Cruising the Caribbean from Cartagena to Panama
The idea of sailing on the Caribbean like a pirate was highly appealing to me. I definitely had the moustache and long hair for the role anyway! By the time I got back from Taganga , the girls had already found us a boat for passage. Urvey , a 49 year old French stoner dude owned a large fishing boat which he chartered for trans Caribbean trips. The boat also included his wife/girlfriend Dagney , a wafer thin and sinewy woman from the USA who was prone to massive and abrupt mood swings and their 6 year old son Emani who we were later to find out had a sever case of ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyper Disorder). Now although our ideal situation would have been to go on a traditional sailing boat, our option did include some hefty inboard engines which meant we could make the crossing to the San Blas Islands in 30 hours instead of 40. Coupled with some hefty speakers and a large cabin area we could see a party boat in the making. The boat was called Metacomet . This was the name of the Ind...