Race 11 - Day 4
Crew Diary - RACE 11 DAY 4: PANAMA TO NEW YORK
07 June

Jamaica me crazy

We are approaching Jamaica with good speed and laying our mark nicely.

The last four days for me have been quite tiring. Beating into the wind since we left Panama has made me more sea sick than when we left Seattle. But it is all over now, enjoying the sail again, and excited that we are making our way toward New York to be reunited with my family. Oh missing them greatly, I'm counting down the days until they fly in. But not discounting the days on board as it has been an amazing experience so far. The dark crappy bits of sea sickness, fatigue and homesickness makes the ocean and sunsets and sunrises all the more beautiful.

Panama was a completely crazy stopover, after towing Liverpool 2018 in twice I took refuge at the beautiful Panama Central. Plenty of great bars and restaurants, we even stumbled upon a hatted restaurant. After our rest in Panama City we were all excited to be doing the canal transit. It was an amazing day travelling through the locks rafted up alongside Liverpool 2018 and Nasdaq with a huge ship in front of us. Lago Gaton was a jungle, a beautiful jungle that I wouldn't have expected to be motoring through along large ships. It was really a unique experience. But not as unique as when we arrived on the other side of the canal and moored at Shelter Bay Marina. There was no accommodation left at Shelter Bay so we had to make our way over to Colon. The taxi ride was a wild experience. The roads are all derelict after the US Base packed up and left, and the town itself was pretty much the same. But we now had clean sheets and air conditioning. There was little to do but help repair our Code 2 (half done) and check out the Casino. I'm not a betting girl but where there is only cheap beer and roulette tables to entertain you, I had to give it a go!! It was a pleasant surprise that I actually came out ahead on my first go. Best quit now I suppose.!

Jane Hunt

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