Espirto de Santos

After leaving Panama City we sailed to Toboga Island for some sight seeing and adventure then on to the Espirto de Santos area of the Las Perlas Islands. At Espirto de Santos we saw a few sailboats on their anchors finishing the last minute things before setting out for the Galapagos or further west like the Marquesas group of the French Polynesian Islands. Here we also cleaned the bottom before starting out so there weren't any little barnacle brakes clinging to Miluna's bottom.

 This little village is about 3 miles from the anchorage at Espirto de Santos. The locals live without motor vehicles except for their motorized fishing pangas. Several of these folks have gardens and a few animals such as pigs, chickens and dogs for pets I think.

 The only mode of transportation that's reliable in the ocean they fish in daily. They take their catches into a larger neighboring island for transport and sale into Panama City.

 An older model that must set a quick pace through the waves.

 Here we have one of many clotheslines given over to a drying line for the captured iguanas. The men hurt these with sling like devices using small rocks picked up along the rocky beaches. Why some are whole and some in strips I never found out.

 This collection must represent an enormous amount of hunting time.

 It was at this collection the day before I took this picture that myself and crew were treated to an iguana egg drying on this line. It tasted similar to a chicken egg that was fried to dryness and had a slight salty taste.  

 A brand new panga ready for use. These people take these way out into the ocean mostly without radio or any safety devices and survive very well. On a long ride they tend to beat you up pretty good though.

 Here above and below is part of the fleet belonging to this village.