It is hard to believe that one year ago we were on passage from Barra de Navidad to Zihuatanejo, Mexico. Since then we have sailed 5076 nautical miles to Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Peru and now Chile. The past year included visits by Jesse, Rae and Sarah, inland trips to the cloud forest of Costa Rica, beginning Spanish lessons in Cuenca, Ecuador, experiencing high altitudes and the Inca culture at Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley, as well as a trip to the US and Canada to visit our kids, relatives and friends.
The one common part of all of our travels is the people we meet and share these adventures with. This includes but is not limited to Reg and Phoebe of SV Three Sheets, Chuck and Linda of SV Jacaranda, Buzz and Maureen of SV Encore, Don and Rita of SV Limbo, Jeaneth of Si Centro Spanish School in Cuenca, Gonzalo Ravagas and his family (including the consul of Malta) of Miraflores, Peru, Luis Alberto Canovas and his family who invited us to share their New Year's Eve in Coquimbo. It is all of these people and many more who have made our experiences so rich.
Luis's wife, Luis, Francisco and his wife, Maria
We look forward to 2014 and exploring more of Chile and South America, meeting new friends and sharing adventures.
Now if only the winds would cooperate....
Happy New Year,
Elaine and Rich
SV Windarra
Yachting Club de Herradura, Coquimbo, Chile
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