2009 April Blog

Dear F&F, April 27-29, 2009 April 27 We got up at 5:00 a.m. pumped our tanks, assembled all our dive gear & are now just waiting for our divemaster Wilson Cadavid & panga. He radioed us at 6:30 a.m. that he wouldn\’t pick us up until 8:00 a.m. He said he would take us first […]

Dear F&F, April 26, 2009 Coco Island We did two real dives today, versus yesterday which was just a gear check out dive. It is so great to go right off the big boat into clear blue water. It is a bonus not having to schlep everything into the dinghy. There are A LOT of

Dear F&F, April 25, 2009 Coco Island (The island the book and movie \”Jurassic Park\” is based on)….. We are off to an excellent start here at Coco Island. I got up at 5:15 a.m. to catch a glimpse of dawn & have plenty of time getting ready for the morning excursion. We took the

Dear F&F, April 22-24 We bid farewell to mainland Costa Rica at 6:30 a.m. & have been motoring all day. It is hot & sticky. The main event of the day time was dodging unattended fishing gear. It is heart stopping to suddenly come upon a black flag with a string of white buoys &

Dear F&F, April 19 We had a wonderful time at Carerra National Park. Scott\’s pictures speak for themselves, please see that photo gallery. CAPTIONS will be posted next time we can get to the internet. April 20 I provision for our next 3 weeks. Scott got confirmation that there is a grocery store in the

Dear F&F, April 11-18 COSTA RICA – Niece Megan Visits from New York We got a good referral for a bilingual driver to pick up Megan from the airport Saturday & bring her here to the marina. It can be 2 hours each way with traffic, so I was not keen to make that trip.

Dear F&F, April 7-9, 2009 April 7 We were a bit frustrated to be waiting & waiting for the radio call that the boat occupying our slip had departed. Finally the happy news came & we didn’t waste a minute of our pre-paid month sitting & sweating at anchor a minute longer. We made a

Dear F&F, April 6, 2009 Scott is eager to get the boat repairs done by the two different mechanics we need. He got referrals & has been in email contact with them. Main jobs: remove & replace two broken bolts in our 24 volt alternators’ “Power take offs”. These are the “mini generators” that charge

Dear F&F, April 4-5, 2009 April 4 We were up at dawn again, so underway in the cool of the morning. We stayed quite a bit offshore since there were some rocky pinnacles which made it interesting along the coastline near the old Marina Flamingo (now closed). The wind picked up enough to sail for

Dear F&F, April 2-3, 2009 April 2 One other sailboat was anchored in Bahia Santa Elena when we arrived. It is a well protected bay in the very north of the country. The north is drier than the south and this is the end of the dry season. Except for the morning sounds of tropical