Muirgen Afloat
Senior Member
- Joined
- Mar 13, 2021
- Messages
- 318
- Vessel Name
- Muirgen
- Vessel Make
- Beebe passagemaker 50
Okay, I'm starting to feeling a little less like a zombie. We all checked into the Panama, except cruising permit that we have to get in Panama City or elsewhere. We could do everything here. Vista Mar assisted us with the port captain for $45 in getting the paperwork done, so saved us the bus ride to Panama City. But we had to take a taxi to the immigration office to do that. It was relatively painless. Another stamp in the passports.
Scot and I have kind of a loose watch schedule. Nothing is really set. Usually we are both up during the main part of the day, then I feed cats their evening meal and go try to sleep around 5. I'll sleep until somewhere between 10-12. Scot will go to sleep somewhere between 10-1 if he isn't being stubborn and I take a shift until dawn if I can unless he can't sleeps and comes up earlier, than if I'm dead I'll try and get more sleep or at dawn I'll crash for a few hours, then we are both up for awhile. This pattern shifts around as the travel days increase.. but for the most part it's the way we work. I love taking the night watching, though I regret missing the sunsets and sometimes I miss the sunrises too. I just enjoy the surrender of just trusting in the boat to get you through the darkness. (I know I'm weird, you don't have to tell me)
I'm so pumped to be in Panama. Furthest south I've ever been.. so proud of us for making this journey so far. Just like wow, I can't believe when I said "Scot let's buy another boat" we'd cruise it all the way south to Panama..let alone go up to Glacier Bay.. and still be cruising more. I'm still pinching myself that I get to live this life. How incredible is that???
I know it's not without it's heartaches. But I can honestly say I have never been as happy as I am when I'm on this boat.
Vista Mar Marina staff has been helpful and friendly. They were great at getting us docked, signed in and the office staff was helpful. They have a marine store, small shopette/coffee shop and there is a restaurant. The fairways are wide and spacious. But my favorite thing is the cleats are on a sliding track system so you can move them where you need them. Freaking Brilliant!! (see pic)
Scot and I have kind of a loose watch schedule. Nothing is really set. Usually we are both up during the main part of the day, then I feed cats their evening meal and go try to sleep around 5. I'll sleep until somewhere between 10-12. Scot will go to sleep somewhere between 10-1 if he isn't being stubborn and I take a shift until dawn if I can unless he can't sleeps and comes up earlier, than if I'm dead I'll try and get more sleep or at dawn I'll crash for a few hours, then we are both up for awhile. This pattern shifts around as the travel days increase.. but for the most part it's the way we work. I love taking the night watching, though I regret missing the sunsets and sometimes I miss the sunrises too. I just enjoy the surrender of just trusting in the boat to get you through the darkness. (I know I'm weird, you don't have to tell me)
I'm so pumped to be in Panama. Furthest south I've ever been.. so proud of us for making this journey so far. Just like wow, I can't believe when I said "Scot let's buy another boat" we'd cruise it all the way south to Panama..let alone go up to Glacier Bay.. and still be cruising more. I'm still pinching myself that I get to live this life. How incredible is that???
I know it's not without it's heartaches. But I can honestly say I have never been as happy as I am when I'm on this boat.
Vista Mar Marina staff has been helpful and friendly. They were great at getting us docked, signed in and the office staff was helpful. They have a marine store, small shopette/coffee shop and there is a restaurant. The fairways are wide and spacious. But my favorite thing is the cleats are on a sliding track system so you can move them where you need them. Freaking Brilliant!! (see pic)