This has been quite the bizarre season for us. Between constant boat issues, canal crossing, Christmas wind delays, slow starts, fire and more boat issues we felt a little shorted this season but such is boating.
At 10:00am on May 16th we pulled anchor in Snug Harbor and started out on our 208 mile journey to Cartagena, Colombia. The passage couldn't have been better. Calm 1-4 foot swells with only 3-9mph of wind and an 85% full moon that was with us all night long. One of our best passages to date. We made our way though the shifts as the sun began to set and we were afforded a gorgeous sunset sending us into the night. By 8am on the 17th we had Cartagena in sight. Finally AIS started filling up, CPA alarms ensued and we made our way through the busy harbor to our marina at Club de Pesca. Coming in two weeks prior to our scheduled June 1st date we were given whatever empty slip they had. If you can call it that. We backed in between to poles to a six foot finger that is almost impossible to use to get on and off the boat. Needless to say, sleep deprived and anxious I was not happy. Our fenders actually touch the fenders and the boat next to us. But assured on the first we could move I tried to accept and be grateful for the slip we were given. So here we sit until at least October when we hope to leave and make our way to Aruba. We are lucky to be in such a nice city with lots to see and do and plenty of good restaurants to try. So that's a wrap until next season.
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