PANAMA
Okay so Ive been through locks before in Seattle and somewhere on the ICW, but somehow the concept of ocean to ocean seems just amazing... what a feat of technology, what an amazing thing... watched a freighter at the Miraflores locks (Pac side) today, I think the lift is almost 40ft in the first set!!
and Im on for Tues!!... found a boat in Colon... waht a shit hole of a city, apparently they were rioting in the streets yesterday... scary stuff...the captain on the boat seems an absolute nutcase (but in a nice way), real character... talked a blue streak, and told about having a sail dragging in the water and just leaving it because it was too much to deal with... think I would go nuts with him on long passage, but its only overnight on a push button sailboat called a Maramu (?) about 55ft...
and the other linehandlers seem okay, a Dutch guy, a sweet Brit who is here on another boat... old gaffer called the Lister Light... he was the one telling me about the riots... they actually were in a taxi accelerating thru an intersection just as the rioters were squaring off with the police in full gear... "oops, excuse us, just going to the bakery for bread..." he was nice enough to walk me back to the bus station so I could return to the hostel here in Panama city...
and as soon as I signed on one boat another is asking me to play too... now to organize getting out of here....
love and hugs
Laurel
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