The San Blas are islands northeast of Panama and inhabited by the Cuna Indians. They are very beautiful and can only be reached by boat. Lisa landed in Panama and after spending a night in a local hostel, she had to get a 4x4 to Carti and then a small boat to No Rehearsal. Needless to say, she was a bit weary when she finally appeared!
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| Lisa, relaxing on the foredeck |
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| A dingy ride up one of the island rivers. The Cuna grow their vegetable up some of these rivers, and often are only wide enough for a kayak. |
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| One of the vegetable boats that come around to the anchored boats with a wide variety of produce. |
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| The on to the Marina in Shelter Bay, lots of jobs to do before heading through the canal. Always time for a cocktail at the bar! |
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| One of the marina's local attractions is a sloth that lives in a tree by the travel lift. |
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| Lisa and I had some good walks near the marina, with some interesting wildlife to see. The howling monkeys can be heard screeching from the boat and sometimes seen in the trees nearby. |
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| No Rehearsal was not due to transit the canal before Lisa was due to leave and so we signed up to be 'line-handlers' for another boat that needed two extra hands. It took us two days in all, with one night spent in Gatun lake. It was owned by two Austrians and they had been planning this trip since they were at school. Great experience. |
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