We are told that the fishing is good where we are. Built of heavy wood and about 60′ long and in active trade. And a cool looking local built coastal trader came to anchor as well. With 200 foot high masts, that’s a Tall Ship. Also, just this morning a huge 190′ long ketch rigged yacht (named Twizzle) came to anchor. Maybe the remaining ten are active cruising vessels. Another ten look as if their owners went ashore for a loaf of bread but caught a plane instead. You can see that this is so due to their being aground and tilted on their bilges, sunk or otherwise wrecked. At least ten of which are certified derelict. In addition to our world wandering barque in this harbour we have about 30 yachts in Portobelo. Loud pulsing music pours out as they barrel down the narrow ‘highway’ through the jungle towards the delights of the big city. Some look like the space ship landing in “Close Encounters”. Outrageous extra lights, blinking and otherwise. But then they are tricked out in all sorts of wild embellishments. They seem to start out as what was intended to be a school bus, maybe retired, maybe new, cannot tell, but all or most all in good shape. This being best exemplified by the local buses. Not that far away by sea, only 16 miles or so, it takes about an hour to get there by surface transport. Those returning agreed that Colon was one rough town. We got a call from a lady whose husband had driven home from. After explaining that Colon was one rough town, possibly on the to-be-avoided list a couple of us went off to check it out anyway – the fascination with such things cane be overwhelming. be on sale in the Stewartry Veterinary Centre in Oakwell Road, Castle Douglas. Some folks are ashore and more to follow. Then one of the watches will head out for practice in the long boat. The gang is up aloft loosing sail to dry, to dry at least a little, before it needs to be stowed in advance of the afternoon downpours. TV Series 1957 15m IMDb RATING 7.2 /10 32 YOUR RATING Rate Family Fantasy The adventures of a male doll who is able to extend his legs and arms. Early morning mists linger and lay wafting between the patches of jungle, giving dimension to what otherwise seems just dense impeneratable green everywhere. Three or four wooden dugout canoes, called cayucas, paddle out into the middle of the harbour – for fishing it seems. From time to time a long line of white birds fly in single file across the bay, rising and swooping much like an easy roller coaster. After a spell they seem to stop howling for some reason. Maybe they are just grumpy when they wake up. Howler monkeys were having their morning exercises or what ever they do while they howl just around break of day. ![]() Early this morning while enjoying a cup of yesterday’s (and most excellent) coffee sitting by the teak wheel box all the way aft on the quarterdeck in the cool dawn, all was not silence. Quietly at anchor the Picton Castle is surrounded by still waters and the dense jungles of the Isthmus of Panama.
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