Preparing for Months of Storage

April 18, 2025 
Over the next days we worked to get our boat all buttoned up and ready for her rest and our departure.  Everything removable on the outside got removed, cleaned, and stowed.  Everything that was not removable or able to be stowed inside got protected as best as possible from the sun.  Our engine got serviced, water-maker membrane pickled, inside of the boat fully wiped down with vinegar, and cushions cleaned. 
When we, or Falcon, needed a break we explored the yard, played on the grass in the water sprinklers, and climbed a tree. 
It was a beautiful area with lot of birds, especially swallows. 
Every evening the swallows would come and land in the rigging of the boats around us, fly right around us, and sing and talk amongst each other.
We finished up our chores one day before our departure from San Blas. 
We took that day to explore around San Blas. 
We went for a walk through town and out to the point of the breakwater where we had come into the lagoon aboard the Red Witch one week ago. 
Unfortunately the swells were back to being from the north west so the waves were quite small and we did not get to see what it would have looked like on the day that we came through.  On this particular day we could have just motored in like it was any normal channel entrance. 
San Blas had some beautiful trees, very jungle like. 
One tree in particular was very impressive to us.  It had many bright pink flowers on it, but they were not like any flower that I had ever seen before. 
They were like tassels, like a child might have off the ends of their bike handles. 
They were very beautiful and so unique! 
When we spoke to a local about the type of tree she told us that there were several colours of the flowers, but we only got to see the pink one. 

 

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