Hey everyone!
Well, now that all of the old emails are up, I can now keep you guys up to date with what we’re doing. After some discussion, we’ve decided that we’ll post updates every other day. The only problem is, we can’t when we’re in places with no internet. In that case, we’ll make a really big post when we finally DO get internet. That, uh, wraps it up. =P
Yesterday, after some extreme scrutinizing of the weather, we’ve decided to start hopping down the Colombian coast Thursday. So far, they say it will be 20-25 knot winds and 3-6 foot seas. After Thursday, it gets steadily calmer, so HOPEFULLY we’ll be able to get down to Cartegena in good weather.
About a week ago, Mike on Rum Boogie came over and, after a very frustrating hour, got the MaxSea chart program and charts for the entire world on our laptop- for free! It’s very easy to use, and we’ve been using it to plan our trip down the Colombian coast. He also gave us cruising guides for the entire world, which have been very useful. Only problem is some of them are in different languages. Oh well.
Today, after verifying that the weather window was still open (They’re very finicky, you know!), Mike, Kelly, Dad, and Dylan set off in a rental car to get some more provisions and boat parts. Mom and I stayed on the boat and organized the vee berth. The rest of the time was spent relaxing =).
Mike, Kelly, Dylan and Dad just got back. Mike and Padre got their boat parts, and Dylan picked up a huge bag of gummy bears, surprise, surprise. I’m overdue for happy hour, it started an hour ago! Bye.
Brett,
The Dutch Dreamers
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