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September 26, 2010
I haven't slept on shore for a month now. How do I like it? I love it.
Even though I got a tiny bit sick coming back from Cartagena. I'm home
sick for friends and family. And I'm pretty cut off from outside
communication. I'm currently back in the lemmons right where I started
a month ago. And hope to get wifi some day soon.
I love the swimming, the snorkling, the spearfishing, swimming with
sharks and rays and dolphins is absolutely amazing. Lobster hunting. I
got my first just a few days ago but im real good at spotting them.
They taste delicious in ramen noodles with cheese! We caught a dorado
that was really tasty. And I'm still losing weight.
I have my own dinghy of sorts now. An inflatable kayak. Got it from a
boat in cartegena for $100. It's good transportation but I need an
achor to go out exploring yet.
Sailing lessons are coming along slowly. I still don't think I want to
singlehand the boat yet. Yesterday we had a good wind and heeled the
boat over so there was water over the lee side again. I like that. At
times I wish I had more time to practice on my own. But there's so
much else to do I am not bored at all. I can't seem to keep up with
all my reading. Something interesting is always distracting me.
The kuna boats are one of my favorite distractions. The one I call red
hat lives alone on BBQ island. He paddled by and asked a favor. Could
we charge his cell phone. When he came back for it he misjudged the
landing and went in head first! He smiled and laughed but I'm sure he
was embarassed too! The canoes are very tippy hand carved and his was
especially narrow.
I bought some molas from a lady and three kids yesterday. She handed
up cloth after cloth. Then asked to come aboard. She was yelling at
the kids the whole time. I gave them water and an apple and two
oranges. When she was leaving, she asked for 3 onions. The cloths had
animal designs and bright patterns but not especially new looking. She
has been peddling these same molas for a while I would guess. I did
get a carry bag, a mask, and three small patches.
Another boat stopped by with a man woman and little girl. He collects
$10 a month from each boat for anchoring and gives a reciept. The
little girl asked for a magazine to take to school. She's learning to
read. How I wish I had brought kids books or school supplies. Gave
her my souvenir brochure from the fort at Cartagena. It was all I
could think of. And even though I really woul have liked to keep it, I
guess this is part of my training. There's no room on the boat for
such keepsakes and no way to mail things out real easy either.
Well I better get back to work. If I can call it that! Hasta luego!
Jellyfish
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