It is true. The next 220 nautical miles will complete the final distance of this journey. As Patience moved easily in good winds, it was not merely our final physical passage we were sailing in; it was also a mental voyage through contemplative reflections and nostalgic memories, as I summarized and reflected on the impact…
We only had a couple of days between saying our farewells to Huck and bobby and welcoming our new friend, Carlos from Miami. In that short gap, we resupplied and dealt with the bureaucratic complexities of checking a boat and three shaggy sailors into a new country. It proved particularly difficult here in Costa Rica.…
Even though it was 5 am and we wouldn’t see our friends of the Blue Goose for a long time, spirits on board were high as we pulled out of San Juan del Sur. In 17 nautical miles we would cross the border from Nicaragua to Costa Rica; the country of our final landing. We…
San Juan del Sur, southern Nicaragua was a resourceful place to re-provision, fuel up and hang out with Mark and Emily for a few days. For Patience and Blue Goose buddy boating together, this town would be the last landing. Mark and Emily needed to stay here to work and make some money. It had…
A good friend of Paul’s, Chris Clobus, joined us for the next week to search for remote surf in the varied coastline of southern Nicaragua. To meet us, Chris had to embark on an adventurous mission into the unknown corners of the sometimes dangerous country. This is what we told him to do: ”Fly into…
May 11th 2011 0430 This twenty-four hour ship’s log begins with the crack of lightning. We were anchored off Punta Mango, on the El Savadorian coast. Patience had been rolling and bobbing energetically on her anchor chain all night, but the full on thunderstorm just engulfed us minutes ago. The boom of thunder and flash…
