Back up the Darien River

Going up the Darien River today, back to the La Chunga village.  We have 5 other boats with us this time and made a gentle downwind sail yesterday crossing the large bay from the Perlas to mainland.  We are all staged, waiting for a rising tide to cross the mud flats up to the river.  Once in the river it's not such a big deal, just crossing the mud flats that it gets shallow.  We draw less than most of the mono-hulls, so we usually take the lead and depth-sound out the channel.  We have 2 Canadian boats and 3 other Americans, including Sunrise with the 4-year-old girl.  Cassidy went with them yesterday to see how sailing on a mono-hull and with another crew was like---just a change of pace.  Sounds like it was a nice time.  It was a mild wind and downwind, so minimal heeling.

Need to go oversee schooling, and then off we go to the Darien.  Since we are motoring and caught a little rain in a squall last night, we may even get to wash a load of laundry!!

Shannon