on a walk I discovered my new favourite fruit called hobo. just as I discovered the fruit lying on the floor, a local passed by on his push bike. curiously, I asked him if I could ask him a little question, if this fruit was eatable. he laughed, picked one up from the gravel road, […]
we had to invest in a new pair of solar panels. we unfortunately cannot keep the battery level high enough to have our fridge running 24/7 (a huge thanks to my former colleagues, what an amazing present!!). with 2x100watt solar panels we get up to 9 ampère, which is twice as much as with the
after some tasks we decided to treat ourselves with another sea trial, just for fun. thus, we set our sails and sailed for playa blanca. a light breeze got us there with an occasional support from the engine. we anchored for the first time. super cautious but all went well, the anchor dug in the sand
check the rigging, setup the ropes, clean the two masts, hiss the sails, install the autopilot, setup the ropes for the davids to pull up our dinghy while we are on the go. hell yeah, we are super keen to go sailing. only a matter of days now. so grateful for mo’s knowledge about everything!
wow, time flies when one tries to launch a boat. we have been working for four weeks. short walk to the neighbouring and charming village cacique to stretch the legs. the jungle of the national park is still waiting for me. as they tell me it is super difficult to find the “right” path even
and the work continues… before the polishing, sanding, painting and after: we are surrounded by the most beautiful rainforest you could ever imagine. howler monkeys, birds, lizards, crickets, snakes, frogs, …, a fabulous orchestra to fall asleep to. finally, our living room looks nice and tidy. we start to feel home and our searches for tools
exploring, playing tetris to fit things back into their storage place, shopping, rearranging, putting things back into order, moving in, replacing, searching, finding, dismantling, cleaning, screwing back together, fixing, finding secret places to hide precious things, being amazed by all the love and effort the previous owners have put in – we are super happy with our new home!!
6 full days of packing, storing, clearing, cleaning and the result is my empty home. travelling to panama, covid, immigration, customs, rental, airbnb, shopping, driving up north and seeing whisper for the first time. we are super happy and would have done it the same way again.