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| Volume 2 Issue 2 Special Holiday 2003 Edition |
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| Letter from the crew... 2003 continued to be full of adventure and exploration for the crew of Nine of Cups. We've spent the entire year in South America and have only just begun to touch the surface of this magnificent continent and all of its beauty. Our newsletters allow us to share with you some of the highlights of our passage from Venezuela in the Eastern Caribbean where we left off last year across the Caribbean Sea, through the Panama Canal to Ecuador where we are now. |
| Highlights of 2003: *Cartagena the Beautiful *Panama Canal Transit *Crossing the Equator *Speaking in Tongues *Kuna Yala *Lizards for Lunch Detailed stories follow |
| Canal Transit From Sea to Shining Sea...Twice! |
| Visiting Colombia Cartagena the Beautiful Without a doubt, the most beautiful city we have visited in all of our travels has been Cartagena. Though Colombia has had a bad reputation for drugs, Cartagena was safe, friendly and culturally as well as aesthetically appealing. We wandered this historic, walled city in awe, soaking in the beauty and reveling in the sheer delight of dazzling balconies, cobblestone streets and history alive. |
| We keep an extensive photo journal and it was difficult to decide what were the "best" parts of the adventure to include...it's all been fantastic. We're happy, healthy, older and looking forward to spending most of 2004 in South America...though plans are always subject to change. We wish all of our family and friends health, wealth, love and happiness in 2004 and the time to enjoy them all. We love hearing from everyone so please...keep in touch: nineofcups1@yahoo.com |
| The transit of the Panama Canal was met with both nervous anticipation and excitement. We managed a dry run as linehandlers on another boat before making our own transit so we knew what to expect. Though it's always different with your own boat, the transit on 14 September 2003 went smoothly (thank Neptune!) and we entered the Pacific Ocean tired, but exhilarated. Many folks were able to watch our transit via the livecam at Miraflores Locks. Our friends, the Grimms, sent us a photo. That's us nested next to the catamaran, our lock partner. |
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| NOC Underway... Las Aves to Bonaire |