Sunday Island – San Blas

Sunday Island has spent the last few days anchored in Paradise in Chichime Cays and the island of Icaco in the San Blas.

We are the only yacht anchored in Icaco, our only company are dug out canoes, normally about 12ft long with three people fishing or paddling. Some of the canoes have small sails and sail between the islands.

Yesterday our starter motor started playing up, and I worked on it all day, unfortunately without success for a permanent fix, but I did manage to get the engine going again. Hopefully we can start it again for our passage back to Panama in the new year. When we get to Panama I will have this starter motor re built and hopefully locate a spare one to bring with us across the pacific.

Snorkling has been amazing, and today I enjoyed a snorkle surrounded by thousands of small fish in one of the biggest shoals I have ever seen, let alone swum in. On top of this I saw numerous species of reef fish, including four beautiful Lion fish with their flowing mains. In the afternoon the kids joined me on another snorkle along the reef, and we went for a sup for the length of the island. We have also visited a number of smaller tropical (deserted) islands with the tender, some of the islands being only sand with a lone coconut tree, – the typical tropical island!

Tomorrow we will sail to Banedup and “The swimming poools” where we hope to meet up with a few other boats with kids for New Year.

Best Wishes for the New Year.