Hi Skip,

Let me echo the sentiment that it's good to hear you are still going
after it all.

I'v actually got WiFi internet access for the next 2 days here on the
boat (for the first time in over a year) while we are hauled out at the
Balboa Yacht Club in Panama repainting the bottom, etc..


Just to bring you up to date,

We had a great time in the Sea of Cortez and the gold coast of Mexico,
then headed down the coast and holed up at Bahia del Sol, El Salvadore
for a few months while we did some inland traveling in Central America.
After that, we continued south to enjoy Costa Rica and the islands on
the Pacific side of Panama (absolutely fantastic snorkeling!).

Next week, we'll be off to enjoy the Perlas Islands for a few weeks,
then we'll make tracks for Ecuador where we will again park the boat for
a month or so to do some more inland traveling. From there, the plan is
to turn right to the Galapagos and continue on to the S. Pacific. After
that who knows?

Fair winds & all that,

Dan Best,
S/V Tricia Jean (Tayana 37 #192)

p.s.
On Cristmas day this year, we arrived here at the canal. - db