Friday, November 6, 2009

Dinghy Driving Lessons

Yesterday (Thursday), Barbara took a "crash" course in outboard starting and dinghy driving. Michael tends to always "drive" so she never bothered. Now that he left the boat, she refreshed herself on the how-to's of Yoshi and his particular quirks. Now she has to figure out how to get the outboard off at night and on the big boat - by herself. The Astarte team is a good team and the systems are all in place for two - so suddenly "single-handing" takes some lessons and new systems. But friends on boats are nearby - and the cruising community is fabulous - so everyone is confident.

Astarte will sit near Porvenir for a week - and Barbara will do some writing, cleaning and boat projects. A few books will probably be read as well. All is good and Michael will have the bigger adventure getting in and out of Panama. Already getting the little plane off Porvenir was an adventure - but he did leave this morning (Friday) (90 minutes late) but is on his way to the mainland.

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