After Tampa Dad left we come back to one of our happy places, the big lagoon at Hollandes Keys.
As we are now in a wave of improvements Plukky had the brilliant idea to do some target practice so we can find out why am I missing a lot of the shots while sp...
Our Tampa Dad comes to stay with us and bring us some equipment too. Good on ya Dad!
We sail, we snorkel, we argue and we breakdown....yes a typical day on Freedom and we show Bill first hand. Our motor stops and we have to tow it with the dinghy. Ha, just...
Margarida gets some super fins and tests them out. She slices her leg open on some coral but takes it all in her stride, well fins I guess. I test Margarida's gun and I am bloody useless so I show you all how to shorten spear rubbers or even make your own....
We sail to another beautiful island, one that is visited by less than 3 cruisers every year. On the way, we tow the dinghy and Margarida notices a problem. While still sailing she spiderwoman's across fixes the problem all at 5 knots.
Payadus Island is pa...
While sailing back to Sab Blas I do some scouring work on the prop - it is full of growth and then the jib loses shape - something is wrong. The Halyard for the jib gets chafed through so we resnake the halyard back, it works out perfectly.
It's dinghy ti...
Margarida shows us she is the champ at catching crabs. I come second. Hey I don't care, I get to eat a log of crabs. The next day I am up early for a long ride out to some reefs that are a long way away. It doesn't all go to plan when the dinghy blows 1 se...
I leave Margarida early morning and head out for a spear. The trouble is, the sun is not high and it is a bit overcast so I can't see into the water and see the reefs. I stumble upon a reef when a set comes in and my motor dies right at the worst possible ...
Our food and water situation isn't good so we head back to the local Guna Village of Nargana to stock up. We hear there is a monkey in town kept as a pet so decided to check it and bring some bananas for it. We also hear that its' living condition are not ...
I am out of action so Margarida has to catch the fish for us. She takes it so seriously she spears until after the sun has gone down and we have trouble getting back to Freedom because it is a long way away and we have to find a gap in the reef in the dark...
We are still at Iguana Island and explore the lagoon out front. I come face to face with 2 large dog snappers and an oyster cruncher (Pompano) but I leave them alone since they are too big for the 2 of us to eat and look for something smaller. Meanwhile Ma...
We leave Hollandaise lagoon and head to a very rolly anchorage at Iguana Island. Its our very own island where we muck around and Margarida goes native and climbs a coconut palm too high and then has trouble get back down again. Coconuts, racquetball and g...
We get to Linton Bay and anchor and head to Sabanitas where all the supermarkets are, about 90 minutes away. But we are in for a tragedy. The supermarket does not have Oreos and Margarida's smile evaporates. It is a sad time until she brightens up and real...
We find a wreck, reccy it with the drone and go out for a look and scare the stuffing out of Margarida in the process. Ha, just wait til you see the facial expressions of the toughest girl on earth. Priceless.
We snorkel and catch a nice snapper and BBQ it...
Just wait to you see the drone footage of the Hollandaise Cays, it is breathtaking, quite simply a jewel in the sea.
Margarida takes a run on a huge sandbank and looks for shells and finds them in their 1000s although not quite what she was looking for. Sh...
We borrow a sailing dinghy and I try to teach Margarida the finer points in sailing but I fail miserably and we have a fight. Dont worry we make up and discuss it openly for all to see. Ah couples ought not to try and teach each other sailing...oh no, kite...
Margarida greets the day by swimming to the nearby island.
I find a stick (yeah I know I am talented) and make a wakeboarding handle and we teach Margarida how to wakeboard. We are on the way to getting her skill level up to tackle kiteboarding.
We enjoy ...
We are told by an ancient Guna man of a bushwalk that follows a pipe that leads to a mystical magical lake where the Guna's pipe their fresh water from. I get a first hand look at how Gunas do repairs on this pipe and I like what I see. Nothing but quality...
Here's a surprise, our dinghy blows a seem and captain bodge needs to come up with some dodgy rescue. We go to a local market to try and find some PVC glue and a water pump but we have no luck although I run in to a cousin of mine. Margarida takes a test d...
Our water pump died so we find a well on one of the islands to wash up and clean ourselves.
The water has a bit of a taste to it but we dont care so I grab a 100 litres so we can live another week or so on the boat.
Margarida is spearing more fish and cat...
Margarida is keen to learn to spear so I rig a gun for a her and give her a lesson. She ends up impressing me no end with her breath hold and her relaxed unhurried stalking on the bottom. End result, she spears her very first fish. We test out our new dodg...
Margarida is back and we go sailing to explore some of the most beautiful places that the southwestern Caribbean has to offer.
Margarida gets seasick on the journey but she soldiers on because she is a tough old trooper. We show off our new Tohatsu 9.8 th...
More boat fixes. Likely to be the most boring video we have ever done so save this for when you need some zzzzzzzzzzzzz in a difficult situation, like if you need to get to sleep before an exam and you are too worried. Just turn on this video and you will ...
We continue the saga of Plukky, Dougy and Adam, our dynamic intrepid trio, sailing to Panama. We have a flooded front cabin, an engine that keeps overheating and very flat batteries forcing us to steer whenever possible. Will they be able to sail in thro...
Sorry for losing a week, as you may know San Blas its not know for having much phone service aka internet. We hope this video makes it for the lost week.
The trip to Panama was expected to be all plain sailing. Does that sound right? OF course not. We br...
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