one of the best things about having the girls here was .....glancing up at the same old foredeck while underway and seeing two of our best friends! what a treat!

due to the preponderance of electrical storms here in Bocas- both the in-the-sky kind and the in-Ute's-wiring kind - we didn't do much sailing or snorkeling, but we did cruise over to Bastimentos and enjoy a few peaceful nights anchored out there. Avesa, who had her heart set on snorkeling, never complained once about the grey skies, and even serenaded us on Allen's ukelele.

really, we just spent the whole visit yakking anyway, so the rainy weather didn't matter much.....