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Overseas Express - Log 1 - Leaving for the Panamá canal transit



2nd Feb - 2016

This is our first log, since we have not managed to send anything before now, and we're starting off in Panamá after coming from San Blas Is. and St. Marta, Columbia.

We are really excited about the transit through the canal, mostly because we have never done such a thing before but also because it is very big. The canal locks can handle boats up to 33 metres wide and 300 metres long, so I think our boat of 42 feet will easily fit inside.

We will be teaming up with two catamarans from the World ARC: Paw Paw and Paradise Found, which will be on our sides; a little bit different than usual where you have one cat in the middle with a monohull on each side.

Our SSB- radio is still not working and we have ordered the KISS-SSB grounding plane, which by a major mistake from FedEx was sent to Balboa. Hopefully, we will recieve it when we reach La Playita, but we're a bit worried we might not get it in time.

We have had a great time in Panamá and have been on a trip to the indigenous people called the Emberas that live by the river of Chagres, west of the Gatún locks. This was very educational and fun and we all had a great time with food and cold bottled water in this hot place.

We hope to write more in the future, but we also have our own webpage which is in Norwegian but with a translated version in English as well: www.overseas40.no

 --: Kirsten, Alex, Eric and Tor Odin


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