Santa Marta to Cartgena

Still in Colombia and Panama!!

February 18, 2026

Where are we now?

Life has had some changes…

My accident falling 4 meters to a concrete floor made for some big change in 2025 and 2026.

We really enjoyed our time in Santa Marta. It is a lovely, safe marina and community.

This year has been filled with 18 days in the hospital, Physical Therapy, doctor visits, surgery and healing. Today, marks 8 1/2 months. I am still working on sleep, stamina and strength. I walk the beach working to extend my distance and shorten my time. I work out doing Pilates and strength training to improve my stamina and strength. I decided that this was also a great time to shift my Coaching practice to be in alignment with high performance, results, growth, and deeper levels of mindset management. I became Certified with Brendon Burchard’s High Performance Coaching . I love the framework, and methods that Brendon has Certified us to Coach. If you have questions and want to discuss, drop me an email.

One of the things that Hugh and I share is our love of the Ocean and the beach. We have always wanted a property on the Pacific. After searching for years and years that dream is a reality. We have found our beach condo in Panama. We are in Playa Nueva Gargona on the Pacific. This small beach community has magnificent views of the mountains and is approximately one hour from Panama City on a normal traffic day.

We sailed February 1 for 18 hours from Santa Marta to Cartagena, Colombia. It reminded why we love our boat. She is durable, and able to maneuver beautifully in all conditions. And conditions, and sea state were challenging. Given that my strength and stamina we decided to hire a Captain with local knowledge. Captain Manuel de Hoya is a well-respected business man and Captain with extensive experience as a world wide Mariner. He knows and understands the waters, weather systems and when and how conditions will change. Captain Manny was a delight to sail with and helped us sort through some Customs and Immigration challenges. He has strong connections and provides many services through his company Global Marine Services.

Panama City is a vibrant, robust city! It is unique with the East and West touching the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean respectively.

We live an amazing life our ocean dream, it truly was a dream and today it is a reality! Put this in the books - Dream realized!