Alex Langley, a grad student who recently came aboard Andiamo with his merry band of colleagues, sent me this little haiku not too long ago… 🙂
Through clear blue waters
the bow slices straight and true
The Andiamo!
A Flattering Andiamo Haiku… :)
3 Night Private in San Blas, Panama – Feb. 9th
Andiamo is scheduled to do a three-night private sail through San Blas on this date. Please check out our San Blas Page for more information on other dates and/or make a reservation!
Remembering 7/7 – London…
Five years since the London bombings, and I remember being in London just before and after it happened as if it was yesterday.
Figured this was a good time to bring my post from that day out of the archives. Dedicated to all my London friends who deal with the memory every day.
The Andiamo European Goodwill Tour!
Up at the observation point - Mt. Santis, Switzerland
I decided I was going to do things a little differently this year. It was going to be all about doing trips with Andiamo and getting caught up on traveling abroad. Considering that I had been working much more over the past couple of years, change was due. This was going to be the year that I got caught up on traveling as much as possible.
To prove my seriousness, I gave up my shared apartment in Panama City last January. Thus, not having anything to keep me lazy and comfortable in the city during my breaks in between trips. Since then, I’ve had many nice little jaunts around Panama, back stateside, and even Canada. And now, it was time to splurge and do Europe. 🙂 (more…)
Take Me to the River…
Trying to save the stuff from the roof of the sinking SUV. Leave no clean laundry or comrade's baggage behind! 😛 - Thanks Alison for the photo!
Just when I find myself cursing that I haven’t had new blog fodder lately due to life being thrust into a relatively comfy zone of tranquilo-ness, I get thrown a nice little zinger to break the quiet streak, and not a moment too soon. 😮
Last week, I had a nice little convergence of diverse friends in Panama. My Guatemalan friend Mitzy (better known as GCMitzy, a fixture on the Andiamo blog over the years), was in town for a business exploration trip, some research work, and of course to kick ass in some local poker tournaments. Greg, an old friend from Florida, was back in town for his second visit to Andiamo in about six months. This time, he had his girlfriend Lori and Alan, a work colleague, come along for the jaunt. (more…)
A Bad case of SWS (Snorkeling Withdrawal Syndrome)…
Vicky, a recent guest from Nebraska, sent me this disturbing photo of her husband Bob, having the dreaded Snorkeling Withdrawal Syndrome (SWS). This is by far the worst case I’ve ever seen in all my years. And being in Nebraska in the winter, it can only exacerbate the condition. As can plainly be seen in this picture. Our hearts go out to Vicky and Bob, and we can only hope that he snaps out of it. That or at the very least that they have a spring thaw and FAST! ;p
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