A Day On Captain and Tennille’s Catamaran

We are on a catamaran named Chewbacca, Captained by Marcel and his wife, Tennille. Seriously. The boat backs out of its slip, chugging gently south through the gap between Isla Carenero and Bocas Del Toro. Fourteen of us, mostly Americano, sprawl across the deck and nets of the vessel. Twenty minutes out, the water shifts between patches of postcard blue, …

Surf town

Today we discovered one of the greatest gems here on the island of Carenero. While the nightlife hops in Bocas, the daytime is all about the surfing. The surf is epic here, as we witnessed today. I fondly recall, a few days ago, how the small airport in Panama City was filled with surfers, all glowing in anticipation of the …