Hello from San Blas islands

We have finally made it to the first chain of islands (East Lemon Keys)
about 10 days ago. The sail was uneventfull - just like Carol likes it, no
wind, no waves, no catching fish, no seaseakness. Time here has very
different dimension. Familiar anchorages, familiar Kuna faces selling
molas, etc. Very beautiful and very peaceful. We finally got some fish and
then some lobster to eat, and slowly adapting to routines of swimming,
snorkling, "making" water, managing energy production/consumption, "happy
hours", special projects - quite boring and very slow, beacuse it's
difficult to be excited when it is so hot.

Now we are anchored off East Hollandaise islands in a place called " The
swimming pool" as it is that blue and calm. Even in high winds like we had
a few days ago. Gregory dove in for a swim and as I was descending the swim
ladder behind him, I heard, "watch out for the cuuuuurrrrennnt!" as he
whoshed by. You can swim very hard and stay in place like a treadmill. It
has calmed down a lot since then.
There is a boat called "Melody" that is the cruisers personal shopper. He
sails between Colon and Cartagena every two weeks to transport backpackers
and to get supplies for all of us. You give him a list and he gets your
stuff a week or so later for a 30 percent markup. Sounds steep but prices
are low enough that it still beats the schlep.

We have no way to post any pictures from here for now, but working on this
problem.
Gregory