Leading the Escapadevideo
Sailing Panama…We Found a Secret Jungle River 🇵🇦 Ep-237
23 settembre 2026 · 38 min · 16K visualizzazioni · Bocas del Toro
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The crew of the 40-ft catamaran *Escapade* performs routine maintenance while anchored in Bocas del Toro, Panama, including replacing moldy silicone around the refrigerator seal and installing new cupboard latches to combat salt-air corrosion.6:35 They also repaint an interior wall to brighten the living space, using a cream-colored paint to better match the ceiling vinyl.11:56 While waiting for replacement navigation instruments to arrive, the crew explores the local area by dinghy, navigating the historic Snyder Canal.18:08 Built in 1903 to transport bananas from the Changuinola River to the coast, the canal now serves as a protected, jungle-lined waterway where the crew observes wildlife including sloths, toucans, and hawks.31:55 The crew plans a 24-hour passage to Linton Bay to return borrowed equipment before continuing to the San Blas Islands, pending a favorable weather window with swells forecast to drop to half a meter.18:20
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