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A short sail south brought us to the lee of uninhabited Viveros, island of diving pelicans
and anchor windlass repair. There we had a huge bay and endless sand beach all to
ourselves, at least during short breaks in our dawn-to-dusk efforts on board. Work even
took on an aspect of pleasure as I dove into the clear water to replace the corroded pro-
peller anode. Ah, the satisfaction of a quiet anchorage and another item ticked off the job
list!
While the southern portion of Las Perlas consists of large chunks of land dotted with a
few small villages, the northern half is an explosion of mini islets. We headed back to that
enticing maze of land and water to anchor off a pristine, gold-hued beach backed by
tangled green vegetation. Isla Chapera is well known as a film site of the “Survivor” tele-
vision series, but for us, it provided the perfect, quiet location to scrub
Namani's
hull. Un-
fortunately, the plan backfired when a raging current blasted clouds of plankton past -
with dozens of jellyfish in silent, tentacled pursuit. Later, we savored the glowing sunset -
not over cocktails in the cockpit, but over a tube of sealant on the coach roof, rebedding a
leaky hatch. Still, our mission was accomplished: we were enjoying the wonders of Las
Perlas and getting critical work done.
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