. After we shopped in a Kuna village on an adjacent Island. (Paul is really blown away by the undeveloped way of life). After we came across to Chimmee cay where we snorkeled before preparing the boat for our sail to Grand Island tomorrow. Tonight they are anchored off Grande Isle and will leave in the morning for Portobello, then on to Shelter Bay on Saturday. I only have five days left here in Atlanta until I leave and I’m getting frantic, so much to do and the clock is ticking louder and louder in my ear. I know that both Paul and Edi have been writing their blogs, but have not as yet had a strong enough signal to post them. I’m sure if you check their sites either late Saturday, or Sunday they will have posted more of their adventures.

Crazy Daisy Update:

Friday night email from Bob……………. Hi Heather. We are in the little bar on Lemon Cays. Edward and Paul are about to try the internet. There are only 2 outlets. No wireless. Don't know whether the outlets will be fast enough to support skype. Look and see if Edd or Paul shows up on line. Paul has still not adjusted to how primative things are. He went into the shop today and thought it was empty. And now he's seen the only beach bar. Big enough for 2 people to stand at. So the internet is another shock, his computer does not even have a plug to fit this old generation outlet. How has your day been? We have been pretty relaxed. We are checked in. So now plan just to hang out for a few weeks o the San BlasLuv Bob

Not Far Now...

Following a few days rest and relaxation, Daisy and her crazy crew left Isle Rosario yesterday morning on their way to the San Blas islands. My crazy crew will relax again in the San Blas for a couple of weeks before finishing the first leg of the circumnavigation and meeting me in Panama. The sail to the San Blas will be a "sail all day and sail all night" leg. This is never an easy sail the wind and current off the Columbian coast is never predictable and can be horribly choppy and rough, it was a passage I truly hated. Last time we were dodging masses of floating debris, whole trees that had washed off the

coast from the previous storms. Sailing at night there is really treacherous because you cant see the debris in the water. I will only be able to relax once I hear they have arrived safely. This is not a passage for the faint of heart.

The beautiful San Blas

I decided to remove all the posts on the Panama murders, it was much too dark for my blog, so I've replaced the story with a few photographs of these wonderful islands

Frieda on the beach

Island in the sun

the water is so clear, why do we need mask's?

Incredibly blue water of the San Blas

Beautiful San Blas

Taken while sailing past one of the islands, with the waves pounding the reefs in the background

Mola's, panama hats, fava beans & Kuna Indians...

I'm so excited to be spending the next few weeks in the San Blas Islands, and I'm looking forward to exploring Panama with Bob, Danni, and then Frieda at the end of the month.

Despite everyone and his wife with a boat going there, I'm sure it will be wonderful. I have my camera batteries charged ready to take a million photo's. I have a cupboard stocked with toys and candy for the Kuna Indian San Blas children, fishing hooks for the men and sewing materials for the woman, hopefully we'll be graciously received.  I may have to buy some mola's.

I won't have an Internet signal while I'm there, but I will write my blog and post it around the last week in January, so this will be my last post for a while.

Happy New Year to all my readers.  God Bless

Heather, Bob, Niki, Scoop, Edi & Danni

Please pray for a safe passage for us!