Very best wishes to all of you.

We have celebrated New Year arrival in a very fine company of Ruth and
Buddy (Annapurna), Molly and David (Tumbleweed), and my son, Matthew, who came to visit us after graduating from Trent University.

We first met Annapurna 9 years ago, while cruising Mexico. They were in the beginning of their circumnavigation. So we were thrilled to hear their
radio call here, as they are about to complete their adventure by crossing
Panama canal and cross their tracks in Acapulco. Ruth and Buddy are quite
happy to go home now and rest after all these exciting adventures.

We were anchored off the island of Kuanidup, Los Gruillos archipelago
which has Kuna owned resort of 6 or 7 huts with hammocks, and a little mess hall covered by palms throngs, where the guests are fed. Very cute! The guests arrive by Air Panama 20 passengers planes to the airstrip on the mainland 8 miles away, and are brought to the island by small pangas
(fiberglass boats with outboard motors).
At midnight we could see bonfires and fireworks miles away in Kuna
villages.

Gregory