Update From Panama
Got here ok after my 11 day solo passage. Only have a minute to write and I couldn´t possibly tell all write now so I´ll write more very soon, including all of the crazy details from Storms, and calms, to a close call with a freighter, to catching sea monsters, almost loosing my finger, sleepless day and nights then days of rest and reading, approaching and Panama and anchoring engineless, customs telling me I had to go back to Bahamas for Zarpe and much more! i pretty much got it all!! But I´m here in Panama and OK And I´ll update very soon by email or check my website sailingsalsa.com.
Wanted to let everyone – anyone know that I am STUCK here for almsot 6 weeks and will likely not transit until May 18th or so. That leaves lots of time to explore Panama and cruise the islands and reefs on the coast. So if anyone has any serious interest email me asap and I´ll log on soon, would be nice to have some company, someone to fetch me my beers at least 😉 . Looks like RT from WAS to Panama is around $500, but I didnt look hard.
Love all! -Kirk
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Hey Princess,
Glad to see your safe. Can you bring us back and animal from Galapogos?
Your blogging!!!
What do you think of Panama?
BTW, Don’t forget to update us with all the gory details! (LOL)
Take Care & Be Safe!
My husband forward you website to me a few weeks ago because he checks on the guy that refitted your boat for this trip. we have a 30ft Alberg as well. we have a 1966, haul 140.. of course I don’t know all the history of the boat as well as my husband but I am the mouth of our family so I am the one to actuall send the email.. but I am happy to see you are out there.. hopefully we wont be too long to follow.. good luck and please stay in touch.. would love to see more pictures of the inside of your boat.. as we are refitting our boat as well..
Best of luck..
Keep on sailing and being Free..
Tracie Boyd
Hey Dude!
Congrats on your safe arrival in Panama!
Tom and Joanne
SV Evolution
Kirk,
Glad to see your posts. Keep them coming!
Dan
Elizabeth,
Panama is uh… “OK”. I plan to blog more on it soon, but basically the city Colon where you wait to transit is just a mess, not safe to go on the streets so you have to taxi everywhere, but at least the cabs, beer, food, everthing is really cheap. People are nice, and there are a lot of cruisers here stuck waiting to transit so there is lots to do,
Tracie,
Try the link on the home page to Jame’s website (atomvoyages.com) for more pictures. If you email me at kirkalittle@hotmail.com i can get you access to all the pictures I took of the mods, and James has some of his own as well. You won’t go wrong if you work with him durring the refit, he is a small sailboat guru. Good luck with your refit and feel free to call me durring the next few weeks while I’m still in Panama I will have a free phone. -Kirk
Tom and Joanne! Great to here from you, so glad you are following the website, hope to have more blogs and photos , maybe even some video up very soon. So far the trip has been everything I expected and a bit more :-). -Kirk
Hi Kirk, Nice job man! You made quick work of your trip down there. Been following blow by blow, not sure my last comment made it. Hope your transit goes smooth, sounds like you’ll get some experience as a line handler. My assistant at the farm transited once as crew, more to that story. I’ll be planting corn by then……but look forward to updates from your mom. Thanks KAren!
Fair Winds Kirk- Chase
Kirk, i’m visit you web side for first, is cool your web side, i like you report during all your travel. my english not is god, but I try comunication with you, sorry!
You are making a good work,
you are a good friend during cross panama canal inside Slap Dash !
never forget you.
good bye, Kirk !
Danny Tattoo0
Pictures of Salsa before it left Georgia.
http://cruisinglife.org/Salsa/
HOLA, AMORCITO … UN BESO MUY GRANDE PARA TI, BUEN VIAJE A GALAPAGOS.