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Melissa & Dave - Adventures at Sea

Still hangin' in Panama City

We decided that if Saltydog is to go through the canal ASAP, it might not make sense for us to go back to the marina on the Atlantic side.  We pay $100 for a cab back to the marina, and then a few days later would pay another $100 for a cab to come back to the city to go through the canal.  We found a cheap hotel for $65/night right at the anchorage where Saltydog will be staying as they get ready to transit.  The room overlooks the anchorage and the rooms are pretty nice!

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Being over here also means Dave can help them with a couple of mechanical issues that have cropped up since they left Costa Rica.  Their autopilot isn't working, and their water pump has failed.  So we moved from one hotel to the other hotel across town.  Meanwhile, Saltydog and Wanuskewin took the ferry back to Taboga Island where the boats are moored.  They plan to bring them across to the Panama City anchorage at La Playitas tomorrow.  So we had dinner at the Mediterranean restaurant we like here as we know Steve will hate to have dinner there with us after they get in tomorrow.  Oh, it was so good.  Probably better than any of the meals we had in the city over New Years.  Hmmm.  Maybe we should try to convince Mr. "meat and potatoes" to give this a try!

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