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pos: 09 30.624n 078 36.966w
sp: 0.0
h: 0m
w: lovely
d: 14/03/20 10.00 GMT-0500
Arrived in the idyllic San Blas islands of Panama, after a 288nm 2 day passage from Santa Marta, averaging 5.8kn. Although reputed to be a tough passage (apparently voted the '5th worst in the world') due to the very high winds and following seas usually encountered off Baranquilla, we managed to get the timing right and grabbed a short window which ensured it was (fairly) cruisey. Unfortunately our planned 2 week stop in the San Blas was to be cut short by the arrival of Covid-19...Barely 30 hours afer arriving, we were visited by local officals and soldiers and informed that Panama had gone into lockdown and we could no longer check into the country in the San Blas and would have to head to Shelter Bay to undergo quarantine and official entry. Poo.

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