The Absolute Absolution is pounded by 12-15 ft seas. |
Both rudders are bent by strong waves. |
Ed reinforces the rudder posts. |
Ed and the crew make repairs under way. |
But the port rudder post is sheared off by massive seas. |
Geoff and Ripley change out sails. |
Ed instructs Geoff in tightening the sheets. |
A parachute is launched to assist steering. |
Ripley hoists the Panamanian flag in the early morning. |
June at the helm as we come into land. |
A smiling Ed as we enter the San Blas Islands. |
The crew triumphant |
Kuna women paddle to sell us hand stitched molas |
Part of the blouse worn by the Kuna women, called a mola. |
We anchor in the aquamarine waters at Holandaise Cay. |
Kuna men sail their cayukes past us |
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We take our skiff through a cut in the mangroves to a restaurant in the next bay. |
Ed and Ripley enjoying desert at our farewell supper. |
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