Ada's boat blog

Location: Shelter Bay, Panama What's the difference between a well-dressed gentleman on a unicycle and a poorly-dressed gentleman on a bicycle? Attire.  That joke was from Tuesday morning's net. Monday morning's joke was "what do you call a deer with no eyes? No idea" but it needs to be told with an Australian accent for the pun to work and I didn't know how to convey that with enough "oomph" to make a good opening, so I had to content myself with unicycles. In my last post, there was a veritable war in the comments section between various family members about the merits of boxed wine. Jem's opinion is that anything is all right "as long as it's drinkable." Of course, this is coming from a person who enjoys sipping 85% Sunset rum. I was also asked to post a picture of my face instead of that of a shaggy dog. For the record, that dog's name is Jester, and due to your remarks, he now feels verklempt. Here is a picture of Jem and I...

Location: Shelter Bay, Panama Greetings, humans, gremlins, and giant long-legged katydids. After an eventful month involving quarantining, shoveling immense amounts of snow, watching my succulent grow, losing feeling in my limbs due to cold, and surviving a vaguely troubling incident involving the family minivan, I boarded a plane for a direct flight to Panama City. Luckily, contrary to my previous flight, this one had in-flight entertainment. It also had a howling toddler, but no matter. Flying into Panama City, I got to see all the tankers entering and exiting the canal. Navigating the airport was an interesting experience. I spent 20 minutes trying to find a customs form which was supposedly on one of the grey tables next to a wall but was in fact not, and each airport person that I asked would very helpfully direct me to a different empty table. I eventually found a small stack of forms on a table at the end of the room that I filled out with the very covid-friendly shared pen. I g...