After a long and exciting winter we felt it was time to experience a different type of dream and went sailing in the San Blas islands. An archipelago with, some say, 365 islands, governed by the more or less autonomous Kuna Yala people sounded intriguing. Islands, we felt, are best experienced by boat, so we found  a beautiful catamaran, captained by a experienced sailor from Nelson, BC – just two hours South of Revelstoke.

Panama Railway on the way to Colon
The Panama Railway from the Pacific to the Atlantic coast in around an hour. In a panorama carriage – that surely requires to wear a Panama hat.

The trip from Panama City to San Blas gave us the opportunity to take the famous Panama Railway along the Panama Canal – a wonderful one hour train ride from Panama City to Colon. From there we took a taxi to Puerto Lindo, where Captain Pete was waiting for us with the 47′ catamaran “Isleña”, a beautiful, spacious boat, which became our home for an exciting week. Continue reading “San Blas – Island Dreams” →