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Archive for January, 2005

My “I never want to do that again” sail

We departed Cartagena Columbia, bound for Isla San Andreas, Columbia, on Jan. 16th. San Andreas is one of two Columbian islands off the coast of Nicaragua, the second is Isla de Providencia. The weather forecast indicated that we had a 2-3 day window to make the anticipated 48 hour trip, so we took it. There [...]

Cartegena

Cloud 9 leaves Columbia with stories to tell
Well, it seems that many cruisers have stories associated with their passage through or around Columbia. In that light, we are no different than anyone else. The “drug lord” system of doing business is pervasive, seemingly part of the normal everyday life of everyone. Everyone expects a “regala” [...]