PANAMA CANAL: Caribbean to the Pacific – Sailing L’Attitude – Ep 31

We take Latty through the Panama Canal! Adam unfortunately has to leave for a week of work, so to keep the boat moving we have some amazing visitors fly all the way from New Zealand to come and help us transit her through this man-made marvel. While Adam buggers off, his parents and I also get to work repainting the bottom of the boat… For the 3rd time! Yes we had a bad job done in the UK, then we didn’t get enough layers put on the second time in Greece (our fault for not requesting more – lesson learnt!) and hence it was peeling off sooner than anticipated due to our excessive miles and usage. We have now applied a hard anti-foul that should last all the way to NZ and can tolerate a bit more scrubbing and use. We are then joined by a friend of mine from NZ, Renee, who is on her own travel adventure, taking a year off from working. Adam’s parents friends Christine and Lindsay have also flown up to complete this epic transit through one of the greatest canals ever built. A once in a lifetime opportunity! Typically only for cargo and large shipping vessels, this canal is the only way to cross from the Caribbean to the Pacific side without going a very long way South... Sailing yachts are put on a list and fit into the cargo ship schedule where room allows. Such a cool experience that we are so grateful to have done. Another massive bucket list tick, it was gutting to not have Adam there to share it with us. We got through safely and are so glad to be able to share such an extraordinary engineering masterpiece with you all ☺ Check out the video above and let us know what you think by liking or subscribing. To find out more info including some lovely long Bio’s and information about our fabulous yacht, please follow any of the links below: Website: http://www.sailinglattitude.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailinglattitude/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailinglattitude Music cred: Deepend ft. Graham Candy – Waiting For The Summer https://soundcloud.com/deependmusic/deepend-ft-graham-candy-waiting-for-the-summer-1 Deepend & Janieck – To Rome https://soundcloud.com/deependmusic/deepend-janieck-to-rome-2 The Vantage – Something In The Air https://soundcloud.com/thevantageband/somethingintheair Bien – Must Be Dreaming https://soundcloud.com/wearebien/must-be-dreaming Unknown Neighbour – Little Boy https://soundcloud.com/unknownneighbour/little-boy Sunny Pache – Romeo Hotel https://soundcloud.com/sunny-pache/romeo-hotel-1 Sara Hartman – Monster Lead Me Home https://soundcloud.com/sarahartman2/sara-hartman-monster-lead-me-1