Logistics Archives | Sailing Rua Hatu https://www.svruahatu.com/category/logistics/ Exploring the world on a Vancouver 36 Sun, 03 Sep 2023 03:23:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.svruahatu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cropped-SVRuaHatu_Stamp-32x32.png Logistics Archives | Sailing Rua Hatu https://www.svruahatu.com/category/logistics/ 32 32 Our Odyssey through the Panama Canal (Part 1) https://www.svruahatu.com/2023/06/our-odyssey-through-the-panama-canal-part-1/ https://www.svruahatu.com/2023/06/our-odyssey-through-the-panama-canal-part-1/#respond Fri, 16 Jun 2023 15:50:12 +0000 https://www.svruahatu.com/?p=4895 We safely return to Panama and decide on our next steps as the season for sailing south has come to a close. We returned to Panama with stops at our favorite spots in the Pearl Islands on the way to Panama City. The rainy season has officially begun which hides the broiling sun behind rain …

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]]> https://www.svruahatu.com/2023/06/our-odyssey-through-the-panama-canal-part-1/feed/ 0 Flamenco Island, Panama City, Panama – Entry Procedure https://www.svruahatu.com/2023/01/flamenco-island-panama-city-panama-entry-procedure/ https://www.svruahatu.com/2023/01/flamenco-island-panama-city-panama-entry-procedure/#respond Sun, 08 Jan 2023 14:40:31 +0000 https://www.svruahatu.com/?p=4291 We arrived in Panama City on December 31, 2022 from Golfito, Costa Rica. Here we anchored at Las Brisas de Amador with a beautiful view of the Panama City skyline. We proceeded to check in at Flamenco Island by visiting the port captain and immigrations in the same building. Everything went without issues and people …

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]]> https://www.svruahatu.com/2023/01/flamenco-island-panama-city-panama-entry-procedure/feed/ 0 Costa Rica, Playa Del Coco – Entry Procedure https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/10/costa-rica-playas-del-coco-entry-procedure/ https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/10/costa-rica-playas-del-coco-entry-procedure/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.svruahatu.com/?p=3384 We arrived in Costa Rica on September 27, 2022 from Chiapas, Mexico. We anchored in Playa Del Coco and proceeded to check in here by visiting immigrations, the port captain, and, with a short bus ride, customs at the airport. Everything went flawlessly and people were helpful and accommodating throughout the process. Preparation: 1. Immigration …

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]]> https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/10/costa-rica-playas-del-coco-entry-procedure/feed/ 1 Our expenses as liveaboards (2022 Update) https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/02/our-expenses-as-liveaboards-2022-update/ https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/02/our-expenses-as-liveaboards-2022-update/#respond Fri, 11 Feb 2022 06:00:00 +0000 https://www.svruahatu.com/?p=1325 This post is an update to an older post from before we cast off, called “Budgeting Expectations“. It has been almost two years since my original post about our budget aboard Rua Hatu. After cruising for a while now, let’s review our spending over the last two years. We spent most of 2020 cruising Washington, …

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