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Monday, 27 January 2014

San Blas, Panama and the indigenous Kuna Yala people



The Kuna are great navigators in their sailing canoes - their skill in the dugout is amazing! 
Beautiful islands - a Kuna family may live on the island and collect a landing tax
Kuna women and children selling Molas from their dugout canoe... we gave the kids mini Koalas!
The boys sitting outside the shop in a Kuna village while the girls check out the Molas
Kara and Remi showing off their accessories - Mola bags
We enjoyed walking around this Kuna village... this is the Congresso or meeting hall
This Kuna fisherman sold us 7 lobsters for $25, and another fisherman came along and prepared them for us!
Diving on a shipwreck which had become a fish magnet
Their own island - the kids spent 3 days constructing huts from bamboo and palm  leaves
The Elephant Island sailing regatta - Optimist v Bug... Marley the dog is on the bow



Laurie got up from a transom start behind the 15hp dinghy - had to prove he still has it!
Australia Day and Steve's birthday!
Australia Day BBQ hut in the West Lemon group ... a great day where we had a good ol' meat pie and sauce
Australia Day volleyball match with the cruisers
Yacht rescue - pulling a group of Colombian backpackers off the reef, the skipper fell asleep at the helm!

Moana Roa taken from Remi-De

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