Still in Panama City

We finally received our passports and clearance but long after our window to get to Las Perlas. Our agents explanation was that he had spent two and a half hours with the president (the president of Panama no less) in the morning and that had delayed him as well as prevented him from answering his phone. Last time we couldn’t contact him he was stuck with the chief of police. If it’s all true he mixes with the highest folks. We used the extra day here to do some clothes shopping. I picked up an extra scuba tank which provides for some better permutations of tank usage. Tomorrow morning we’ll leave at dawn – hopefully – for Las Perlas. Next blog from the islands.
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At 1/20/2010 15:15 (utc) our position was 08°54.66’N 079°31.53’W