Notice Bocas del Toro at the top left side of the map We are about to undertake a big new adventure, so I thought I should give you the heads up. You’ll probably be reading mostly travel logs here for the next few months.
Dawn’s mother lives in Bocas del Torro, Panama. Bocas is a group of islands off the north coast of Panama on the Caribbean side. It’s one of their prime tourist destinations. We plan to take a long road trip to see her.
But first off, Nephew Paul will visit us from Cleveland next week. We only have a couple of days to see him, then we’re headed to Phoenix for the Left Coast Crime writers conference.
After the conference, we’re taking the Victory to Ensenada, Mexico for much needed maintenance. We’ll haul her out, paint her bottom and topsides, repair some rotted wood on the cabin top and redo all of the bright work (that’s varnish for you land lubbers). It will probably take us a week or ten days to get all of this done.
When we get back, we’ll close up the apartment, put all of our stuff in storage and take off for Panama, by car (Okay, we’re taking the truck, but “by car” sounded better). It would take much too long to take the boat there.
This will be a long, lazy journey of discovery. I want to spend about three weeks in Mexico, seeing some of the sights and visit some places I’ve wanted to see all of my life. It should take us less than a week to drive through Central America to Bocas.
The view from the deck Once we’re in Panama, we’ll stay with Wes and Joyce for a couple of weeks, then we’ll house sit for them while they take a break from Panama. When Wes and Joyce get back, we’ll use their place as a home base while we explore Central America. I want to see Costa Rica, Belize and more of Panama.
On the way there and back, we’re going to be looking for a place to drop our anchor. If we still feel like traveling, we’ll drive along the Gulf Coast, down Florida and hop to the Virgin Islands. Somewhere out there we’re sure to find the perfect place to build our little grass shack on a secluded beach.
This is going to be an epic journey, I expect our trip will last from six months to a year. I’ll update this blog whenever we find Internet access. That won’t be a problem in the cities, but in some of the more remote locations, we may go days between WiFi hookups. There is no Internet at Wes and Joyce’s house, I’ll have to drive into town to find an Internet café.
Naturally, I will keep writing. I’ll update you on the progress of my books. I’m hoping to have The Cartel Strikes Back published before we leave, but it will be a tight deadline. Next up is another Catrina Flaherty novel. This time she is looking for a serial rapist who preys on undocumented Asian women. And look for a big twist in her love life.
That’s it for now. I need to go find a canopy for the truck.
Click on the pictures below for a full-sized view and explanation of what the picture is about.
On the way there and back, we’re going to be looking for a place to drop our anchor. If we still feel like traveling, we’ll drive along the Gulf Coast, down Florida and hop to the Virgin Islands. Somewhere out there we’re sure to find the perfect place to build our little grass shack on a secluded beach.
This is going to be an epic journey, I expect our trip will last from six months to a year. I’ll update this blog whenever we find Internet access. That won’t be a problem in the cities, but in some of the more remote locations, we may go days between WiFi hookups. There is no Internet at Wes and Joyce’s house, I’ll have to drive into town to find an Internet café.
Naturally, I will keep writing. I’ll update you on the progress of my books. I’m hoping to have The Cartel Strikes Back published before we leave, but it will be a tight deadline. Next up is another Catrina Flaherty novel. This time she is looking for a serial rapist who preys on undocumented Asian women. And look for a big twist in her love life.
That’s it for now. I need to go find a canopy for the truck.
Click on the pictures below for a full-sized view and explanation of what the picture is about.
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