Mama Mia and babies need a home-Adopt a kitty Spay Panama

Here on the Amador in Panama we have colonies of homeless cats. In fact here in Panama and all of Latin America there are many homeless animals that need our help. Fortunately for the animals here there is spayPanama, a non profit orginazation
www.Spaypanama.org , that sterilizes dogs and cats with a purely voluntary staff for only $10. An incredible operation.
These cats shown here are in need of a home. I am hoping that we can find homes for Mama Mia, Maria! and Maria2 and Gustav, all babies of Mama and born near thePizzeria. mama is a very loving and friendly kitty just barely 10 or 11 months old, the babies are about 4 months. They are all neutered --cost: Donate to SpayPanama! One can contact
Diane at 61061013 or sybatwing@gmail.com.

Top to bottom: Maria, Gustav, Mama Mia

Mi Pueblito Traditional Dance of Panama

We visited Mi Pueblito near the Amador here in Panama and watched dancing and costumes from all the regions of Panama. The elaborate dresses are handmade and passed down generations in families and may cost thousands of dollars.

Our new sails are almost finished!!

Here is the finished bolt roped sail, roped hand sewn this week by Ron.















The bridge to Gamboa

















Another view of the sail
















Ron at work
















Size of sail folded using a baseball cap for scale















Our Piedmont sewing machine from Hudson's Bay

Acrobats Afloat

A French family is traveling around the world in four years, and while they are staying in anchorages, they perform!!They are gymnasts by profession and have two young girls.

Making New Sails For Batwing

It is time to replace the sails on Batwing. Using techniques developed by fellow junk rigger Arne Kverneland and suggestions from Lloyd Halverson, former owner of Batwing, Ron is deep into the work. The following are pictures of the process in a workroom of a building in Gamboa, graciously provided to us by friends John and Jan (svBambolera), former cruisers, now Panamanians!

Artesanias de Panama

CANAL TRANSIT WITH XANADU

Our friends Paul and Tamar on Xanadu, of course, Diane.




Di and Ron


Diane


Ron and Di then we are viewingthe Caribbean