Miss us?fear not,so far we have avoided those nasty pirates of the Caribbean but mechanical and technical problems have slowed our progress.Our computer issues were solved by our brilliant friend Kerry Schwoyer.Wish we could give you a fishing report but have not heard from the boys in Isla.I’m flying in tomorrow to make sure they are on the fish and not the beach.
Transit tomorrow at 6AM.Can’t believe we are finally going to be running.But oh yeah, we have to spend 2 nights in Colon.Don’t ask….at least 10 days to Isla…Maybe
Show them how to do it on the East side! See you in Mex.
H
Following your progress…the fishing sounds great… you are having an adventure of a lifetime…keep on movin…wishing the last 1000 goes smoothly. Your sis, Patty
Very happy to hear you are on your way! I’ll be thinking about you as always.
Had a fantastic time with Christopher in Bali!
Lots of love heading your way.
Here are a couple of stills of a catch off Panama’s west coast from Inta’s video camera, courtesy of Chris Davis:
Thumper is ready to rock.Final pieces will be in place tomorrow and we are shooting for a wed. Canal transit.Then north up the Coast to Bocas del Toro for a little beach and diving time.Spent the afternoon in the old city(Casa Viego).Much like Bourbon Street in New Orleans.We love PC but it’s time.
Rolling stones…
Good Luck,
Mike and Colleen
Safe travels through that beautiful gauntlet….keep going for a while once you get to the other side…Colon has a reputation not even folks like us would like to explore. Pictures?!
Capt Harry:
Sounds like the vessel is ready. Should be interesting coming through the ditch and venturing into another sea. We’ve cancelled out and will see you and Inta in OC. Good luck, good weather, and smooth seas.
Skip C
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Davis you are such a suck up
lookin’ good dear Inta….Love, Tami
WooHoo! Lookin good! We are in our house and I got a promotion at work. I’m a boss man. Guess the full moon is keeping the stars aligned.
Love you!
Henry and Niki and Ziggy and Zoey and Jack
Hi Harry and Inta.
Glad to see you guys are doing well and the fishing is good. I’m gearing up for the fun times ahead!
Spent the weekend on Long Island and the weather was beautiful. Can’t wait to see you guys. Ready to do some fishing.
Captain Bigeye Bruce
Nice to see Harry can still keep his rod up. And his form is good too. Inta looks right at home on her rod. Where’s Chris? He must be on the other end of the camera. That man does it all. Be Well! Don
Once again Inta shows her stuff (Undisputed Queen of the Mahi Mahi). Harry’s rod must be sporting those new Viagra roller guides…..I’m jealous. You guys look great!…man, we’re Jones’n for a suntan.
E-Dockers,
Pat, Brenda and Collin
Now that’s a lot of bull dolphin!
At least you present it well.
Mike & Colleen
Tuna Harry! you’re back on the billfish, big time. Can’t wait for the dockside stories. Just to give ya some perspective, we have 14″ of new snow with 2″ more tonight.
Stay South!
yours truly scored our second black (billfish #103) and a day later it still hurt so good.We ended up putting in 3 full days offshore at Pinas with 4 shots.Missed 1 black and 1 blue.Bite was slow by local standards with the fleet releasing 9 blacks,1 blue,1striped and 1 sail during our stay.(see sidebar for tropic star link)Although slow the size of the Marlin was world class by any standard with a 500lb class average.Unfortunately the trip underscored our mechanical shortcomings with autopilot,watermaker,and glendenning still out.Also we have at least 1 injector out on the starboard engine.Fortunately yesterday we found James Tobiasson (jdt@manpanama.com)the MAN man who can and will put it together.Now all we need is a weather window on the Atlantic side(currently 12 ft.at 8 seconds..bouyweather.com)and we can transit the canal and make a run for Isla.
wyas to Inta show the boys how its done congrats Chris on the 2nd black wishing i was there
seeya soon
Have not been right since learning of my friends fathers death.It’s like I have no right to joy when I know he is in pain.Our deepest condolences to the Banta family.
conditions excellent today.As yesterday we are fishing live bonito on #20 circles with the 80 standups.Why Knot from Florida only other sportfisher here.
I know this guy can catch huge fish.
Congrats Chris.
Glad to see retirement hasn’t hurt his fishing ability. Maybe Harry would catch more fish if he retired. Maybe he has already, its so hard to tell if he is or isn’t working. Best of luck. Don
Yo FISH ON! Do’t teach Thumper any BAB HABITS! I know you have the tools and technology to keep that from happening. Hi to everyone on board, see you in 4 weeks on ISLA! I’m super anxious to get there. Toddy
Zane grey reef produced a monster black marlin for Chris Davis today.Tropic Star is an gem in the deep jungle of Darian on the Columbian border.But no matter how remote,Inta has managed to shop till she changed the balance of payments in the local Chocuquano and Quarentano Indian economies.
Doing what she does best. Hope all is well!
way to go Chris and Harry congrats on the black marlin cant wait to see the new boat in Oc
Leaving Saturday for another shot at Tropic Star.Thumper is shipshape and the Black Marlin are there.Actually enjoyed my time in the North Country but time to get back to fishing.
Love the pictures. Go get ’em!
Glad Chris is fishing with you…I hear he can lay out a helluva chum slick…see you in Mexico….
Hey Guys, You put us to shame with all your adventures. Inta you look great in those fishing “stirrups”. You always catch the big fish Inta, right Harry? Can’t wait to hear from you. Didn’t have international calling so I missed our chance to talk in human voice form. Love you guys. Selga
Hey guys! Just trying to keep up with your adventures. Looks like Inta keeps catching the “big fish”. Good to see you guys still making it on the love boat. What an adventure! Can’t wait to hear from you. Selga