Thanksgiving laughs

Florida to Panama

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November 23rd 2008
We are now Panama bound! Luckily we have Karin "the meatball" Dahl and Blair "the Kiwi" Neal joining us on our first leg directly from Florida to Panama. Ok... It would of been direct if Cuba wasn't in the way. For those of you with the geography background we had... you may want to review the map on this site... but yes, Cuba tends to be in the way of a big downwind sail. Though we would of ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Colón » Santiago

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With US backing, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903 and promptly signed a treaty with the US allowing for the construction of a canal and US sovereignty over a strip of land on either side of the structure (the Panama Canal Zone). The Panama Canal ... ... read more