Andre also crewed on a yacht going through the canal, partly to help them and partly for fun.
The marina is a popular stop for cruisers heading to and from the Pacific, so is a social place, although far enough from the shops and bright lights of Colon and Panama to have howler monkeys bellowing in the surrounding woods and this crocodile wandering around.
We cut the time there to a few days to take advantage of a weather window for sailing North
The overnight voyage to San Andreas was a bit bumpy, being close hauled, and uneventful except for catching this guy.