Andiamo!

After a productive almost two weeks in Cartagena, Andiamo is back in its friendly confines of San Blas. Somehow, we managed to complete all the objectives we had planned while we were in Cartagena, and then some. We even managed to fill up Andiamo for the trip back with a cool group of people. But it wasn’t without its trials and tribulations though.

We had decided that we were going to make a stop in Baru on the way out of Cartagena. Since that’s such a short trip, I opted to not raise the dinghy and put it on deck. Towing it to Baru’ should be just fine. That would prove to be a fatal mistake. Well, ok not fatal, but bad nonetheless. (more…)

After three straight (and very fun) months in Panama, Andiamo is back in Cartagena for a short spell. We had a private sail take us over here, and it was not without its challenges. Mostly weather-related. The plan after arriving here was to spend a few days knocking out some projects, getting some work done that we can only get done here, and head back. That was the plan.

But, as things often go here in Latin America, the plan didn’t go as planned. One of our projects involving a reconstruction of Andiamo’s companionway turned out to require a bit more time than we had initially scheduled. This meant having to shuffle some dates, and move back our departure date to San Blas. As a result, we had to cancel one sailing trip in San Blas. Which I don’t feel at all good about. There was just no way around it.

In any case, things are progressing well, and projects are being knocked out nice and steady. Barring anything unforeseen, we’ll be ready to go on our albeit newly-revised schedule. 🙂

And our deepest apologies to our passengers who were affected by the unavoidable changes. Hope we can get you on Andiamo again in the future.

With trips back to back, I haven’t been able to update the blog as much as I’d like to. But here’s a note to say that there is much to come in the coming days and weeks. We’ve been doing trips in San Blas literally back to back. And now we have an upcoming one-way to Cartagena later this week. Once we’re in Cartagena, I will REALLY have time to get caught up, so stay tuned.

I have updated the schedule with more trips, and will be adding even more to the calendar soon as well!

That’s all for now! 😛

So, taking advantage of some nice cheap airfares, Karen and I committed an impromptu stateside raid last weekend. We’re here to stock up on some needed gear and parts for Andiamo, and to pay a quick visit to our Florida friends and family.

It’s been interesting thus far, getting caught up on the latest technological advancements… 😛 and being able to actually watch a live Super Bowl (a nice, hardly-fought, tight game for a change!), first I’ve seen in five years. But soon, it will be over, and we’ll be back in Panama for more hijinks.

I have some new video I’ll be getting up on the site shortly, and some other stuff, so stay tuned.