Kay Chung
Posted in Central and South Americas, Pacific Islands, Sailings
COVID19 Movement Restrictions in PanamaEffective April 1, 2020, new movement restrictions will begin in Panama. Both Women and Men are allowed to go for essential shopping on separate days. On Sundays, everyone must stay home. Designated movement times are depending on the last digit of your Identification Card (National ID or Passport).
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Kay Chung
Posted in Central and South Americas, Pacific Islands, Sailings
What can I do to make my day bright? Is it avoiding listening to the media?
I have watched so many YouTube videos in the last two weeks, more than I have watched in my whole life prior to this “Coronavirus Pandemic”. I did learn a lot,
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Kay Chung
Posted in Atlantic Islands, Central and South Americas, Pacific Islands, Sailings
Bunny and Fox: Our Boat “Bad Bunny” and a Belgium Boat “Fox” in front of the Big Freighter “Maersk Bali” in one of the three Pacific Side Locks
(February 9 to 10, 2020) We enlisted an agent to aid us in the panama canal crossing paperwork. The process was painless on our side,
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Kay Chung
Posted in Central and South Americas, Pacific Islands, Sailings
Panama City View from Hotel Swimming Pool in Old Town Panama City, Panama
Since my last blog, we have been very busy. We crossed the Panama Canal from Atlantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean. It was a lot of work preparing for the Canal Transit. Crossing the canal was a huge experience.
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Kay Chung
Posted in Caribbean Islands, Sailings, South America
One of East Coco Bandero Islands, San Blas, Panama. Tourists can sleep overnight in a small building on a hammock.
Small building with palm fronds and solar panels. Coco Bandero Island, San Blas, Panama
Hammocks in the Building on Coco Bandero Island, San Blas, Panama
View from my cabin looking at the Island where we buried my cat,…
Kay Chung
Posted in Sailings, South America
Sculpture by the Beach in Santa Marta, Colombia
Souvenirs Made from Venezuelan Money, Santa Marta, Colombia
Street Vendors on the Main Street, Santa Marta, Colombia
Street Vendors on the Main Street, Santa Marta, Colombia
Sancocho, A Type of Typical Colombian Soup
A Shot during a Break for Hiking for River Tubing,…
Kay Chung
Posted in Sailings, South America
Rumba Class (Instuctor: Luis Marrugo) at Santa Marta Fitness Center, Colombia
My recent hobby is going to the gym; because, a work-out makes me feel good. While staying in Santa Marta, I decided to join the fitness center. A temporary membership cost about USD 25 (= 80,000 Pesos for 15 uses in two months ).
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Kay Chung
Posted in Sailings, South America
Wind blows plastics bags uphill to get stuck in the brush.
It has been extremely windy in Santa Marta, blowing easily 30 to 40 knots at the marina for a week now. Sometimes, almost to 50 knots. Definitely not smart walking with a dog or a kid. When I was in 2015,
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Kay Chung
Posted in Sailings, South America
Plastic bags of drinking water are economical.The Central Market in Santa Marta is busy and alive. Fruits and Vegetables are real tasty here. Tomatoes taste like tomatoes and Pineapple melts in your mouth. We have been eating lots of fruits. Making a big jar of Salsa with fresh Cilantro,
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Kay Chung
Posted in Sailings, South America
I am back on the boat. Good or bad, I chose to live this way. Some challenges and some incredible experiences. During my absence on the boat, John’s Spanish skills improved greatly. We lost one cat, and now have only the other cat,
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(January 1, 2020) New Decade, I started a new chapter in my life today. Fort Lauderdale Airport was quiet on New Year’s Day: one way ticket to Santa Marta via Bogota, Colombia. John’s sailboat (in Santa Marta) has been waiting for me.
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Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park, near Gainesville, Florida, USA (*There are Buffalos here.)
Campground in Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park, near Gainesville, Florida, USA
Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, Florida, USA
Display of Shells, Florida Museum, Gainesville, Florida, USA
Museum of Art, Gainesville, Florida, USA
Korean Art Room,…
Streetcar (Fare: $1, One Day Pass: $3), Atlanta Georgia, USA
MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) Train, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Centennial Olympic Park Music Fountain, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Wall Display in CDC Museum in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Headquarter,…
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
(July 15 to 17, 2019) “History buffs, music lovers and foodies alike… There is something for everyone in Tennessee’s capital city.
Nashville’s music history began in the 1820s with hymnal publishing. In 1892, THE RYMAN AUDITORIUM, originally named the Union Gospel Tabernacle,
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Free Round Trip Limousine Ride from KOA Campground to “The Big Texan Steak Restaurant”, Amarillo, Texas, USA
(July 10
– 15, 2019) After Leaving the National Parks in Colorado, I drove about 7 to 8
hours daily going east. Each night, I found a KOA campground for a shower and
slept in my own tent.
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Picture at Top of the Dunes, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado, USA
(July 9 – 10, 2019) The Great Sand Dunes National park which is surrounded by mountains and streams were not what I expected or could even imagine. Experiencing crossing the Medano Creek and hiking the dunes were well worth visiting this park.
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People Enjoying a Music Performance at Keystone Overlook Summit (11,640 feet above sea level=3,548 meters), Colorado, USA
(July 1 – 9, 2019) There are two seasons in Colorado: 4th of July and winter, someone told me. “If you visit Colorado in summer, you stay and in winter, you ski.”
After leaving the Rocky Mountains,
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Mushroom Rocks, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA
Rocky Mountain High!
“…Now he walks in quiet solitude
The forests and the streams
Seeking grace in every step he takes
His sight has turned inside
Himself to try and understand
The serenity of a clear blue mountain lake…”
–by John Denver and Mike Taylor
(June 24 to July 1,
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My Campsite (#1) at Cedar Pass Campground, Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA
(June 20 – 24, 2019) Why it called “Badlands”? It says “French Trappers in the mid-1700s, frustrated by the land’s sharp peaks and crumbling rock, regarded the area as ‘les mauvaises terres’ (bad lands). The Lakota (a Native American Tribe) also began calling this place Mako sica (land bad).”
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“I have always said I never would have been President if it had not been for my experiences in North Dakota.” – Theodore Roosevelt
Bison near a Parking Lot in Painted Canyon Overlook, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota, USA
(June 19 – 20, 2019) Driving from the state of Montana to North Dakota was relaxing.
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